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Goals | General Requirements | Degree Requirements | Curriculum Requirements - Majors & Minors | Writing Minor | Women's Studies Minor
Helen Bittel, Ph.D., Chairperson
Deborah E. Brassard, Ph.D.
Ann Marie Bush, Ph.D.
Agnes Cardoni, Ph.D.
William Conlogue, Ph.D.
Laurie McMillan, Ph.D.
Sr. Christine Mihelich, IHM, Ph.D.
Erin Sadlack, Ph.D.
Goals
Marywood’s programs in English are designed to teach students to:
- Analyze literary and/or rhetorical techniques in various genres.
- Articulate the ways that literary texts illuminate human experiences.
- Situate a work within its sociohistorical and/or cultural contexts.
- Write in creative, persuasive, and/or analytical ways.
- Conduct responsible academic research.
- Communicate ideas orally in a variety of academic and professional settings.
General Requirements — All Students
All undergraduate students are required to take:
ENGL 160, Writing Skills*
This course is a Core requirement and is a prerequisite for all other English courses because communicating through writing is fundamental to thinking and learning across disciplines. A minimum grade of “C” is required in order to fulfill the University’s requirement of writing competency, and the course can be retaken only once at Marywood.
ENGL 180, Introduction to World Literature
*Approved Advanced Placement courses may be awarded credit according to American Council on Education (ACE) guidelines.
N.B.: English 160 and English 180 are prerequisites for all literature courses. ENGL 160 is the prerequisite for all Writing courses.
Final approval of English transfer credits rests with the department chair.
Degree Requirements
| Major | Core | To Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 39 | 43/46 | 126 |
| English/Secondary Educ. | 39 | 43/46 | 126 |
Curriculum Requirements — English Majors and Minors
English majors must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours in English:
| ENGL 160 | Writing Skills |
3
|
| ENGL 170 | Introduction to Literary Studies |
3
|
| ENGL 180 | Introduction to World Literature |
3
|
| Survey Courses 3 out of 4 of the following: |
9
|
|
| ENGL 357A | Early American Literature |
3
|
| ENGL 357 | American Literature, 1865-present |
3
|
| ENGL 360 | Medieval & Early Modern British Literature |
3
|
| ENGL 364 | Major British Writers |
3
|
| One upper-level writing course |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 310-329, Genre |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 330-349, Theme |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 350-359, American Period |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 360-369, British Period |
3
|
|
| ENGL 370 | Shakespeare |
3
|
| ENGL 495 | Senior Seminar |
3
|
| Two courses from: ENGL 310-499 |
6
|
|
English majors, Secondary Education, must complete a minimum of 45 credit
hours in English:
| ENGL 160 | Writing Skills |
3
|
| ENGL 170 | Introduction to Literary Studies |
3
|
| ENGL 180 | Introduction to World Literature |
3
|
| Survey Courses 3 out of 4 of the following: |
9
|
|
| ENGL 357A | Early American Literature |
3
|
| ENGL 357 | American Literature, 1865-present |
3
|
| ENGL 360 | Medieval & Early Modern British Literature |
3
|
| ENGL 364 | Major British Writers |
3
|
| One upper-level writing course |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 310-329, Genre |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 330-349, Theme |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 350-359, American Period |
3
|
|
| One course from: ENGL 360-369, British Period |
3
|
|
| ENGL 370 | Shakespeare |
3
|
| ENGL 400 | Structure of Linguistics |
3
|
| ENGL 412A | Teaching Writing |
3
|
| ENGL 412B | Teaching Literature |
3
|
The curriculum requirements discussed in this section are subject to change, based on guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
English minors, Elementary Education, must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours in English:
| ENGL 160 | Writing Skills |
3
|
| ENGL 180 | Introduction to World Literature |
3
|
| One course from any four of the seven categories listed below: | ||
| ENGL 170 | Introduction to Literary Studies |
3
|
| ENGL 310-329 | Genre |
3
|
| ENGL 330-349 | Theme |
3
|
| ENGL 350-359 | American Period |
3
|
| ENGL 360-369 | British Period |
3
|
| ENGL 370-399 | other Literature courses |
3
|
| ENGL 400-499 | other English courses |
3
|
Writing Minor
The English Department offers an 18 credit minor in Writing. In addition to English 160, students are required to complete any five of the following courses.
| ENGL 450 | Writing for the Social Sciences |
3
|
| ENGL 460 | Creative Writing |
3
|
| ENGL 470 | Business and Technical Writing |
3
|
| ENGL 475 | Composition Theory and Practice |
3
|
| ENGL 480 | Advanced Writing |
3
|
| ENGL 484 | Political Writing and Rhetoric |
3
|
| ENGL 485 | Writing and Cultural Studies |
3
|
| ENGL 490 | Feminist Writing and Rhetoric |
3
|
| ENGL XXXW | A writing-intensive literature course |
3-6
|
| ENGL 451 | Internship |
3
|
English 160 Writing Skills is the prerequisite for the internship and all upper-division writing courses. The upper-division courses may be taken in any sequence.
All majors are required to consult either the chairperson or their advisors prior to registration each semester. The responsibility of fulfilling the department’s requirements, however, rests with the student.
Additionally: Education majors, Secondary and Elementary, must consult with Marywood’s Department of Education in order to fulfill the education sequence and QPA requirements in an orderly and accurate manner.
In order for the English Department to recommend a major for graduation, 50 percent of the student’s English courses must have been taken at Marywood with a minimum QPA of 2.33 in the major.
Women’s Studies Minor
A minor in Women’s Studies is available, combining courses offered through several departments. Most Women’s Studies courses meet requirements of the Core Curriculum. To fulfill the minor in Women’s Studies, a student must complete eighteen credits including a three-credit integrating seminar.
Courses are selected from the following and/or from additional courses as they are developed. The student must select courses from at least two disciplines. These are examples of the kinds of courses the program offers.
| ENGL 318 | Women Writers |
3
|
| ENGL 342 | History of Postmodern Women: Literature and Art |
3
|
| ENGL 360A | Early Modern British Women Writers |
3
|
| ENGL 378 | Plath, Sexton and Company |
3
|
| ENGL 490 | Feminist Writing and Rhetoric |
3
|
| HIST 230 | Women in the Developing World |
3
|
| HIST 250 | Women in the East and West |
3
|
| HIST 260 | Distinguished Women: a Global Biographical View |
3
|
| HIST 320B | Womanhood in America |
3
|
| HIST 320L | American Women of Color |
3
|
| HIST 320M | Women in Politics |
3
|
| PHIL 416 | Perspectives on Women |
3
|
| PSY 438 | Psychology of Gender |
3
|
| R ST 434 | Women and Religion |
3
|
| SSCI 461 | Integrating Seminar |
3
|