Current version - Indiana University South Bend

ENGLISH 4 177
POLS-Y 107 Introduction to Comparative
Politics
POLS-Y 324 Women and Politics
REL-R 153 Religions of Asia
TEL-R 404 Topical Seminar in
Telecommunications
VT: Japan, Asia, and the World in
Media
The 6 credit hours of electives may be drawn from the
listed courses or an approved substitute. Students
seeking to apply a course with a comprehensive theme
(rather than with an East Asian regional theme) to the
minor (not to a core course) must demonstrate that a
major portion of their works, such as a longer term paper
or research assignment, has dealt directly with a topic of
East Asia.
English
Wiekamp Hall 3127
(574) 520-4304
www.iusb.edu/~sbeng
Associate Professors: Brittenham, Chaney, Gindele, Roth
(Chairperson), K. Smith
Assistant Professors: Balthasar, He, Kahan, Magnan-
Park, Mattox, Meyer-Lee, K.C. Parker
Senior Lecturers: Botkin, J. Collins, Cubelic, Paris,
Wolford
Lecturers: Bridger, Economakis, Hittle, Michaels,
Nichols-Boyle
Faculty Emeriti: J. Blodgett, Clipper, Harrington, E. Lyons,
Robinson, Scanlan, Sherwood, Vander Ven, Wolfson
English courses teach students to analyze and interpret
texts, think critically, and write for diverse audiences.
Courses invite students to participate in a rich cultural
conversation that ranges from ancient epics to
contemporary film.
Bachelor of Arts in English
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
The 122 credit hour English major prepares students for a
variety of careers that demand expertise in analyzing texts,
thinking critically, and writing for a diverse audience. These
include, among others, print and electronic journalism,
teaching, law, public relations, marketing, technical
writing, librarianship, and information management.
Students earning the Bachelor of Arts in English degree
must complete the campuswide general-education
requirements, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
requirements, and fulfill the following concentration
requirements:
Total Hours Required
Complete 30 credit hours above the 100-level. Most
majors take more than 30 credit hours. All majors choose
a concentration in literature or in writing, and take six
required courses.
Course Requirements (18 cr.)
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
ENG-L 222 Introduction to Literary Criticism
Select two of the following:
ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600–1800
ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800–1900
ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900–
Present
Select one of the following:
ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and
Culture to 1800
ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865
ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
ENG-L 354 American Literature 1914-1960
NOTE: The American literature course must be taken in
a different historical period than the two literatures in
English courses
Select one of the following:
ENG-L 450 Seminar: British and American
Authors
ENG-L 460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and
Theme
The senior seminar shall not be taken until all or almost
all other major courses have been completed.
Program Planning
Each student who enters the English major degree
program shall be assigned an English advisor. Each
advisor maintains a permanent record of each student’s
writing and other relevant information on the student’s
progress in the major, and meets with the student in
conference at least twice each academic year (at least
once each semester). The student is responsible for
scheduling and attending advising conferences.
VT: = Variable title