ENGL 5103 — Proseminar
4 semester hoursGraduateSeminarusually offered: fallBostonTraditional
Introduces the history and current scholarly practices of English studies. Surveys theoretical, methodological, and institutional issues in the development of the discipline; introduces students to the research of the English department’s graduate faculty; and offers opportunities for the practice of key components of scholarly production, including formulating research questions, using databases, conducting literature reviews, and writing and presenting scholarship in common formats other than the long research paper, such as conference proposals, oral presentations, and book reviews.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 31% · W 33% · Th 36% · F 0%
Common patterns: R (36% of sections), W (33% of sections), T (31% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Erika Boeckeler (36% of students) · reviews
- Hillary Chute (33% of students) · reviews
- Eunsong Kim (31% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ENGL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ENGL courses · Plan it at numap.app