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[Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook] [March |2009] Marshall University Department of English A Handbook for Undergraduate English Majors Includes: • Intro to Major • Courses • Requirements • More... 2009 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  2 | P a g e CONTENTS Introduction Turning an English Major into a Career Goals of Study for English Majors English Major English as a Second Major Minor in English Selecting Courses Please see the Undergraduate Catalog for a current list of English Undergraduate courses: http://www.marshall.edu/catalog/undergraduate/ Writing Requirements Teacher Certification Evaluating Student Progress Advising Organizations Scholarships | Awards Careers | Graduate School Appendices: I Literature Area of Emphasis Requirements II Creative Writing Area of Emphasis Requirements III Pre-Professional Requirements IV English Education 5-Adult Requirements V Faculty and Staff Directory OTHER ΣΤΔ Sigma Tau Delta Application Course Requirements CONTACTS [Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook] [March |2009] > Any 400-level literature course designated “I” or “MC” under the Marshall Plan meets the diversity requirement for the literature, pre-professional, and writing strands of the English major. WRITING REQUIREMENTS If you declare your ENGLISH major early enough, you should take ENG 202: Writing About Literature, instead of ENG 102. ENG 202 is a research-based composition class designed for students who are interested in reading and researching literature. It is equivalent to English 102 and 302 and fulfills the second composition requirement. Any student may take 202; English majors and minors, as well as those who are especially interested in literary study. English majors take ENG 420: Senior Seminar, which requires an Exit Portfolio, usually submitted during the final week of class. Your Exit Portfolio illustrates a range of your written work and must demonstrate that you have achieved the department’s graduation goals. The Exit Portfolio is evaluated by a committee of the English Department faculty. TEACHER CERTIFICATION Students who seek teacher certification in pre-kindergarten/kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary schools, should enroll in the College of Education and Human Services. English teacher education students in English Education 5-Adult qualify for a second major in English For current admissions and program requirements in English Education 5-9 or English Education 5-Adult, in the College of Education and Human Services, please see the Marshall University Undergraduate Catalog: http://www.marshall.edu/catalog/undergraduate/ EVALUATING STUDENT PROGRESS To ensure that you are on track to graduate: After completing 70 hours, you should call the College of Liberal Arts office and make an appointment for a Credit Evaluation by the COLA Academic Advisor (696-2350). The College Academic Advisor will review your academic record and complete a form with the remaining requirements you must fulfill to graduate. You also should have your evaluation checked again when you become a senior. Before you begin your final semester, you should pay your graduation fee at the Bursar's Office (Old Main 101), and then take a copy of your receipt to the College of Liberal Arts Office in Old Main 107. The College Academic Advisor will then do a final check of all of the classes you have taken and are proposing to ensure that you will graduate. ADVISING *If you don't know who your Advisor is, call (696-2350) or stop by the College of Liberal Arts Office, Old Main 107 and ask. They will tell you who it is. When you declare the English major in the College of Liberal Arts office, (Old Main 107), you are assigned a faculty advisor in the English Department. Faculty advisors are experienced, student-centered, and readily available to talk to and provide assistance to their advisees. First-year and Sophomore English majors must consult with their advisors before fall and spring registration. Junior and Senior English majors should consult regularly with their faculty advisors for academic advising as well as discussions about career goals and planning. Students should plan to contact their advisors at least two weeks before they plan to schedule appointments or visits during a faculty member’s office hours. In addition, students should come prepared for their advising sessions. Please use the Undergraduate Catalogue and Course Schedule to develop a tentative course schedule that reflects your needs, interests, and availability prior to meeting with your advisor. Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  6 | P a g e Advising sheets make it very easy to keep track of your requirements as you move through the program. (Please see advising sheets at back of this booklet). ORGANIZATIONS Et Cetera Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the work of Marshall University students. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community. Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art. Office: CH 402A Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tony Viola Please see Et Cetera website for complete information: http://www.marshall.edu/english/etc/index.asp MUSE (Marshall University Students in English) MUSE is a student and faculty organization for those interested in literature and creative writing. It hosts various events, including readings, book discussions, and workshops. Contact Dr. Janet Badia (badia@marshall.edu) for more information about MUSE and its activities, or just drop by a meeting. Meeting Place and Time: TBA MU Poets' Society Join us every week to write and workshop poetry. Meeting Place and Time: TBA ΣΤΔ Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Tau Delta is the international English honors society with over 700 chapters worldwide. Members receive The Rectangle, a journal which publishes non-fiction, fiction, and poetry written by members of Sigma Tau Delta, The Sigma Tau Delta Review, an annual literary journal of critical essays on literature, rhetoric and composition, and pedagogy, and are eligible to apply for a scholarship offered by the national organization. The Marshall University Department of English chapter sponsors a variety of literary events and activities throughout the year. Your membership in Sigma Tau Delta is a significant plus on your resume when you apply for jobs, grants, fellowships, or graduate/professional school. Eligibility requirements: undergraduate: minimum of two college courses in English language or literature (excluding ENG 101, 102, 201H, 302); minimum 3.0 GPA in English and overall; must have completed 45 credits. graduate: must be enrolled in English MA program; have completed six credits of graduate work or the equivalent, and have a minimum GPA of 3.3. To apply, submit the Sigma Tau Delta Application Form, (back of booklet), along with a cashier's check for $37.00 to cover one-time national organization dues, to Sigma Tau Delta, Department of English, CH 346. Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Young CH 461 696.2349 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  7 | P a g e youngj@marshall.edu SCHOLARSHIPS | AWARD Marian Alexander Blake and Merrill Clifford Blake Scholarship in Confederate Literature This is a $5000 Scholarship awarded to a graduate student in English at Marshall. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in Confederate literature, an aptitude for research and writing, and a record of academic achievement. The recipient of the Blake Scholarship writes a thesis in an area related to Confederate literature and makes use of the resources of the Rosanna A. Blake Confederate Library at Marshall University. Please contact the graduate adviser for additional information and application materials. The deadline for application will be posted each year. Jack R. Brown Memorial Scholarship This scholarship in English is awarded to a sophomore English major who is enrolled full-time in either the College of Education or the College of Liberal Arts. Candidates for this scholarship must have completed the freshman year at Marshall University in one complete academic year, and have attained the highest overall grade point average of any sophomore English major. The recipient of this scholarship award is selected by the chair of the Department of English in coordination with the Office of Student Financial Aid. Ruth Flower Brown Scholarship Named for a member of the English faculty at Marshall from 1926 to 1959, this scholarship is awarded to senior English majors. Candidates for this award must have a 3.5 overall GPA and a 3.5 GPA in English courses. Nominations are accepted annually in the early Spring. William J. Maier Writing Awards Cash prizes available through the generosity of the Sarah and Pauline Maier Scholarship Foundation are awarded annually to students enrolled in English classes at Marshall University. The categories include: • freshman composition; • upper-division and graduate exposition; • poetry and fiction. Mr. William J. Maier, Jr., a native West Virginian, a Harvard Phi Beta Kappa, and a Rhodes Scholar, began the awards in 1973 after reading an article by English Department faculty member John Teel in The National Review. These awards for excellence in writing range from $100 to $500. Wallace E. Knight Excellence in Writing Award Named for a former Director of Editorial Services at Ashland Oil and professor at Marshall University to recognize students for "excellence in creative writing of any sort." Given annually, the award ranges from $300-$700. CAREERS | GRADUATE SCHOOL Careers English majors follow many different career paths, from teaching and editing to public relations and professional writing. Academic advisors can help guide you to the best career choices. Marshall University’s Career Services also offers a number of resources to help graduates with their career searches, including job fairs, credential services, and career counseling. For information about these resources: http://www.marshall.edu/career-services/ Graduate School If you are thinking about graduate work in English, at Marshall or elsewhere, you should plan to take both the GRE General Test and the GRE Subject Test Literature in English. You can arrange to take the GRE at the MU Testing Center: MU Testing Center Room G045, Morrow Library 304.696.2604 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  10 | P a g e ENG 323 American Literature 1860 to Present ENG 423 American Literature 1865-1914 ENG 424 American Literature after 1914 ENG 434 Twentieth Century American Poetry Language Study Choose one: ENG 405 History English Language ENG 475 Intro to Linguistics ENG 476 Modern Grammar ENG 478 Intro to Sociolinguistics 3 Diversity/International Choose one: ENG 303 Appalachian Literature ENG 340 Intro African-American Literature ENG 341 Intro Ethnic Literature United States ENG 342 Women Writers ENG 428 International Literature ENG 450 World Literature to Renaissance ENG 451 World Literature Since Renaissance or any 400 level literature course designated “I” or “MC” under Marshall Plan. 3 Senior Seminar: ENG 420 3 ELECTIVES 6 TOTAL 36 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  11 | P a g e APPENDIX II: CREATIVE WRITING AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS No more than 15 hours of coursework at the 300 level. Courses Course Hrs. ENG 350: Literary Studies for Majors (must be taken within first 9 hours of English coursework, excluding ENG 101, 102, 202, 302, or 201H) 3 British Literature to 1800 Choose one: ENG 409 Milton ENG 410 Shakespeare Comedy, Tragedies & Rom ENG.411 Chaucer ENG 412 Shakespeare Histories & Tragedies 3 Choose one: ENG 317 British Literature to 1800 ENG 409 Milton ENG.411 Chaucer ENG 413 British Novel to 1800 ENG 417 British Drama to 1642 ENG 436 Medieval British Literature ENG 437 Tudor Literature: Poetry/ Prose 16th Cent. ENG 438 17th Century Literature: Poetry and Prose ENG 446 Drama Restoration & 18th Cent ENG 462 Rest & 18 C British Poetry & Prose 3 British Literature Since 1800 Choose one: ENG 319 British Literature from 1800 ENG 414 19th Cent British Novel ENG 415 Victorian Poetry ENG 433 20th Cent. British and Irish Poetry ENG 447 British Romantic Poets 3 American Literature to 1865 Choose one: ENG 321 American Literature to 1860 ENG 421 American Literature to 1830, ENG 422 American Literature 1830-1865 3 American Literature Since 1865 Choose one: ENG 323 American Literature 1860 to Present ENG 423 American Literature 1865-1914 ENG 424 American Literature after 1914 ENG 434 Twentieth Century American Poetry 3 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  12 | P a g e Language Study Choose one: ENG 405 History English Language ENG 475 Intro to Linguistics ENG 476 Modern Grammar ENG 478 Intro to Sociolinguistics 3 Creative Writing Choose four: ENG 303 Appalachian Literature ENG 360 Intro Creative Writing ENG 377 Creative Writing Poetry ENG 378 Creative Writing Fiction ENG 408 Advanced Expository Writing ENG 444 Rendering the Landscape ENG 491 Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop ENG 492 Creative Writing Fiction Workshop ENG 493 Creative Writing Creative Non-Fiction 12 Senior Seminar: ENG 420 3 TOTAL 36 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  15 | P a g e ENG 475: Intro to Linguistics 3 World/International Literature Choose one: ENG 428: International Literature ENG 450: Western World Lit. to Renaissance ENG 451: Western World Lit. Since Renaissance 3 Senior Seminar: ENG 420 (Capstone) Prereq.: ENG 402 OR ENG 419 3 TOTAL 36 Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  16 | P a g e APPENDIX V: FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY Janet Badia Office: CH 447 Phone: (304) 696-2357 Email: badia@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Ohio State University) Associate Professor 20th Century American and Ethnic Literature Kellie Bean Office: CH 443 Phone: (304) 696-3185 Email: bean@marshall.edu Ph.D. (University of Delaware) Associate Professor Modern British Drama Timothy Burbery Office: CH 248 Phone: (304) 696-2369 Email: burbery@marshall.edu Ph.D. (SUNY at Stony Brook) Professor Milton; Renaissance Literature Leonard J. Deutsch Dean of the Graduate College Office: OM 113 Phone: (304) 696-6606 Email: deutschl@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Kent State University) Professor American Literature; African-American Literature; Film and Fiction Whitney Douglas Office: CH 440 Phone: (304) 696-2440 Email: douglaswh@marshall.edu Ph.D. (University of Nebraska) Assistant Professor Composition/Rhetoric Chris Green Office: CH 461 Phone: (304) 696-6269 Email: greenc@marshall.edu. Ph.D. (University of Kentucky) Assistant Professor American Literature; Appalachian Literature; multicultural American poetry David Hatfield Office: CH 452 Phone: (304) 696-6638 Email: hatfield@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Louisiana State University) Associate Professor Scientific and Technical Communication Hyo-Chang (Bob) Hong Office: CH 461 Phone: (304) 696-2441 Email: hong@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Ball State University) Associate Professor Linguistics; Old English Gwenyth Hood Office: CH 249 Phone: (304) 696-6639 Email: hood@marshall.edu Ph.D. (University of Michigan) Professor Medieval English Literature; Comparative Literature; Creative Writing Roxanne Kirkwood Office: CH 343 Phone: (304) 696-6629 Email: kirkwoor@marshall.edu Director of Writing Programs Ph.D. (Texas Woman's University) Assistant Professor Composition/Rhetoric Shirley Lumpkin Office: CH 251 Phone: (304) 696-2348 Email: lumpkin@marshall.edu Ph.D. (McGill University) Professor Ethnic American and Third World Literature; 18th Century English Literature Marie Manilla Office: CH 454 Phone: (304) 696-2423 Email: manilla@marshall.edu M.F.A. (University of Iowa-Writers' Workshop) Assistant Professor Mary Moore Office: CH 252 Phone: (304) 696-2405 Email: mooremb@marshall.edu Ph.D. (University of California at Davis) Professor Renaissance Literature; Women's Poetry Department of English | Undergraduate Handbook  2009  17 | P a g e Kelli Prejean Office: CH 341 Phone: (304) 696-2711 Email: gradk@marshall.edu Director of the Writing Center Ph.D. (University of Louisville) Assistant Professor Composition/Rhetoric William Ramsey Office: CH 446 Phone: (304) 696-3649 Email: ramsey@marshall.edu Ph.D. (University of North Carolina) Professor 20th Century Literature James Riemer Office: CH 451 Phone: (304) 696-6618 Email: riemer@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Bowling Green State University) Professor 20th Century American Literature; Gender Studies Katharine Rodier Office: CH 342 Phone: (304) 696-3128 Email: rodier@marshall.edu Director of Graduate Studies MFA (University of Virginia) Ph.D. (University of Connecticut) Professor American Literature; Multi-Ethnic Culture Michele Schiavone Office: CH 250 Phone: (304) 696-2387 Email: schiavon@marshall.edu Ph.D. (SUNY at Stony Brook) Associate Professor 18th Century British Literature Kateryna Rudnytzky Schray Office: CH 444 Phone: (304) 696-2404 Email: rudnytzk@marshall.edu Ph.D. (University of North Carolina) Professor Medieval Literature; Renaissance Literature Sherri Smith Office: CH 440 Phone: (304) 696-6699 Email: smithsc@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Indiana University) Associate Professor 19th Century British Literature Donna Spindel, Interim Chair Office: CH 344 Phone: (304) 696-6416 Email: spindel@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Duke University) Professor, History Colonial American; American Revolution; American Legal A. E. Stringer Office: CH 450 Phone: (304) 696-2403 Email: stringea@marshall.edu Profile... MFA (University of Massachusetts) Professor Creative Writing Edmund Taft Office: CH 460 Phone: (304) 696-3155 Email: taft@marshall.edu Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University ) Professor Shakespeare; Tudor Literature; Literary Bibliography John Teel Office: CH 448 Phone: (304) 696-3129 Email: teelj@marshall.edu Ph.D. (West Virginia University) Professor American Literature; Fiction; Crime and Detective Fiction John Van Kirk Office: CH 449 Phone: (304) 696-6637 Email: vankirk@marshall.edu MFA (University of Maryland) Professor Creative Writing; International Literature; Contemporary Fiction