2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Space Sciences
MSC 4002 Military Science (for Humanities/
Social Science Elective) ......................................................... 3
Free Electives ......................................................................... 6
Technical Elective .................................................................. 3
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND
COMMUNICATION
Robert A. Taylor, Ph.D., Head
Associate 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
Music
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.
Winston E. Scott, M.S., music.
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.
Janis T. Page, Ph.D., public relations, visual rhetoric and semiology, political
communication.
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.
Melissa A. Crofton, Ph.D., freshman composition, medieval and renaissance
women writers, print history, Shakespeare.
Marcia Denius, M.F.A., poetry, creative writing, scriptwriting, women
writers.
Natalie M. Dorfeld, Ph.D., freshman composition, ESL pedagogy, creative
writing, contemporary poetry.
Sharon C. Irvin, M.A., technical writing, simplified English, technical
documentation.
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.
Debbie Lelekis, Ph.D., freshman composition, American literature, narratives
of community, Florida 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.
Adjunct Faculty
D. Bailey, Ph.D.; A. Belyi, M.A.; J. Dobos, M.S.; Z. Fazal, M.S.;
B. Goldfarb, J.D.; M. Kahn; J.D.; K. Nelmes, M.Phil.
Instructors
Penny Bernard, M.S., languages
Annie Caza, M.A., languages
Eliza Dopira, M.M., music
Keturah Mazo, M.S., communication
Anna Montoya, M.A., Spanish
Matthew Ruane, M.A., history
Professors Emeritae
Jane E. Patrick, Ph.D., Fontaine Wallace, M.Ed.
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.
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