Coordinator: Beth Darlington (English);
Advisers: Brian Lukacher (Art), Susan Brisman, Beth
Darlington, Wendy Graham, Susan Zlotnick (English), Anthony
Wohl (History), Michael Pisani (Music).
The interdepartmental program in Victorian Studies is
designed to enable students to combine courses offered in
several departments with independent work and, through an
interdisciplinary approach, to examine the assumptions,
ideas, ideals, institutions, society, and culture of
nineteenth-century Britain, a complex society undergoing
rapid transition at the height of global power.
Requirements for Concentration: 12 units, courses
at all three levels of instruction (100-, 200-, and
300-level), at least 4 courses from the required category of
courses, and at least 4 courses at the 300-level, one of
which must be the senior thesis. The senior thesis is a long
research paper, interdisciplinary in nature, and written
under the direction and guidance of two faculty members from
two departments. Three of the 12 units for the major may be
taken from courses dealing with countries other than Britain
(students should see the coordinator or any of the advisers
for a list of such courses). Junior Year Abroad in Britain
may be desirable for qualified students.
Course Offerings
Required Courses
At least 3 units from the following, in two disciplines,
plus interdepartmental Victorian Studies 300, Senior
Thesis:
English 248. The Age of Romanticism, 1789-1832 (1)
English 249. Victorian Literature: Culture and Anarchy
(1)
English 250. Victorian Poets: Eminent, Decadent, and Obscure
(1)
English 255. Nineteenth-Century English Novels (1)
English 351. Studies in Nineteenth-Century British
Literature (1)
English 352, 353. Romantic Poets (1)
History 121a or b. Modern Europe, from the Fall of
Napoleon (1)
to the Present
History 151b. English History: James I (1603) to the
Present (1)
History 254a. Victorian England (1)
History 354b. Victorian London: A Test Case in Urban
History (1)
History 387b. Studies in Victorian England: Prejudice and
Policy (1)
Interdepartmental
Victorian Studies 300a. Senior Thesis (1 or 2)
Recommended Courses
Art 262a. Art and Revolution in Europe 1789-1848 (1) Art
263b. Painters of Modern Life: Realism, Impressionism,
(1)
Symbolism
Art 362a. Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Art (1)
Economics 260a. The Economics of Imperialism (1)
Economics 370a. History of Economic Thought (1)
Education 297.04. Readings in the History of Education
(1)
English 261. The Literary Revival in Ireland, 1885-1922
(1)
Music 236. Studies in Music of the Nineteenth/Twentieth
(1)
Centuries
Philosophy 205 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (1)
Supplemental (Non-British) Courses
For a list of over 30 courses, any three of which may
count towards the major, see the coordinator or any of the
advisers.