English Faculty Chair:
Humanities Major / English Concentration For students seeking to compliment an English major with coursework in History and / or Philosophy, the department offers an English concentration for the Humanities major (for details, see the Humanities section). English A Bachelor of Arts degree in English is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate with an English major in one of five concentrations: Generalist, Global and Ethnic Literatures, Writing, Secondary Instruction, or Honors Graduate School Preparation. 36 units are required, of which 24 units must be upper division in the major. A minimum grade of “C” is required for credit for any course counted toward the major. Students must complete with at least a “B-“ (2.67) average on all 200-level courses required for General Education Literature credit for the English core: at least two English Literature surveys (ENGL 251, 252, and/or 253), two American Literature surveys (281, 282, and/or 283), and World Literature (290). Students may progress to upper division classes after satisfactorily completing at least two courses in the series.
Aaron J Kleist, Ph.D.
Professor:
Smith
Associate Professors: Assistant Professors:
Buchanan, Davidson, Duquette, Kleist, Malandra, Van Zandt Garcia, Park, Wang
Mission & Learning Outcomes The Department of English equips students to explore, from a faith- informed perspective, the complex narrative worlds of both literature and life that they might live out their callings more intelligently and compassionately. With this in view, the English department ʼ s objectives are: 1. To mentor students in the concepts, skills and attitudes which enable trenchant literary analysis and deepen the pleasures of reading. 2. To equip students to write and speak incisively, persuasively and creatively. 3. To explore and appraise the ideas and ideologies literary works represent, and to appreciate the complex ways such works and their traditions arise from, reflect, and contribute to the development of culture and history. 4. To acquaint students with diverse theoretical approaches to literature and help them identify implicit assumptions, contributions and implications. 5. To explore and identify how literary skills and sensibilities can prepare Christians to engage more intelligently and compassionately in their worlds. International Students All students requesting transfer of credits from countries where English is not the primary language must provide the following to be assessed by the English Department prior to approval of credits: sample writings, a course description from the University ʼ s catalog, a syllabus of the course, writings from the course and transcript. Final decision will be made by the department chair. English Second Language (ESL) All non-native speakers of English will be able to count 12 units of ESL instruction from English 151, 152, 161, & 171 toward graduation. For students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 units of ESL will satisfy the foreign language requirement. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, four units will satisfy the foreign language requirement and an additional eight units can be counted as electives. ENGL 151 English for the Non-Naive Speaker: Foundations of Academic Writing (4 units) ENGL 152 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Oral Skills (3 units) ENGL 161 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Foundations of Academic Writing (3 units) ENGL 171 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Writing Workshop (3 units) Note See course descriptions under English Language Studies Program.
General Education Requirements
As part of the regular general education requirement, students must complete: • ENGL 112 - Studies in Critical Thinking & Writing I Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 113 - Studies in Critical Thinking & Writing II Unit(s): 3. Choose one of the following: • ENGL 251 - British Literature I Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 252 - British Literature II Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 253 - British Literature III Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 281 - American Literature I Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 282 - American Literature II Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 283 - Race & Ethnicity in American Literature Unit(s): 3. • HIST 305 - English History Unit(s): 3. Recommended for all English majors. English Core (24 units) In addition to the three English courses taken for general education credit, all students of English must complete 24 units in required core courses. Choose three courses from the list below. These 3 courses, in addition to the literature course chosen to fulfill the general education requirement, must comprise two British and two American literature classes. • ENGL 251 - British Literature I Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 252 - British Literature II Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 253 - British Literature III Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 281 - American Literature I Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 282 - American Literature II Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 283 - Race & Ethnicity in American Literature Unit(s): 3. The following courses comprise the rest of the English core: • ENGL 290 - World Literature Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 360 - Studies in American Literature Unit(s): 3. • ENGL 370 - Studies in English Literature Unit(s): 3.
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