English

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302 Minné Hall
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Ann-Marie Dunbar, Chairperson

Faculty

Debra Cumberland, Professor; BA, Carleton College; MA, PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 2002 -
Ann-Marie Dunbar, Professor; BA, St. Olaf College; MA, PhD, Indiana University; 2009 -
April Herndon, Professor; BA, MA, Radford University; PhD, Michigan State University; 2006 -
Andrew Higl, Professor; BA, John Carroll University; MA, PhD, Loyola University; 2009 -
Liberty Kohn, Professor; BA, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; MA, PhD, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; 2009 -
Ditlev Larsen, Professor; BA, University of Aalborg; MA, St. Cloud University; PhD, University of Minnesota; 2003 -
Gretchen Michlitsch, Professor; BA, Gustavus Adolphus; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 2005 -
Elizabeth Oness, Professor; BA, James Madison University; MFA, University of Maryland; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia; 2001 -
Wayne Ripley, Professor; BA, Michigan State University; MA, University of Tennessee; PhD, University of Rochester; 2006 -
Karen Schroeder, Associate Professor; BA, Minnesota State University-Moorhead; MA, PhD, North Dakota State University, 2013 -
Danielle Schwartz, Assistant Professor; BA, Michigan State University; MA, Michigan State University; PhD Binghamton University; 2021-
Myles Weber, Professor; BA, Augsburg College; MA, George Washington University; MA, Syracuse University; PhD, University of Maryland-College Park; 2007 -
Andrea Wood, Professor; BA, McGill University; MSC, University of Edinburgh; PhD, University of Florida; 2010 -
Elizabeth Zold, Professor; BA, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; MA, PhD, University of Illinois; 2013 -

Purpose

The English Department is concerned with the English language as art and communication. At the lower academic levels, courses are designed to help students acquire competence in reading and writing, thinking critically, and understanding and responding to aesthetic values.

At the upper levels, the emphasis shifts increasingly to British and American literature and to more sophisticated forms of writing and linguistic studies. Students majoring in English should complete the lower-division requirements in English before registering for the upper-division courses.

English Programs (Majors and Minors)

See complete list of programs at the bottom of this page.

Teaching Majors

CALT (Communication Arts and Literature) Majors: Except in unusual circumstances, the English Department recommends for student teaching only those students who have a minimum 2.75 GPA and who have earned at least a “B” in each of the following courses: ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies and ◎ ENG 402 - Teaching English in Middle School and Secondary School .
ESLT (TESOL) Majors: Except in unusual circumstances, the English Department recommends for student teaching only those students who have a minimum 2.75 GPA and who have earned at least a “B” in each of the following courses: ENG 328 - English Syntax and ◎ ENG 481 - TESOL Theory and Methods . Additionally, this major requires a minimum of two years of second/foreign- language instruction in a high- school setting or one year in a college setting or equivalent.

Pass/No Credit (P/NC) Courses

Except for some internships, no courses in the department are open to declared English majors or minors on a P/NC basis. Students not majoring or minoring in English can take any course in the department on a P/NC basis (provided they have met the prerequisites) unless the course is designated as a grade-only course.

General Education Intensive Requirements

Students may use intensive courses to satisfy both General Education Program (GEP) and major requirements. Intensive courses will usually be in the student’s major or minor program. The following are offered as GEP intensive courses in the English Department.

Intensives

Oral (◎)

Math/Critical Analysis (◆)

Writing (△)

Intensive courses that can be used to satisfy major/minor requirements are identified in the lists of required courses and electives.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science - Teaching

Minor