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Overview
The English Department offers students an ideal preparation for a professional career in a number of fields. The undergraduate English major places emphasis on critical inquiry, rational discourse, social responsibility, and clear expression in the fields of literary study, communication, and writing. The department combines the depth of a traditional historical approach to the study of discourse with a contemporary approach to a diverse range of texts and interpretations.
English
B.A. in English
Requirements
Literary Studies Concentration
- ENG 247: Critical Reading
- ENG 2-- Writing
- ENG 2-- Literature
OR
- 2-- or 3-- Writing
- ENG 2-- Film
Choose one British Survey and one American Survey
- ENG 2--
- ENG 2--
Choose four 300-level Literature Courses
- ENG 3--
- ENG 3--
- ENG 3--
- ENG 3--
- ENG 401: Junior Seminar
- ENG 411: Senior Seminar
Related Requirement:
- COMM 223: Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
Writing Studies Concentration
- ENG 201: Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG 2-- Writing Elective
- ENG 2-- Writing Elective
- ENG 2-- Literature Elective
- ENG 2-- or 3-- Literature Elective
- ENG 3-- Literature Elective
- ENG 3-- Writing Elective
- ENG 3-- Writing Elective
- ENG 401: Junior Seminar
- ENG 405: The Rhetorical Tradition
OR
- ENG 407: Introduction to Linguistics
- ENG 411: Senior Seminar
- ENG 495: Professional Internship*
*Student teachers may substitute ED 467: Student Teaching for this
requirement.
Related Requirement:
- COMM 367: Publishing on the Web
English majors with a concentration in Writing Studies who are preparing to teach in secondary school are strongly advised to take the following courses: ENG 200, 211, 213, 215, 217, 255, 351 and 355.
English Studies Concentration
- COMM 223: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- COMM 2-- Elective
- ENG 201: Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG 2-- Any American Literature Course
- ENG 2-- Writing Course
- ENG 2-- Literature or Film Course
- ENG 3-- Writing or Literature Course
OR
- COMM 3-- Communication Course
- ENG 401: Junior Seminar
- ENG 405: The Rhetorical Tradition
OR
- ENG 407: Introduction to Linguistics
- ENG 411: Senior Seminar
- ENG 495: Professional Internship
Related Requirements:
- ENG ESL courses as required, based on testing and advisement
- ENG 111: English Composition I
- ENG 115: English Composition II
Capstone Requirement:
The Capstone Requirement is the successful completion of a substantial independent research project written under the mentorship of a member of the department faculty. The research is conducted and presented as an outgrowth of English 401: Junior Seminar and it constitutes the focus of English 411: Senior
Seminar.A summary of the research is presented orally at the conclusion of Senior Seminar.
Minor in Literary Studies
- ENG 2-- Film
- ENG 2-- English or American Survey
- ENG 2-- Literature Elective
- ENG 2-- or 3-- Literature Elective
- ENG 3-- Literature Elective
- ENG 3-- Literature Elective
Minor in Writing Studies
- ENG 201: Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG 2-- Writing Elective
- ENG 2-- Writing Elective
- ENG 3-- Writing Elective
- ENG 3-- Writing Elective
Choose one of the following two courses:
- ENG 405: The Rhetorical Tradition
- ENG 407: Introduction to Linguistics
Minor in English Studies
- COMM 223: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- ENG 201: Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG 2-- American Literature
- ENG 2-- Writing Elective
- ENG 3-- Writing Elective
- ENG 3-- Writing or Literature
OR
- COMM 3--
News
CSE Hosts Second Annual Film Studies Festival
October 02, 2009 Join the College of Saint Elizabeth this month as it hosts its second annual Film Studies Festival on campus at the College's Arts and Education building Annunciation Center.Events &
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