Undergraduate - Clarion University

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 87
English
Department of English, George Xu, Ph.D., chair
205A Davis Hall
Telephone: 393-2524
E-mail address: xu@clarion.edu
Website: www.artsci.clarion.edu/english/index.htm
Professors: Fink, Graham, Leary, Sheraw, Xu; Associate
Professors: Bodziock, Huber, Luthin, MacDaniel, McCarrick,
K. Smith, Stemmler, Terman, Welsch; Assistant Professors:
Downes, Johnson, Knepper, Lane, Pack, Roberts, Rosati,
Sarbin, Smart
There are few undergraduate majors that provide you
with the critical literacy and multicultural awareness
essential for success in any field as does English studies.
Since writing and reading literature is a form of selfdiscovery,
as an English major you will not only learn how
to intelligently express your own insights, values and
opinions, but also deepen your appreciation and knowledge
of yourself and the world. Close reading, analytical writing,
critical/creative thinking are universally important abilities
that will serve the English major well in a variety of
rewarding but competitive careers. The worlds of
education, teaching, law, human services, marketing,
advertising, publishing, public relations, and management
welcomes with open arms the literate, critical thinker who
can write, read comprehensively and develop convincing
arguments with coherence and sharp focus.
As an English major at Clarion University, you will work
with professors who are committed to teaching excellence
and on the cutting edge of English studies. Our faculty is
sensitive to the mosaic of critical and creative writing,
literature and multiculturalism that English studies offers
to our students. As an English major at Clarion, you may
choose among many fields of study: Literature (American,
British, World, Women’s, Multi-Ethnic, Young Adult);
Writing (Creative, Critical, Professional); Linguistics;
Culture Studies (Film, Folklore, Critical Theory). Beyond
course work, you can become active in our English Club,
the Literary Journal, and the Visiting Writers Program. Your
personal and professional growth as a Clarion English major
prepares you to meet the world with confidence, critical
literacy and sophistication.
The English Department is also home to the university’s
Writing Center which provides assistance to all students in
their efforts to become better writers in all subject areas.
(See page 22 for details). Students who work as writing
consultants in the Center can earn College Reading and
Learning Tutor Certification.
ENGLISH, B.A. .................................................................... 54 credits
Required: ENG 199; ENG 221 or 222; ENG 225 or 226; ENG
227 or 228 (NOTE: at least one of the surveys must come from
the first half of a sequence, and at least one of the surveys must
come from the second half of the sequence); ENG 262; 355; one
American literature course at 300-/400-level; one English
literature course at 300-/400-level; one world literature course at
300-/400-level; ENG 499. In addition to these 30 credits, the
students must also, in consultation with their advisor, select 15
hours, nine of which must be at the 300-/400-level, that reflect
one of the following areas of specialization:
• General literature: Two additional 200-level surveys plus
three additional * literature courses at the 300-/400-level.
• Comprehensive: Two additional 200-level surveys, two
additional * literature courses at the 300-/400-level, and a
linguistics course, preferably ENG 458.
• Writing: 15 credits. Choose from the following writing
courses: ENG 200, 202, 207, 301, 303, 304, 306, 307, 356,
480, and 482.
• Multicultural literature: ENG 230 and 365 are required
(6 credits); one additional multicultural literature course
from among the following: ENG 227, 228, 231, 241; two
additional multicultural literature courses from among the
following offerings: ENG 331, 354, and 454.
• Cultural studies: Three courses (9 credits) from among
the following offerings: ENG 150, 242, 250, and 353; two
additional courses—any one of the preceding not already
used, ENG 350, and 352.
• Linguistics: ENG 263, 353, 457, 458, and 459.
• Movie studies and drama: One movie studies course (ENG
150, 350), one drama course (ENG 140, 342, 343, 344, 345,
455), one Shakespeare course (ENG 412, 413), plus any
two additional courses in movie studies, drama, and/or
Shakespeare.
An additional, nine hours of 300-/400-level English
electives must also be taken.
*Excluding linguistics, folklore, and movie studies
In addition, the English Department offers two minors,
one in English: Literature and one in English: Writing.
English: Literature, Minor
Students pursuing the minor in English: Literature must
successfully complete two of the 200-level survey courses
listed below.
A. ENG199: Introduction to English Studies
This course is required of all students pursuing the minor in
English: Literature. Ideally, it should be taken as the initial
course in the program.
B. ENG 221: English Literature: Beginnings to 1800
ENG222: English Literature: 1800 to Present
ENG225: American Literature: Beginnings to 1860
ENG226: American Literature: 1860 to the Present
ENG227: World Literature: Backgrounds and Traditions
ENG228: Modern and Contemporary World Literature
ENG230: Introduction to African-American Literature
C. Students must also successfully complete any three courses
to be selected from ENG 311 through ENG 455 (except
ENG 353 and ENG 356).
English: Writing, Minor
Students pursuing the minor in English: Writing, must
successfully complete five of the courses listed below.
A. ENG207: Research Methodology and Writing
This course is required of all students pursuing the minor in
English: Writing. Ideally, it should be taken as the initial
course in the sequence.
B. ENG 202: Beginning Creative Writing
*ENG263: English Grammars and English Usage
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