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Department of English 1 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Chair Georgia J. Cowart, PhD 106B Guilford House (Rutgers University) https://english.case.edu/ Professor and Interim Chair Phone: 216.368.1508; Fax: 216.368.4367 17th and 18th centuries; music, the arts, and politics Georgia J. Cowart, Interim Department Chair [email protected] Department Faculty The Department of English offers courses of study leading to the Michael Clune, PhD Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. (Johns Hopkins University) Included among the department’s offerings are literary and cultural Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities; Director of studies, linguistics, film, journalism and new media, creative writing, Graduate Studies rhetoric, and professional writing. American literature; literature and philosophy; poetry Combining the intellectual resources of a major research university Gusztav Demeter, PhD with a scale and set of values more typical of a liberal arts college, the (Oklahoma State University) department emphasizes class discussion, individual conferences or Instructor; Coordinator of ESL Writing tutorials, and other opportunities for students and faculty to work closely Teaching English as a second language; applied linguistics; cognitive together. Likewise, the curriculum is deliberately flexible to respond to linguistics; discourse analysis student needs and interests and to encourage close cooperation with the faculty in planning a course of study. Kimberly Emmons, PhD (University of Washington) A major in English prepares students for various sorts of careers. Three Oviatt Professor of English; Associate Professor; Director of Composition paths are common: Rhetoric; composition; gender and language; medical humanities • English leads readily to careers that put a premium on writing skills Christopher Flint, PhD and on the ability to analyze complex human situations. In addition (University of Pennsylvania) to the fields that have often been of first interest to English majors Professor (writing and publishing, journalism, advertising, the film industry, 18th-century English literature; print culture public relations, and teaching), significant opportunities exist in the corporate world, in government, and in nonprofit organizations such Mary Grimm, MA as those devoted to social service, the environment, or the arts. (Cleveland State University) • The BA in English is usually essential to anyone expecting to do Associate Professor; Director, Writers House graduate work in English or to pursue a career as a teacher or a Creative writing (fiction); contemporary literature; graphic novels scholar in the field. • The BA in English traditionally has been an important stepping stone Megan Swihart Jewell, PhD to success in professional school, and many of our English majors (Duquesne University) choose this path. A significant number go on to law school, many to Senior Instructor medical or business school, and some to nursing, journalism, social American literature; writing studies; poetics work, or library school, as well as directly into the business world. Kurt Koenigsberger, PhD (Vanderbilt University) Facilities Associate Professor The main office is located in Guilford House, where regular public talks, 19th- and 20th-century British literature; postcolonial literature department events, and classes are held. In Bellflower Hall, Writers House augments the English Department's mission through public lectures, William H. Marling, PhD workshops, community projects, and the Writing Resource Center. In (University of California, Santa Barbara) addition to manuscript and rare-book holdings in the Special Collections Professor Division, Kelvin Smith Library has strengths in Renaissance literature; American and world literature; modernism; popular culture; the detective 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century English literature; and American literature. novel; translation studies; anarchist theory The library also houses an outstanding collection of several thousand Erika Mae Olbricht, PhD films and other audiovisual materials, supported in part by English (University of New Hampshire) department endowment funds. In Strosacker Auditorium, the Film Society Senior Instructor; SAGES Instructional Coordinator maintains facilities capable of projecting 35 mm and 16 mm films. In the 16th- and 17th-century British literature and theatre; landscape studies library’s Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship, students have access to video cameras, state-of-the-art digital editing software, and stations John M. Orlock, MFA where they can view audiovisual materials from the library collection. (Pennsylvania State University) Professor For further details about our programs, see our website at https:// British and American drama; narrative theory; playwriting; screenwriting english.case.edu/ 2 Department of English Martha Wilson Schaffer, JD, PhD ENGL 328 Studies in the Eighteenth Century (Bowling Green State University) ENGL 329 English Literature, 1780-1837 Senior Instructor; Associate Director of Composition Fifteen additional hours of English courses, at least 3 of 15 Rhetoric; composition; writing assessment which must be at the 300 level James Sheeler, MA In addition, students submit an English major portfolio as described on (University of Colorado) our website. Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Associate Chair Because of the flexibility of departmental requirements and the variety Journalism of career paths to which the major may lead, all students should confer frequently and closely with advisors. No courses outside the department Robert Spadoni, PhD are required for the major (although a language course or equivalent (University of Chicago) proficiency is necessary for the honors track–see below), but the Associate Professor department recommends courses in comparative literature, history, Film studies philosophy, history and criticism of the fine arts, theater, and literature Thrity Umrigar, PhD in other languages. Students planning to go to graduate school are (Kent State University) reminded of the importance of foreign language study. Distinguished University Professor Creative writing (fiction and memoir); journalism; African American Departmental Honors literature To qualify for honors, English majors must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.75 in English courses taken for honors and follow a track consisting Maggie Vinter, PhD of at least 36 hours above the 100 level, including: (a) the general (Johns Hopkins University) requirements for the major (see above); (b) ENGL 387 Literary and Critical Associate Professor Theory; (c) at least 18 hours of approved electives in literary and cultural 16th- and 17th-century British literature; drama studies; and (d) one of the following: Athena Vrettos, PhD • a course in a foreign language taught in the elected language at (University of Pennsylvania) or above the 200 level, Associate Professor • a course either in linguistics or in the history of the English 19th-century British literature; history of medicine and psychology; language (the latter, however, cannot count for the general children's literature; gender studies pre-1800 requirement and for honors track language substitution), or Lecturer • demonstrated fluency in a foreign language. Gabrielle Parkin, PhD To be eligible for departmental honors, students must also complete their (University of Delaware) capstone requirement in a designated capstone course in English. Interim Director of the Writing Resource Center The department also offers other specialized options which follow. Late medieval English literature; material culture studies Major with a Concentration in Film Undergraduate Programs The film concentration requires that 9 of the 30 credits for the English Major major be approved film courses. The major in English includes two tracks. The primary track consists of These 9 credits must include: at least 30 semester hours in English above the 100 level (including 15 hours at the 300 level or above). The required courses are: ENGL 367 Introduction to Film (no 3 prerequisites) ENGL 300 English Literature to 1800 3 The remaining 6 credits can consist of a combination of ENGL 302 English Literature since 1800 3 the following: ENGL 308 American Literature 3 ENGL 368 Topics in Film (no prerequisites; the 3-6 ENGL 380 Departmental Seminar 3 course may be repeated for credit and may count for up to 6 credits of Choose one of the following: 3 the concentration) ENGL 310 History of the English Language ENGL 368C Topics in Film Capstone 3 ENGL 312 Chaucer ENGL 316 Screenwriting 3 ENGL 320 Renaissance Literature ENGL 309 Immersion Journalism/Multimedia 3 ENGL 323 Milton Storytelling ENGL 324 Shakespeare: Histories and Or an approved elective course* (up to 3 credits of the 3 Tragedies concentration) ENGL 325 Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances ENGL 327 Eighteenth-Century Literature Department of English 3 *Courses that have counted as electives toward the film Integrated Graduate Studies concentration include: Latin American Cinema, Black Religion The Department of English participates in the Integrated Graduate & Film, The Hollywood Musical, Topics in German Cinema, Film Studies Program (http://bulletin.case.edu/undergraduatestudies/ Music, Jewish Image in Popular Culture, French Cinema, James gradprofessional/#accerlerationtowardgraduatedegreestext), which Bond & Popular Culture, Classics in Film, Bollywood & Social makes it possible to complete both a BA and an MA in