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College of Arts and Sciences - Curriculum Guide

English

Mary K. Loeffelholz, PhD, Associate Professor and Acting Chair

Professors
Samuel J. Bernstein, PhD
Robert J. Blanch, PhD
Francis C. Blessington, PhD
Irene Fairley, PhD
Wayne Franklin, PhD
Gary Goshgarian, PhD
Stuart S. Peterfreund, PhD
Guy Rotella, PhD
Michael Ryan, PhD
Arthur J. Weitzman, PhD

Associate Professors
Kathy Howlett, PhD
Kathleen Kelly, PhD
Marina Leslie, PhD
Janet Randall, PhD
Bonnie TuSmith, PhD
Susan Wall, PhD

Assistant Professors
Elizabeth C. Britt, PhD
Tiane Donahue, PhD
Laura Green, PhD
Cassandra V. Jackson, PhD
Michael J. Salvo, PhD
Elizabeth Shea, PhD

Lecturers
Joseph B. deRoche, MFA
David W. Tutein, MA

Academic Specialist
Tiane Donahue, PhD

The department offers courses in creative, expository, and technical writing; linguistics; literary studies; and American and British literature.

Students who have completed the freshman English requirement and are in good academic standing may major or minor in English. The broad-based major requires proficiency in a number of approaches-including historical, generic, and theoretical-to the study of language and literature. The more narrowly focused minor gives students intensive exposure to literature, writing, linguistics, or technical communication.

English majors prepare for careers in teaching and research, advertising and publishing, radio and television-any field in which communication and critical judgment go hand in hand. The department also offers an intellectual and cultural framework for preprofessional students in law, medicine, business, engineering, or computer science. See course descriptions for more information.

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Curriculum

ENG 1126, Backgrounds in English and American Literature; ENG 1120, ENG 1121, Survey of English Literature 1 and 2; ENG 1123, ENG 1124, Survey of American Literature 1 and 2; ENG 1307, Literary Interpretation; three period courses; two major figure courses (one must be Shakespeare); one language or writing course; one alternative literature course; one junior/senior seminar; and four electives in English.

In addition, complete the arts and sciences core curriculum and the experiential education requirement.

Concentration in creative writing. ENG 1351, Creative Writing; one course from the following: ENG 1356, Drama Workshop; ENG 1357, Poetry Workshop; ENG 1358, Fiction Workshop; ENG 1359, Nonfiction Workshop; and ENG 1362, Publication Arts.

Concentration in literature. One language or writing course from the following: ENG 1118, Introduction to Language and Linguistics; ENG 1119, History of the English Language; ENG 1351, Creative Writing; ENG 1352, Advanced Writing; ENG 1357, Poetry Workshop; ENG 1358, Fiction Workshop; ENG 1359, Nonfiction Workshop; ENG 1362, Publication Arts.

Minor in Literature Curriculum

Six courses required, two from the following: ENG 1120, Survey of English Literature 1; ENG 1121, Survey of English Literature 2; ENG 1123, Survey of American Literature 1; ENG 1124, Survey of American Literature 2; ENG 1126, Backgrounds in English and American Literature or ENG 1307, Literary Interpretation; two English courses in literature at the 1200 level or above or one course in literature at the 1200 level or above and one linguistics course at any level; and one junior/senior seminar.

Minor in Writing Curriculum

Six courses required, five from the following: ENG 1118, Introduction to Language and Linguistics; ENG 1119, History of the English Language; ENG 1125, Technical Writing 1; ENG 1350, Writing for the Professions; ENG 1351, Creative Writing; ENG 1352, Advanced Writing; ENG 1357, Poetry Workshop; ENG 1358, Fiction Workshop; ENG 1359, Nonfiction Workshop; ENG 1362, Publication Arts; ENG 1370, Technical Writing 2; ENG 1380, Writing for the Health Professions; ENG 1381, Writing for the Professions: Business Administration; ENG 1382, Writing for the Professions: Criminal Justice; and one elective.

Minor in Linguistics Curriculum

See details.

Minor in Technical Communication Curriculum

See details.

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