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The mission of the program in English is to serve both non-specialists and students planning to do graduate work in English by promoting clear writing and critical reading of English, American, and world literature. The program prepares students for careers in teaching as well as literary and linguistic scholarship; it also provides background for such professions as the ministry, journalism, editing, technical or creative writing, counseling, advertising, sales, and law.<\/p>\n

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Learning Goals<\/h3>\n
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  1. Our graduates will communicate effectively.<\/li>\n
  2. Our graduates understand the diversity reflected in literature.<\/li>\n
  3. Our graduates can analyze and evaluate competing arguments and interpretations.<\/li>\n
  4. Our graduates can conduct literature searched to access and synthesize information.<\/li>\n
  5. Our graduates have knowledge of linguistics and literature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The mission of the program in English is to serve both non-specialists and students planning to do graduate work in English by promoting clear writing and critical reading of English, American, and world literature. The program prepares students for careers in teaching as well as literary and linguistic scholarship; it also provides background for such… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17359,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[18304,18315],"delivery":[255],"types":[28854,28853,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-10217","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-college-of-liberal-and-performing-arts","8":"college_department-english-and-foreign-languages","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-major","11":"types-minor","12":"types-undergraduate","13":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"English & Foreign Languages<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0College of Liberal & Performing Arts<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"

    University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n

    General Education (29 hours)<\/h4>\r\nNote: 6 hours of fine arts\/humanities requirements are included in the major.\r\n

    English (40 hours)<\/h4>\r\nENGL 2213 - World Literature I or ENGL 2223 - World Literature II\r\nENGL 3103 - Advanced Composition or ENGL 3643 - Literary Theory\r\nENGL 3583 - Shakespeare\r\nENGL 4701 - Senior Project\r\n18 hours of upper-level English electives\r\nSelect 6 hours from the following:<\/span>\r\nENGL 3623 - American Literature I\r\nENGL 3633 - American Literature II\r\nENGL 4613 - African American Literature\r\nENGL 4623 - British Literature I\r\nENGL 4633 - British Literature II\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:<\/span>\r\nENGL 3213 - Topics in World Literature\r\nENGL 3483 - Modern World Literature\r\nENGL 4683 - Introduction to Francophone Literature\r\nENGL 3183 - Spanish American Literature I\r\nENGL 3193 - Spanish American Literature II\r\nENGL 3223 - East Asian Literature in Translation\r\nENGL 4283 - Survey of French Literature I\r\nENGL 4293 - Survey of French Literature II\r\nENGL 4813 - Spanish Literature I\r\nENGL 4823 - Spanish Literature II\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:<\/span>\r\nENGL 4003 - Teaching People from Other Cultures\r\nENGL 4013 - Second Language Acquisition\r\nENGL 4023 - Second Language Assessment\r\nENGL 4033 - TESOL Methods and Materials\r\nENGL 4053 - Comparative English Grammar\r\nENGL 4063 - Introduction to Linguistics\r\n

    Foreign Language (12 hours)<\/h4>\r\n12 hours of Foreign Language courses (at least 6 hours above freshman level)\r\n

    Electives (37 hours)<\/h4>\r\n3 hours of upper-level electives\r\n34 hours of unrestricted electives (SPCH 1113 - Introduction to Public Speaking is recommended)","minor_requirements":"Minor in English<\/strong> (18 hours)\r\nENGL 2213 - World Literature I or ENGL 2223 - World Literature II\r\n6 hours of upper-level Literature electives\r\n9 hours of upper-level English electives\r\n\r\n ","Degree Plans":"