College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate Catalog 2011-12
English
English Department
with the experiences of diverse people from different
times and cultures.
Sara van den Berg, Ph.D. Chair
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English (BA)
Ruth Evans, Ph.D., Undergraduate Program Director
Students interested in declaring a major, minor, or
interdisciplinary minor must go to the Arts & Sciences
advising office in Verhaegan 215. Students may not
count English courses taken to fulfill the Arts and
Sciences Core Requirement toward the English major
or minor.
Faculty:
Paul Acker, Ph.D.
Saher Alam, M.A.
Toby Benis, Ph.D.
Raymond Benoit, Ph.D.
Harold Bush, Ph.D.
Vincent Casaregola, Ph.D.
Stephen Casmier, Ph.D.
Ellen Crowell, Ph.D.
Ruth Evans, Ph.D.
Nathan Grant, Ph.D.
Antony Hasler, Ph.D.
Devin Johnston, Ph.D.
Georgia Johnston, Ph.D.
Paul Lynch, Ph.D.
Janice McIntire-Strasburg, Ph.D.
Nathaniel Rivers, Ph.D.
Jennifer Rust, Ph.D.
Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D.
James Scott, Ph.D.
Rachel Greenwald-Smith, Ph.D.
Anne Stiles, Ph.D.
Donald Stump, Ph.D.
Joya Uraizee, Ph.D.
Joe Weixlmann, Ph.D.
Phyllis Weliver, D.Phil.
General Requirements
The English major consists of 10 courses (30 credit
hours), made up of 5 courses in literary periods (Area
Requirements), 4 electives, and 1 Senior Seminar. With
the approval of the undergraduate director, one upperdivision course in a field closely related to English may
be substituted to fulfill three hours of this requirement.
English majors must take at least 18 hours of 400-level
courses. Students may also count toward the major up to
12 hours of courses at the 300-level (this excludes the
upper division course used to satisfy the core literature
requirement). The department strongly recommends that
students take two or more of the following 300-level
courses before embarking on extensive study at the 400level:
ENGL 320
ENGL 321
English majors study original works of fiction – and
non-fiction – and learn how to write compelling
arguments about those works. The SLU Department of
English, like many English departments, not only
teaches courses on major authors and in major periods
of British and American literature but is also home to
creative writing, rhetoric, critical theory, postcolonial
literature, African-American writing, native American
writing, gender and sexuality, and the history of the
English language. We also teach new and emergent
areas of the discipline: film, new media, ecocriticism,
literature and technology, business and professional
writing, literature and pedagogy Through the study of
language, literature, and film, students understand
cultural values and meanings; they understand
persuasive argumentation; they develop analytical
thinking and effective writing skills; they learn about
literary forms, literary genres, and literary history (the
characteristics of, for example, the Middle Ages,
Renaissance, and Victorian periods, as well as the
differences between them; literary and artistic
movements such as Romanticism and Modernism); they
appreciate human creativity; they engage imaginatively
All English Courses Listed are 3 Credit Hours
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ENGL 323
ENGL 324
ENGL 325
British Literary Traditions to1800
(pre-1800 British)
British Literary Traditions after 1800
(post-1800 British)
American Literary Traditions to 1865
(American)
American Literary Traditions after 1865
(American)
Literature of the Postcolonial World
(post-1800 British)
Students may count towards Area Requirements up to
six hours earned in the above 300-level courses. All
other area requirements must be taken at the 400-level.
Overall area requirements are as follows:
Six hours in periods of British literature prior
to 1800
Six hours in periods of British literature after
1800
Three hours in any survey or period course in
American literature
Three hour senior inquiry requirement, fulfilled
by taking and satisfactorily completing a 400level Senior Seminar.
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Pre-1800 British Literature - 6 Hours
ENGL 320 British Literary Traditions to 1800
ENGL 410 History of the English Language
ENGL 420 Introduction to Old English
ENGL 421 Beowulf
ENGL 422 Introduction to Old Norse
ENGL 424 Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
ENGL 425 Chaucer: Troilus and Shorter Works
ENGL 430 The Age of Elizabeth
ENGL 431 Early Shakespeare
ENGL 432 Later Shakespeare
ENGL 433 Renaissance Drama
ENGL 434 Renaissance Poetry and Prose
ENGL 435 Seventeenth-Century Literature
ENGL 436 Milton
ENGL 437 Renaissance Literature and Rhetoric
ENGL 438 Early Women Writers
ENGL 440 Restoration Literature
ENGL 441 Eighteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 442 Dryden, Pope, Swift
ENGL 443 The Age of Johnson
ENGL 444 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
ENGL 446 The Gothic Novel
ENGL 450 The Age of Romanticism
ENGL 451 Romantic Poetry
Post-1800 British Literature - 6 Hours
ENGL 321 British Literary Traditions after 1800
ENGL 325 Literature of the Postcolonial World
ENGL 453 The Victorian Age
ENGL 454 Victorian Fiction
ENGL 455 Victorian Poetry
ENGL 456 Victorian Essay/Prose
ENGL 457 Victorian Satire
ENGL 458 Major Victorian Authors/Movements
ENGL 460 Topics in British Literature 1900-1945
ENGL 462 British Postmodernism
ENGL 463 Nationalism and Irish Cultural Revival
ENGL 464 Irish Culture and Politics in the MidTwentieth Century
ENGL 465 Contemporary Irish Literature, Culture, and
Politics
ENGL 466 Early Twentieth-Century Postcolonial
Literature and Culture
ENGL 467 Contemporary Postcolonial Literature and
Culture
ENGL 468 Major Postcolonial Writers
American Literature - 3 Hours
ENGL 323 American Literary Traditions to 1865
ENGL 324 American Literary Traditions after 1865
ENGL 417 American Film History
ENGL 470 American Literary Traditions to 1865
ENGL 471 American Literary Traditions after 1865
ENGL 472 Contemporary American Literature
ENGL 473 Ethnic American Literature
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ENGL 474 Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENGL 475 Nineteenth-Century American Poetry
ENGL 476 Twentieth-Century American Literature
ENGL 477 Twentieth-Century American Poetry
ENGL 478 Recent American Poetry
ENGL 479 American Drama
ENGL 480 American Short Story
ENGL 481 Major American Authors
ENGL 482 Pre-1900 African American Literature
ENGL 483 Post-1900 African American Literature
ENGL 484 Native American Literature
ENGL 485 Latino American Literature
ENGL 486 Literature and Culture of the Americas
ENGL 488 The Machine Age in American Literature
ENGL 489 Special Topics: American Literary and
Cultural Studies
Senior Seminar - 3 Hours
Required for all English Majors (open only to seniors)*
ENGL 494 Senior Seminar
*Registration for ENGL 494 must be done through the
English Office. Contact Dominick Valli (977-3010,
[email protected]) for registration.
Electives - 12 Hours
Any English course at the 300- or 400-level can count
as an elective for the English major. With the approval
of the Director of Undergraduate English Studies, a
student may also use an advanced course in another
department as an elective for the English major.
English Major with Creative Writing
Emphasis (BA)
Devin Johnston, Ph.D. Director of Creative Writing
Recommended Courses
A student planning to major in English with a Creative
Writing emphasis may wish to take an Introductory
Creative Writing course (ENGL 304-309) as part of the
core literature requirement. No course taken to fulfill
the core literature requirement can count toward the
major requirement.
General Requirements
The requirements for the English major with emphasis
in Creative Writing are the same as those for the English
major; students who wish to major in English with a
Creative Writing emphasis must fulfill the fifteen hours
of Area Requirements and take ENGL 494, the senior
seminar. Each student is required to submit a portfolio
of representative work for assessment prior to
graduation. For this emphasis, student’s elective courses
are replaced by twelve hours of coursework in creative
writing, chosen from:
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ENGL 304 Writing Literacy Narratives
ENGL 305 Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 306 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 307 Creative Writing: Drama
ENGL 308 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 309 Creative Writing: Poetry and Translation
ENGL 405 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 406 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 407 Advanced Creative Writing: Drama
ENGL 408 Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 409 Advanced Creative Writing: Special Topics
ENGL 412 Language Studies: Special Topics
English (Minor)
General Requirements
The minor in English requires 15 hours minimum that
must include at least 12 hours of 400-level courses.
The 15 hour requirement must include the following:
Pre-1800 British Literature – 3 Hours
List as for Majors
Post-1800 British Literature – 3 Hours
List as for Majors
American Literature – 3 Hours
List as for Majors
Electives- 6 Hours
Any English course at the 300- or 400-level can count
as an elective for the English minor.
Creative Writing (Minor)
The requirements for the creative writing minor are 15
hours chosen from:
Creative Writing – 9 Hours
3 Hours from
ENGL 304 Writing Literacy Narratives
ENGL 305 Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 306 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 307 Creative Writing: Drama
ENGL 308 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 309 Creative Writing: Poetry and Translation
6 Hours from
ENGL 405 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 406 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 407 Advanced Creative Writing: Drama
ENGL 408 Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 409 Advanced Creative Writing: Special Topics
ENG 412 Language Studies: Special Topics
Literature Courses – 6 Hours
Six hours of complementary courses in literature are to
be chosen in consultation with the chair of creative
writing. Examples of complementary courses would be:
two courses in American, British, or post-colonial
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fiction; two courses in American or British poetry; two
courses in British or American drama; two courses in
American ethnic literatures.
Concentration in Creative and
Professional Writing
Devin Johnston, Ph.D. and Avis Meyer, Ph.D.,
Program Directors
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The interdisciplinary Concentraion in Creative and
Professional Writing offers students an opportunity to
gain experience in many different kinds of writing from
poetry and fiction to journalism and public relations.
The Concentration helps students develop and mature as
writers by providing extensive practice in both creative
and professional forms of writing. Though English and
Communication majors frequently seek the
Concentration in Creative and Professional Writing as
an additional credential, students from any discipline
may pursue it. The Concentration can help students
prepare directly for careers in journalism, public
relations, advertising, or corporate communications, as
well as for graduate study in creative writing or
journalism. Any student who completes the
Concentration will have strengthened his or her ability
to compete in the many professional settings that
demand extensive writing.
General Requirements
The Concentration requires 18 semester hours of writing
courses, nine hours from English and nine hours from
Communication. 400-level writing courses in the
English department may count both for the
Concentration and as an elective for the English major
or minor. Only one 300-level course may count for both
the Concentration and the English major or minor (as
long as the student has already completed the 300-level
literature course required for the College of Arts and
Sciences core).
English Courses – 9 Hours
ENGL 303 Creative Writing: Prose Nonfiction
ENGL 304 Writing Literacy Narratives
ENGL 305 Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 306 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 307 Creative Writing: Drama
ENGL 308 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 309 Creative Writing: Poetry and Translation
ENGL 400 Business & Professional Writing
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ENGL 401 Advanced Expository Writing
ENGL 405 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 406 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 407 Advanced Creative Writing: Drama
ENGL 408 Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 409 Advanced Creative Writing: Special Topics
ENGL 499 Advanced Independent Study; may be a
writing internship
Communication Courses – 9 Hours
CMM 210 Journalism: Newswriting
OR
CMM 212 Message Design
Plus two courses selected from:
CMM 311 Feature Writing
CMM 312 Multimedia Scriptwriting
CMM 313 Editorial and Opinion Writing
CMM 314 Essay Writing
CMM 361 Writing for Public Relations
CMM 371 Advertising Writing & Production
CMM 416 Editing
CMM 415 Publication
CMM 416 Editing
CMM 435 Broadcast Journalism
Internship Opportunities
Raymond Benoit, Ph.D., Internship Advisor
The Department of English offers a variety of
internships that are arranged on a case-by-case basis.
Examples include:
Legal Assistant
Museum Project Director
Film Assistants
Editorial Writer
Publishing Assistant
Magazine Editing
Editorial Writing
General Requirements
Students are required to work no less than 10 hours
weekly to earn 3 credit hours for the semester. Grading
is satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading. Internships are
limited to students with Junior or Senior status.
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