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While encouraged to pursue minors in other disciplines, students who major in English may not declare minors in the English Department.
ENGLISH
ENGLISH e. Any two 300-level courses as electives f. English Majors are highly encouraged to take a co-op or internship.
MASTER’S DEGREE IN SECONDARY ENGLISH MAJOR—EDUCATION EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS In order to receive the Master’s degree and certification CONCENTRATION
Chairperson:
Jeffrey Roessner, Ph.D.
FACULTY Professor: Heidi Hosey, Ph.D. Associate Professors: Sr. Lisa M. McCartney, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Roessner, Ph.D.; Brian Reed, Ph.D.; Kenneth Schiff, Ph.D.; Christine Riley-Brown, Ph.D. Assistant Professors: Joanne McGurk, Ph.D.; Christina Rieger, Ph.D.; Visiting Professor: Marnie Sullivan, Ph.D. Lecturer: Gregory Brown, Ph.D.
in secondary education, students must meet all of the requirements outlined in the Education department section of the college catalog. Please refer to all standards, policies and admission/retention criteria as specified for all students in the Master’s degree program seeking the degree and certification by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
WRITING TO LEARN
The English Department supports the Mercyhurst Writing to Learn Program by having students in all English courses engage in written exercises, demonstrate comprehension of subject content through written examination, and present written assignments in partial fulfillment of course requirements.
ENGLISH MAJOR
The English Department constitutes a major humanizing force within the College. Through its focus on writing and composition, it fosters effective use of language for good communication. Through its teaching of literature, both early and modern, it promotes deeper understanding of the human experience. Thus, all students, along with English majors and minors, take College Writing and Western or World Classics. The English program, moreover, prepares students for the professions and for advanced study. The Creative Writing concentration better prepares the student for the field of literary publication. The English Education major prepares the student for a career in secondary education. The minor programs in English and writing complement many other majors at the College. The Department also sponsors the Mercyhurst Literary Festival and Lumen, the campus arts journal. Developed by students, its aim is to showcase faculty and student work. The Writing Center, located in the library, provides assistance to all students.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
English majors must maintain an overall 2.0 QPA. English majors with a concentration in Secondary Education must maintain an overall 3.0 QPA. and at least a 3.0 QPA in their major courses. An English major also must earn a grade of at least C in any course from the major meant to fulfill a degree requirement. No required course in the major may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
English majors must take the following courses: a.
Two 100-level courses in addition to the Common Core: World Classics, Western Classics, British Classics, or American Classics
b. Five 200-level preseminar courses, one from each category, 1. British Literature to 1798: Medieval Literature Renaissance Literature Restoration and the 18th Century 2. British Literature from 1798: Romanticism Victorian Literature 20th-Century British Literature 3. American Literature to 1865: Colonial Literature American Renaissance
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American Literature from 1865: Late 19th-Century Literature Early 20th-Century Literature 20th Century Literature Fiction Poetry Drama Post-modern
c. Three 300-level special topics seminars from each of the following categories:
1. Topics in British Literature 2. Topics in American Literature 3. Topics in Multi-cultural Literature
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Four designated courses as follows: 1. History of Criticism 2. Twentieth-Century Criticism 3. Shakespeare 4. Senior English Project
English majors with a concentration in Education must take: a. b.
Two 100-level course in addition to the Common Core: Western Classics, World Classics, British Classics, or American Classics Five 200-level pre-seminar courses, listed above for the English major
c. Three 300-level seminar special topics seminars, listed above for the English major d. Eight designated courses as follows: 1. Teaching Writing: Pedagogy and Practice 2. Oral Interpretation 3. Shakespeare 4. Applied Linguistics 5. 20th Century Criticism 6. History of Criticism 7. Seminar Elective 8. Senior English Project f. Two courses required by the Education department: 1. WL 101 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (Junior/Senior Year) 2. EDUC 210 Comparative Issues in Education (Junior/Senior Year)
ENGLISH MAJOR – WRITING CONCENTRATION
An English Major with a concentration in Writing must take: a. b.
Two 100-level courses in addition to the Common Core: World Classics, Western Classics, British Classics, or American Classics Four 200-level preseminar courses
c. Three 300-level special topics seminars in literature d. Seven designated courses as follows: 1. Advanced Composition 2. Professional Writing Seminar 3. Oral Interpretation 4. Applied Linguistics 5. Twentieth Century Criticism 6. History of Criticism 7. Senior English Project (professional or technical writing project) e. Four electives in computer technology, communications, graphic design, or discipline-specific cluster
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