Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages 

B. McRae Amoss, Chair
Lisa Seamster, Secretary 

The English program of the Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages offers courses leading to the B.A. and M.A. degrees.
     Every attempt has been made to state the major and minor requirements as clearly as possible. However, we recommend that every student majoring or minoring in the program maintain close communication with the academic advisor assigned by the department in order to plan a program suited to the student's needs. The faculty of the department are happy to assist each student in this planning and in defining individual career goals and expectations. 

NOTE: The department does not guarantee that all of the courses listed will be offered every year. 

Assessment 

The Department requires student outcomes assessment testing prior to graduation. 

ENGLISH PROGRAM 

Faculty

Rhonda Brock-Servais, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
Dennis B. I. Burges, M.A., Lecturer in English
Jená A. Burges, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
Craig A. Challender, Ph.D, Professor of English
Martha E. Cook, Ph.D., Professor of English
Carolyn M. Craft, Ph.D., Professor of English
Otis W. Douglas, III, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English
Kathleen T. Flanagan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
Chapman H. Frazier, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Education
Candis A. LaPrade, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
Michael C. Lund, Ph.D., Professor of English
Robert L. Lynch, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
Ellery Sedgwick, Ph.D., Professor of English
Camilla C. Tinnell, M.S., Instructor of English
Arthur Gordon Van Ness, III, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
William C. Woods, M.A., Assistant Professor of  English and Journalism 

Communications 

Faculty

Craig A. Challender, Ph.D., Professor of English
Otis W. Douglas, III, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English
Kathleen T. Flanagan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
William C. Woods, M.A., Assistant Professor of English and Journalism 

Journalism 

Faculty

Otis W. Douglas, III, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English
Kathleen T. Flanagan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
William C. Woods, M.A., Assistant Professor of Journalism 

The major in English requires a minimum of 33 hours of coursework in the discipline. Graduates from the program enter a variety of careers requiring skill in communication, research, and the analysis or production of texts, including teaching, journalism, law, publishing, technical writing, and business management. The relatively low number of required hours for the major gives students flexibility either to develop their background in writing and literature further or to add expertise in a related field. Faculty advisors will be glad to review options and career paths with students.
     Majors seeking licensure for teaching secondary English should add to the major requirements ENGL 350, 381, 382, 480, and 483. These courses, as well as the required Education courses, and a 2.50 GPA, both cumulatively and in the major, must be completed before student teaching. Students licensed to teach secondary English can also gain endorsements to teach Economics, Geography, History, Journalism, Political Science, Communication Studies or Theater by adding a minor in those fields. (See “Add-On Endorsements” under Education.)
     In addition to the English major and licensure, the department also offers minors in Communications or Journalism and Professional Writing. These minors are interdisciplinary and include courses from several fields including Art, Computer Science, Communication Studies, Theater, Business Management, Marketing, and Computer Information Management Systems. The minor in Journalism requires 18 and the minor in Communications requires 21 credit hours of course work as listed below and both encourage additional work in supervised practicum environments.
     The department offers a five-year plan for English majors who wish to obtain both the B.A. and the M.A. in English. There are two M.A. concentrations, one in literature (30 credit hours) and one in English Education and Writing (36 credit hours). To complete the M.A. in one additional year including summers, careful preparation of the student’s course schedule is important; for assistance, students should consult the English Graduate Program Coordinator. Students will need to take six hours of graduate credit during the final semester of their senior year, or, for students doing an internship or student teaching that semester, during the preceding semester. 

ENGLISH MAJOR, B.A. DEGREE 

A.  General Education Core Requirements. 33 credits.
See General Education Requirements 

       The Department requires PHIL 305, 306, 315 or 316, for the satisfaction of Goal 10.

       ENGL 201, World Literature, will satisfy Goal 3 and is required for Secondary Teaching Licensure in English.  

B.   Additional Degree Requirements. 9 credits.
See Additional Degree Requirements   

C.   Major Requirements. 33 credits.

        Four 400-level literature courses including ENGL 461, Literary Criticism:  Senior Seminar/ 12 credits. 

D.   Secondary Teaching Endorsement, grades 6-12. 50-53 credits.

       See professional education requirements: 
Secondary Education Program
Add-On Endorsements

       Additional requirements for English:

       For endorsements to teach Journalism, Theatre, Economics, Geography, History or Political Science, see minors in these fields.

E.     General Electives for B.A. in English – 45  

F.   Total Credits Required for B.A. in English - 120

      Total Credits Required for B.A. in English with Secondary Teaching Endorsement – 125   

MINORS 

Minor in English

Choose one of the following:

Choose one of the following:

One 400-level literature course/3 credits              

English electives, 200-level* and above/9 credits         

TOTAL 18 credits

*Note:   ENGL 201, 202, and 203 are designed to fulfill General Education Goal 3. These courses may not be used as English electives for the English minor or to fulfill degree requirements for Humanities courses.  

Minor in Journalism and Professional Writing

Journalism and Professional Writing electives/6 credits must be selected from the following:

Minor in Communications

Television Production/3 credits

Radio Broadcasting/3credits             

Choose two of the following:

Communications electives/12 credits must be selected from the following: