Major in English with a Communications Concentration

Core Requirements:

An introduction to literary genres and to the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of literature. Usually offered every semester. 3 credits.
An examination of the evolution of English phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, including current conventions and usage. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A concentrated study of early Shakespearan drama, especially the comedies and the histories. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A concentrated study of the late Shakespearean drama, especially the tragedies and the romances. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200- level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
† indicates a required course

Choose three from 221-229 (at least two of the three must be from 221-226):

A survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Writing process. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major American authors from about 1900 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle Ages to about 1800. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major writers from earliest literate hisory to about A.D. 1000. This includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits
A survey of selected major writers from about A.D. 1000 to about 1800. This course includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major writers from about 1800 to the persent. The course includes literature from Europe and Russia, as well as non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.

Total: 18 credits

Communicatons Concentration

A formal collection of the student's completed communications-oriented work, to be submitted to the department as part of the student's formal request to take ENG 400 (Internship). The portfiolio must include a minimum of seven examples of communications related work, three of which must be submissions to La Vie Collegienne, the campus newspaper. Offered every semester. 0 credits.
An introduction to career-oriented uses of language and to the skills used universally by reporters, editors, advertising copywriters, public relations personnel and technical writers. Usually offered every semester. 3 credits.
† indicates a required course

Five additional communications courses, at least two of which must be at the 300 level

The development of skills in speech and movement through the use of theater games and improvisations. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
An exploration of the relationship between the actor and the text through script analysis and the performance of scenes and monologues. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
The development of writing, speaking and listening skills for business management. Prerequisite: ENG 111, 112, or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
The development of the basic skills of journalistic writing such as interviewing, covering meetings, gathering and reporting news and writing features according to standard formats and styles. The course also covers legal and ethical aspects of journalism. Writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 111 and 112 or permission of the instructor. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A workshop in writing poetry. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
A workshop in writing short fiction. Usually offered alternate alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
The development of writing, speaking and illustrating skills to convey specialized, often technical information to a non-technical audience. Prerequisite: ENG 111 and 112 or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
Introduction to informative, persuasive and other types of oral communication, with emphasis on the student's own performance as well as the judgment of others' performance. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
Enhancement of basic journalistic skills by reading and writing longer investigative and feature articles. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 213. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
Theory and technique of writing news and features for broadcast media. Editing and rewriting press association dispatches, gathering local news, recording interviews, and preparing newscasts and feature programs. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
Principles and techniques of copywriting; selection and presentation of sales points; creative strategy in production of layouts. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
Purposes and methods of modern public relations as practiced by business and industry, organizations and institutions, trades and professions. Public opinion evaluation. Planning of public relations programs. Prerequisite: ENG 213, or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
Editing theory and exercises in copyreading, rewriting and headlining. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 213, or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
One of the goals of this course is to encourage students to think about the impact of the mass media on political process and vice versa. Students will read texts whose authors attempt to prove their theories concerning the extent and nature of the impacts mass media and politics have on each other. We will consider the history of the interaction between politics and media, and we will examine how emerging technologies are changing the face of political communication in the United States. Prerequistes: One of the following: ENG 140; HIS 125, 126, 127; PSC 100, 110, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
Topics vary from semester to semester. Recent topics have included Native American Literature, Myths and Their Meaning, Revolutions, Sports and Literature, Irish Literature, Gender and Communication, the Vietnam War and American Literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered every semester. 3 credits

At least three credits of ENG 400

Total: 21 credits