Department of English College of Arts and Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Faculty Curriculum David Malone (1999). Department Chair and Associate I. Major in English With Creative Writing Emphasis—34 Professor of English. B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., State hours University of New York at Binghamton; Ph.D., Northern A. Core requirements for all majors—13 hours Illinois University. 1. ENG 318 and 410—6 hours 2. ENG 450 or 460—3 hours Christine Bailey (2006). Associate Professor of English and 3. ENG 300 and 490—4 hours Director of Composition Support. B.S., Tennessee Tech B. Writing Core: ENG 312, 425, and 426—9 hours University; M.A., Belmont University; M.F.A., Murray State C. Genre Studies: Select 2 from 305, 310, 311, 320, 336, University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 337—6 hours Janna Chance (2007) Associate Professor of English. B.A., Texas D. Select 6 hours from ENG 305, 310, 311, 320, 325, 334, A&M University; M.A. and Ph.D., Rice University. 335, 336, 337, 340, 342, 400, 422, 423, 427, 430, 431, 432, 433, 450 or 460, 395-6-7, 495-6-7. Jason Crawford (2011). Associate Professor of English. II. Major in English with Literature Emphasis—34 hours B.A., Louisiana State University; A.M. and Ph.D., Harvard A. Core requirements for all majors—13 hours University. 1. ENG 318 and 410—6 hours 2. ENG 450 or 460—3 hours Patricia L. Hamilton (2001). Professor of English. B.A., Biola 3. ENG 300 and 490—4 hours University M.A., California State University, Fullerton; Ph.D., B. Advanced Literature Studies—6 hours University of Georgia. 1. ENG 340 or 342 Scott Huelin (2009). Professor of English and Director of the 2. ENG 334 or 335 Honors Community. B.A. and M.A., University of North C. Genre studies: Select 1 from 305, 310, 311, 320, 336, Carolina; Ph.D., University of Chicago. 337—3 hours D. Select 12 hours from ENG 305, 310, 311, 312, 320, John Netland (2008). Provost and Vice President for Academic 325, 334, 335, 336, 337, 340, 342, 400, 422, 423, 425, Affairs and Professor of English. B.A., Biola University; M.A., 426, 427, 430, 431, 432, 433, 435, 450, 460, 395-6-7, California State Polytechnic University; Ph.D., University of 495-6-7. California, Los Angeles. III. Teacher Licensure for English (Grades 6–12) Gavin Richardson (1998). Professor of English. B.A., A. Major requirements as shown above for either Vanderbilt University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Illinois concentration to include in the Creative Writing at Urbana–Champaign. Emphasis ENG 334 or 335 and ENG 340 or 342, replacing choices under I.D. above. Bobby Rogers (1989). Professor of English and Writer in B. Additional requirement: CSC 105 Residence. B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.F.A., C. Professional Education: University of Virginia. 1. Prior to Internship—EDU 150, EDU 305, EDU 358, PSY 213, PSY/SE 230. Staff 2. Fall of Internship Year—EDU 306, 340, 420, 440 Melanie Kuykendall (2018). Academic Secretary—English and 3. Spring of Internship Year—EDU 441 and 451 Languages. B.S., Union University. D. The student must earn a 3.0 major GPA. E. Completion of applicable portions of the Praxis II. F. For additional information, see the Director of Mission Statement Educator Preparation. IV. English Minor Requirements • To provide student-centered attention which facilitates Building on the 12 hours of ENG required in the General effective communication. Core, the minor requires 15 ENG hours>299. • To offer courses in composition which require analytical reading, thinking, and writing. Major in English with Discipline-Specific Honors • To offer courses that explore and analyze multicultural The Honors Program in the English Department is literature to broaden world views. intended to offer outstanding students the opportunity to • To offer a range of English courses emphasizing genres, engage in certain kinds of advanced, academically-challenging periods, major writers, history and structure of the language, projects that they might not have the occasion to encounter

2018-2019 composition, research, and critical analysis.

ENGLISH 83 in the standard English curriculum. The program involves two approved by the English Department prior to the beginning of elements: a) English honors students will contract to perform the semester in which the work will be undertaken. honors work in four upper-level English courses; and b) they 1. Literature-track students will write a work of literary will write an honors thesis in lieu of the standard senior thesis. or linguistic analysis of approximately 35-40 pages The honors thesis will build upon previous work undertaken that draws upon at least 15-20 works of secondary in upper-level English courses, including work done for honors criticism. These students will also submit an annotated contracts. bibliography of their research. 2. Writing-track students will write a work or collection of Application Process works in their preferred genre(s) totaling approximately Students who meet the minimal requirements should 35-40 pages. These students will also prepare a short submit an application to the Chair of the English Department. (3-4 page) reflective essay on five major literary Admission is at the discretion of the English Department influences on their writing. faculty. Applications must be approved by a majority vote of 3. All thesis writers will give a formal presentation of their the English Department at the next departmental meeting. findings or a reading of their finished creative work in a colloquium setting. All students in the English Admission Requirements discipline-specific program will be expected to attend. The following students are eligible for admission to the All students will work with a thesis director, who will take the discipline-specific honors program lead in guiding the project and responding to early drafts, and • English majors who have been admitted to the General with a second reader, who will provide some feedback later in Honors Program and who have attained a cumulative the process (after a first draft has been completed). GPA of 3.5 or higher for one academic year • English majors who have completed at least one academic year of coursework at Union, including at Assessment of Majors least one upper-level English course, and who have a Majors are required to take ENG 490 which is the cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher culmination of the major in the completion and defense of a thesis. English majors who do not meet the minimal GPA or residency requirements, but who have completed at least one full year of course work and have completed at least two Student Organization upper-level English courses at Union, may submit a portfolio Sigma Tau Delta, a national English Honor Society, of their creative or critical work and appeal to be admitted to recognizes students who have realized accomplishments in the program. the English language and literature. The motto is “Sincerity, Upon admission to the English DSH program, the student Truth, Design.” Union University’s chapter was organized in will be assigned a faculty advisor who will oversee the student’s 1979. Officially declared English majors/minors who have progress in the course of study and who will direct the senior completed at least 36 semester hours of college study, with 6 honors thesis. hours in literature, meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Furthermore, the student must have at least a 3.0 GPA in English Progression Department courses for membership. To remain in the program a student must • Maintain a 3.50 GPA in the major Student Award • Earn at least a B in each honors contract course The Helen Blythe Creative Writing Award is given to the • Complete each item in the Honors Project/Thesis graduating senior who is deemed by the English Department timeline on time and to the satisfaction of the faculty to be the best creative writer. department chair or thesis director

Students who fail to meet any of these three criteria may be General Regulations placed on probation; students on probation who fail to rectify Students are required to complete the core curriculum their shortcomings within one semester may be dismissed from requirements in composition and literature before enrolling the program. Probation and dismissal decisions will be made in an upper-level English course. by the department chair in consultation with the Director of the Honors Community.

Honors Project/Thesis The honors thesis serves as the culmination of the student’s honors work in the English Department. Building on previous work, the honors thesis represents a mature, independent work of original scholarship or creative writing. All projects must be

ENGLISH 84 Course Offerings in English (ENG) 312. Creative Writing (3) F, S ( ) Hours Credit; F–Fall; W–Winter; S–Spring; Su–Summer Prerequisite: ENG 201 or 202 with alternate as the corequisite. Reciprocal credit: COM 312. 111. Written Composition I (3) F, S, Su Emphasis is on the production of original writings, particularly in Includes a study of the principles of grammar, usage, and rhetoric, the genres of poetry, short story, drama, and essay. emphasizing the writing of clear, effective exposition. 318. Advanced Composition (3) S; As Needed 111L. Writing Lab (1) F Prerequisite: ENG 201 or 202 with alternate as the corequisite. Corequisite: ENG 111—sections K. Reciprocal credit: COM 318. In this lab setting, this one-hour supplement to ENG 111 for Techniques of writing effective expository, argumentative, the Keystone sections focuses on the skills necessary to enhance descriptive, and narrative nonfiction prose. student success in ENG 111. 320. The Short Story (3) Every Third Year 112. Written Composition II (3) F, W, S Prerequisite: ENG 201 or 202 with alternate as the corequisite. Prerequisite: ENG 111. A study of representative short stories selected from literary, Includes library orientation and instruction in research historic, or thematic types. Includes such writers as Maupassant, methods. Students will write critical themes and a research Chekhov, Poe, Joyce, Lawrence, Hurston, O’Connor, paper. Gordimer, Mahfouz, and Garcia Marquez. 201. World Literature I (3) F, W, S, Su 324. Professional Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing Prerequisites: ENG 111, 112. (3) F Selected writers beginning with the Greeks and continuing Prerequisites: ENG 201, 202; corequisite: ENG 318 (could also th through the 17 century. be taken prior to this course). 202. World Literature II (3) F, W, S, Su This project-based, career preparation course focuses on Prerequisites: ENG 111, 112. editing and publishing in print and/or electronic forms. The Selected world writers from the 18th through the 20th century. course includes theory and practice of editing, practice with publication tools, and group collaboration. Completion of ENG 111, 112, 201 and 202 is prerequisite to the following unless otherwise noted: 325. Literature and Faith (3) Every Third Year Prerequisite: ENG 201 or 202 with alternate as the corequisite. 300. Literary Criticism and Analysis (3) F, S A close literary, theological and historical analysis of writers of faith Prerequisite: ENG 201 or 202 with alternate as the corequisite. such as Augustine, Dante, Donne, Herbert, Hardy, Tennyson. Overview of methodologies and various schools of theory used in C.Rossetti, Dostoyevsky, T.S. Eliot, Lewis, Solzhenitsyn, Wiesel, literary analyses with special attention to close reading techniques, Endo, Potok, Dillard, Robinson and Berry. coupled with mastery of MLA style guidelines. 334. Survey of American I (3) S–Even Years 305. Drama (3) F–Odd Years A study of literature from the Colonial, Early National, and Reciprocal credit: COM 305. Romantic Periods. Representative dramas selected from literary, historic, or thematic types. Includes such writers as Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, 335. Survey of American II (3) S–Odd Years Brecht, O’Neill, Ionesco, and Soyinka. A study of literature from the Realistic Period through Post Modernism. 309. Women Writers (3) F Prerequisites: ENG 201, 202. 336. The Epic (3) Every Third Year A close literary, cultural, and historical analysis of women Comparative study of oral/formulaic tales from around the writers. Representative authors may include Austen, E. Bronte, world which have been recorded and of the literate creations C. Bronte, Lennox, Rosetti, E.B. Browning, Stowe, Alcott, intended to imitate those tales in some traditions. Includes Woolf, and Plath. such authors and works as Gilgamesh, Homeric epics, Virgil, Icelandic saga, Ariosto, Milton, the Ramayana, the Mwindo 310. Poetry (3) Every Third Year Epic, and Amos Tutuola. Representative poetry selected from literary, historic, or thematic types. Includes the works of such writers as Sappho, Catullus, 337. The Novel (3) Every Third Year Petrarch, Goethe, Pushkin, Eliot, and Frost. Representative novels from literary, historic, or thematic types. Includes such writers as Cervantes, Balzac, Dostoevsky, 311. Literature and Film (3) Every Third Year Hawthorne, Joyce, Faulkner, Soseki, and Achebe. Prerequisite: ENG 201 or 202 with alternate as the corequisite. An examination of the intersection of film and literary texts 340. Survey of British Literature I (3) F—Odd Years and the scholarly analyses of each narrative format. Discussion Survey of major works authors and themes of British literature includes cultural and historical aspects, philosophical from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Renaissance. approaches to adaptation, and the technical analysis of film.

ENGLISH 85 342. Survey of British Literature II (3) F—Even Years 429. Southern Literature (3) Survey of major works authors and themes of British literature Prerequisites: ENG 201, 202. from the Restoration through the Post-Colonial period. Advanced literary, cultural, and historical study of literature of the American South. Representative authors may include 400. Race and Ethnicity in American Literature (3) Every Hurston, Ransom, Warren, Faulkner, McCullers, O’Connor, Third Year Welty, Percy, Walker, Morrison, and McCarthy. A close literary, cultural and historical study of traditions of ethnic literature in America, such as African American, Asian 430. Classical Antiquity (3) Every Third Year American, Latino/a, Native American, and Jewish American An in-depth analysis of some feature of the literature of literature. Greece and/or Rome. Previous iterations of English 430 have examined Greek mythology as well a Roman religion from 410. Representative Plays of Shakespeare (3) F the state-sponsored paganism of the Aeneid to the rise of An in-depth study of approximately twelve selected comedies, Christianity. tragedies, and histories of Shakespeare, with an emphasis on the Elizabethan Age. 431. The Middle Ages (3) Every Third Year A seminar examining a single writer, work, or tradition from 422. Eighteenth Century British Literature (3) Every the Middle Ages. Previous seminars have studied Arthurian Third Year legend, the world of Beowulf, Dante’s Divine Comedy, and A close literary and historical analysis of one or more such the poems of Chaucer. authors from the Long 18th Century, such as Dryden, Pope, Behn, Defoe, Fielding, Richarson, Johnson, Swift, and Gray. 432. The Renaissance (3) Every Third Year A close literary and historical analysis of one or more such 423. Nineteenth Century American Literature (3) Every authors as Marlowe, Milton, Rabelais, Machiavelli, Calderon, Third Year and Cervantes. Advanced literary, cultural and historical study of 19th century American literature. Topics may include Transcendentalism, 433. Romanticism (3) Every Third Year Realism, and Naturalism, and representative authors may A close literary and historical analysis of one or more such include Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Dickinson, Twain, authors as Goethe, Rousseau, Hugo, Wordsworth, Pushkin, Whitman, Jewett, Stowe, Cather, and Wharton. Hawthorne, and Melville. 425. Fiction Writing (3) S 435. Twentieth Century and Contemporary Literature (3) Prerequisite: ENG 312. Every Third Year. A writing workshop in which advanced techniques of fiction A close literary and historical analysis of world authors across writing are practiced, culminating in a manuscript of original genre from World War I-era High Modernism, World War II-era work. postmodernism, post-colonialism, and contemporary literature. 426. Poetry Writing (3)F 450. The History of the English Language (3) S Prerequisite: ENG 312. Study of the development of current forms of the English A writing workshop in which advanced techniques of poetry language, surveying issues of historical linguistics with writing are practiced, culminating in a manuscript of original attention to the roles of Old English and Middle English in the work. development of Anglophone language and literature. 427. Victorian Literature (3) Every Third Year 460. Advanced Grammar (3) F A close literary, cultural and historical analysis of the literature English 460 utilizes Reed-Kellogg diagramming to help students of the English Victorian period, featuring one or more such identify and name the principal sentence structures and authors as Arnold, C.Bronte, E. Bronte, R. Browning, E.B. grammatical elements in the English language, from the most Browning, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy, Hopkins, and Tennyson. basic constructions to the most complex. 428. Creative Nonfiction Writing (3) S—alternate years 490. Senior Thesis (1) S Prerequisite: ENG 312. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair. Creative Nonfiction Writing is a writing workshop in which To complete the major, the student will complete a thesis students will develop their facility with advanced techniques in demonstrating an understanding of the principles of literary such subgenres as the memoir, the lyric essay, the travel narrative, theory and criticism. The student will present and defend the and others. Writing assignments will be supplemented with work before a faculty panel. essay readings and craft readings as appropriate.

ENGLISH 86 179-279-379-479. External Domestic Study Programs (1-3) 195-6-7. Special Studies (1-4) As Needed 295-6-7. Special Studies (1-4) All courses and their applications must be defined and Lower-level group studies which do not appear in the regular approved prior to registering. departmental offerings. 179PF-279PF-379PF-479PF. External Domestic Study 395-6-7. Special Studies (1-4) Programs (Pass/Fail) As Needed Upper-level group studies which do not appear in the regular All courses and their applications must be defined and departmental offerings. approved prior to registering. 495-6-7. Independent Study (1-4) 180-280-380-480. Study Abroad Programs (1-4) Individual research under the guidance of a faculty member(s). All courses and their applications must be defined and approved prior to travel. 498-499. Seminar (1-3) On Demand To be used at the discretion of the department for majors only. 180PF-280PF-380PF-480PF. Study Abroad Programs (Pass/ *Consult the English Department for details. Fail) As Needed All courses and their applications must be defined and approved prior to travel.

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