71| make a score of 70 or higher on the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Exam, or have an SAT verbal score of 550 or an ACT English score of 24. OTHER MINORS Advertising/Public Relations (Ad/PR) JMC 102 or 223; 347 or 348; 389, 390 or 391; 488, 492 ............. 15 One 3-hour JMC Selection .............................................................. 3 TOTAL ............................................................................................ 18 Convergence Journalism (JOCJ) JMC 223, 324, 341, 261 or 342, 438 (requires 261), 441, 449, or 450, 488 ................................... 18 Media Studies (JMMS) JMC 100, 102 or 223, 317, 347 or 348, 488, JMC 100-499 ......... 18 TOTAL ........................................................................................... 18 Note: The minor advisor may be able to waive prerequisites for some courses within these minors. Course Descriptions Please see the Course Descriptions section of this catalog (page 165). Courses offered by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication include those with the following designation: JMC. These courses are the JMC core: JMC 100, 201, 302, 303, 321, 342, 351, 488, 495.
Language and Literature B. Cole Bennett, Chair ACU Box 28252 Abilene, Texas 79699-8252 Hardin Administration Building, Suite 212 Phone: 325-674-2263 Fax: 325-674-2408 Email: cole.bennett@acu.edu Web: www.acu.edu/language-literature Blog: blogs.acu.edu/english Faculty Carolina Archer, Instructor B. Cole Bennett, Professor Brian Brown, Instructor Laura Carroll, Associate Professor William M. Carroll, Associate Professor Suanna Davis, Assistant Professor Mikee Delony, Associate Professor Kyle Dickson, Professor Jeremy Elliott, Assistant Professor Carol Evans, Instructor Albert Haley, Professor William Horn, Instructor Steven T. Moore, Associate Professor Yann Opsitch, Instructor M. Harland Rall, Assistant Professor Sharon Rankin, Assistant Professor Paul Roggendorff, Assistant Professor Michelle Sanders, Associate Professor Joseph F. Stephenson, Associate Professor Carolyn Thompson, Instructor Jeanine Varner, Professor Beatriz Walker, Associate Professor Stephen R. Weathers, Associate Professor Debbie Williams, Associate Professor Todd Womble, Associate Professor Majors: English (BA) English for Teacher Certification (BA) Spanish (BA) Spanish for Teacher Certification (BA) Minors: English Professional Writing Spanish French The Department of Language and Literature offers the Bachelor of Arts in English, the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, the Bachelor of Arts in English for Teacher Certification, and the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish for Teacher Certification. A minor in English, Professional Writing, French, or Spanish may be added to other majors. The Master of Arts in English is available with emphases in literature, composition and rhetoric, or writing. See the Graduate School section of this catalog (page 128). Introduction The goal of the Department of Language and Literature is to provide students with the core of a liberal education while also preparing them for satisfying careers. The study of languages, literature, rhetoric, and poetry is the student’s key to becoming a citizen of the world. Students develop a deep satisfaction when they can communicate with people outside their own country and linguistic background. The Bachelor of Arts in English prepares students for graduate work in English, for careers as college English teachers, or for careers in