ENGL 2502

If you like Jane Austen, take this class. If not, do not take it - you will be pretty weirded out at times and it will be hard to be motivated to keep up with the course material. Also, go to office hours before papers are due because Brad's directions can be vague and confusing... however, if you go talk with him he'll be very helpful.

Really knowledgeable professor and manageable coursework - especially if you’ve read Austen before. This class is what you make of it in many ways in choosing topics for a presentation and final project. Definitely easy to get the grade you want for this course if you put the work in and if you have interest in Austen you’ll find out a lot more about her life and the context around it in literature.

This course was so fun!! If you enjoy Jane Austen's works and want to knock out the writing requirement, I highly recommend this class. Professor Pasanek was one of my favorite professors this semester. He is really funny and very kind and understanding if you need an extension on something or help with anything. I really enjoyed his approach to Austen and the way he tried to consider her in the light of modern day. One warning I will give is that there is a large amount of reading for this class. In total, we read 4 novels by Jane Austen (P&P, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, and Mansfield Park) and two other related works, as well smaller readings occasionally. So if you do not want to complete this much reading, perhaps avoid the class. The class consisted primarily of Professor Pasanek covering key aspects of the readings, and asking our opinions on specific concerns relating to Austen. I highly recommend offering your opinion and participating in class discussion as much as possible.
In terms of workload outside of the readings we had a 10 page paper as the mid term and a final project that also included a 10 page paper, as well as final. However, even if you do not do the best on these papers or on the final exam. Professor Pasanek still gave most of the people in our class an A as long as they were present for most classes and participated in class.