2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

DePARTMenT OF HuMAniTieS AnD
COMMuniCATiOn
Robert A. Taylor, Ph.D., Head
Assistant Heads
H. Hatfield Edwards, Ph.D.
Alan M. Rosience, Ph.D.
Degree Programs
Communication, B.S.
Military Science, B.S.
Global Strategic Communication, M.S.
Graduate Certificate in Marketing Communication
Humanities, B.A.
Prelaw, B.A.
Undergraduate Minor Programs
Communication
History
Prelaw
Textiles
Professors
Randall L. Alford, Ph.D., general linguistics, language education, German,
English as a second language.
Gordon M. Patterson, Ph.D., 19th- and 20th-century intellectual history,
American history, history of science and technology.
Judith B. Strother, Ph.D., business communication, scientific and technical
communication, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, intercultural
communication, customer service communication.
Robert A. Taylor, Ph.D., modern American history, American Civil War,
Florida history.
Associate Professors
Andrew J. Aberdein, Ph.D., logic and philosophy.
H. Hatfield Edwards, Ph.D., public relations, health communication,
communication and social issues.
Lisa Perdigao, Ph.D., American literature, literary theory, cultural studies.
Robert L. Shearer, Ph.D., history of philosophy, existentialism, logic, music
history and performance.
Assistant Professors
Gabriella I. Baika, Ph.D., foreign languages, humanities.
Marcia Denius, M.F.A., poetry, creative writing, scriptwriting, women
writers.
Jason M. Harris, Ph.D., freshman composition, English literature, folklore.
Lars R. Jones, Ph.D., medieval and renaissance European art,
photojournalism, iconography.
John F. Lavelle, Ph.D., freshman composition, American literature, creative
writing.
Bill Leach, Ph.D., writing, literature.
Jo Ann Parla-Palumbo, Ph.D., languages and linguistics.
Theodore G. Petersen, Ph.D., popular culture, literary journalism, civil rights
movement, journalism history.
Alan M. Rosiene, Ph.D., medieval rhetoric, science fiction film, literary
theory, freshman composition.
Youngju Sohn, Ph.D., strategic communication, public relations.
Angela Tenga, Ph.D., scientific and technical communication, Old and
Middle English literature, English, German.
Jamie A. Younkin, Ph.D., music and humanities.
Wanfa Zhang, Ph.D., political science, international relations, Asian studies.
Instructors
Penny Bernard, M.S., languages
Annie Caza, M.A., languages
Zohra Fazal, M.S., communication
Anna Montoya, M.A., Spanish
Matthew Ruane, M.A., history
Fontaine Wallace, M.Ed., communication
Adjunct Faculty
D. Bailey, Ph.D.; A. Belyi, M.A.; J. Dobos, M.S.; K. Mazo, M.S.;
K. Nelmes, M.Phil.
Professor Emerita
Jane E. Patrick, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Edmund Skellings, Ph.D.
Mission Statement
The department provides the foundation on which students build
practical skills of writing and critical thinking, intellectual objectivity
and analysis. These are preparations not only for a career but
also for anyone who wants to write a book or start a corporation,
pursue graduate studies or serve as a management consultant.
Florida Tech provides a work environment that is richly diverse,
ethnically, linguistically and politically. The goal of the department
is to provide a program that succeeds in its commitment to its students,
and shows them how to wonder at the genius of great literature
in the same way that it shows them how to write proposals or
launch a public relations campaign. It must also convince students
that careful thinking, meticulous writing and imaginative planning
are essential not just for success but for corporate survival, and that
all jobs in the 21st century will require solid writing and analytical
skills, computer proficiency and intellectual openness.
Fast Track Master’s Program in Global Strategic
Communication
This program allows undergraduate students of any major to
complete a master’s degree in global strategic communication in
one year by earning graduate-level credit hours during their senior
year, and applying up to six credit hours to both the bachelor’s and
master’s degrees. The program is available to undergraduates who
have completed a minimum of 35 credit hours at Florida Tech
with an earned GPA of at least 3.2, and who have completed at
least 95 credit hours toward their undergraduate degree by the
time the approved student begins taking graduate-level courses.
The credit hours are treated as transfer credit (GPA does not
apply) when applied toward the master’s degree. Interested
students should consult their department head for more
information about this program.
NoNDegree PrograM
Languages and Linguistics ____________________
Program Chair
Alan Rosiene, Ph.D.
Organization
Florida Tech’s division of languages and linguistics is operated by
the department of humanities and communication. It administers
and teaches all foreign language courses offered by the university
and provides training in English for students whose home language
is not English and who have been admitted into a Florida Tech
degree program.
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