Young Adult Literature
Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
329
Course Title
Young Adult Literature
Department(s)
Description
A study of literature written for adolescents, including influential early, classic, and contemporary texts by such writers as S.E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers, Jacqueline Woodson, and J.D. Salinger. Topics for investigation may include the rise of YA literature as a separate genre, changing visions of adolescence, coming of age, depictions of sexuality, and various controversies that have arisen around YA literature.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
009023