Department of English

Chairperson: Professor Lunsford; Russell M. Robinson, III Chair in Shakespeare: Kay; Professors: B. Davis, Jacoby, McGavran, Moss, Smith, Varnas, Watson; Associate Professors: Amante, Gatlin, Govan, R. Grey, McNair, Shealy, West; Assistant Professors: Bosley, Connolly, Crane, C. Davis, Gardner, Jackson, Kincaid, Morgan, Patten, Smilowitz, Thiede, Walther, Welch, Wickliff, Yancey; Senior Lecturers: Eckard, L. Grey, Rothwell; Lecturers: Burton, Diehl, Eapen, Howell, McLaurin, Maram, Rollins, Saviano, Settle; Emeritus Professors: Burne, Carver, Ellis, Mason, Moose; Emeritus Associate Professors: Harper, Shapiro.

A major in English prepares students for careers in which good communication, a knowledge of people, an awareness of ideas, and clear thinking are important. Education, law, journalism, medicine and library science are fields traditionally associated with the English major. More and more, however, persons with proficiency in writing, language and literature find increased opportunities in such fields as government, business, banking, museum work, advertising, public relations, sales, publications, printing, radio and television.

The English Department offers a Master of Arts degree program (see the Graduate Section of this Catalog), designed to accommodate students seeking the M.A. with or without graduate certification in teaching.

Students who do not major in English but plan to take courses in English, for pleasure or in order to build their skills with language, should consult the Department about the possibility of minoring in English, Journalism, Communication Studies, or Technical/Professional Writing. (The Communication Studies Program is described elsewhere in this Catalog.)

BACHELOR OF ARTS

A major in English leading to the B.A. degree consists of 30 semester hours of coursework in English beyond the six hours in composition (usually 1101 and 1102) that are part of the general education requirements. English 2100 is required of all students; only nine hours (including English 2100) of coursework at the 2000level may be used toward the English major. Neither English 2014 nor English 2050 may be used to fulfill requirements for the English major. (Prerequisites for courses at the 2000 level and above are English 1101 and 1102, or the equivalent.) Requirements above the 2000 level are as follows: at least three hours of English in each of the three GroupA categories (pre1800 British literature; post1800 British literature; and American literature) and at least three hours in each of the five GroupB categories (literary history; genre or mode; major figure; writing; and language). Lists of which courses fit the eight categories will be given to each student who enters the English major and also will be available from English Department advisers and the English Department main office. A single course may be used to satisfy two categories only if one of the two categories comes from Group A and one from Group B. It is recommended that students take a 2000level English course (for majors, preferably English 2100) prior to enrolling in 3000 or 4000level literature courses.

The English major also requires nine semester hours of related work beyond the required 30 hours of English and in addition to the work used for the general education requirements. The purpose of the related work is to make connections between the English major and other humanistic studies. Required are: Communication Studies 1101, plus six hours at the 2000 level or above in Performing Arts, Visual Arts, American Studies, AfricanAmerican and African Studies, Philosophy, Humanities, Communication Studies, Foreign Languages, History, Religious Studies, and/or Women's Studies 1101, and/or Arts and Sciences 3400. (The six hours do

not have to be from only one department.) Courses from academic areas other than these may be used for the related work requirement, but only with the approval of the Chairperson of the English Department. Students with a second major or minor in another department shall be considered automatically to have satisfied the six hours of related work beyond COMM 1101.

Internships. Internships in the community and at the University are available for upperlevel English majors, and Communication Studies minors. Consult the English Department for further information.

English Department Class Attendance Policy. Students are expected to attend all scheduled English Department classes. Specific attendance policy for each section is left to the teacher.

Awards. The Department gives several undergraduate awards each spring (usually to senior English majors): the Margaret Bryan Award for excellence in scholarship; the Intimate Bookshop Creative Writing Awards; the Aristidis Katopodis Award for academic excellence in the study of English; and the Robert M. Wallace Award for excellence in the study of English. Also, each spring the Department awards the Goudes Scholarship to a rising senior English major, for academic excellence and financial need.

ENGLISH MINOR

A minor in English consists of 18 hours in English courses at the 2000 level or above. Students must take ENGL 2100 and must elect a minimum of nine hours of coursework numbered 3000 or above to complete the minor. A GPA of 2.0 in all English courses is required.

JOURNALISM MINOR

The minor in journalism is offered by the English Department to provide an introduction to journalism areas such as writing, editing, feature writing, layout and design, and related communication and media issues. It is designed for students who have completed ENGL 1101 and 1102. The minor consists of 18 hours of coursework including:

JOUR 2160   Introduction to Journalism
JOUR 3160   News Writing
JOUR 3161   News Editing

The nine (9) hours of elective coursework needed to complete the minor may be chosen from:

ENGL 4204    Expository Writing (3)
JOUR 3162    Feature Writing (3) (or other journalism topics courses
             offered by the English Department.)
ARTS 2235    Photography I (3)
ARTS 3250    Visual Communication and Design I (3)
ARTS 3251    Visual Communication and Design II (3) or an equivalent
             layout course
COMM 3120    Communication and the Mass Media
POLS 3103    Public Opinion and the Mass Media
POLS 3104    Politics and the Mass Media

Note: Students may count JOUR 3160, 3161, and 3162 toward the major in English or toward the minor in Journalism; students may not count the same courses toward both.

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL WRITING MINOR

A minor in Technical/Professional Writing consists of 21 hours including ENGL 4180; 4410; six (6) hours in a technical or scientific field in addition to general education requirements; and nine (9) hours selected from ENGL 4181, 4182, 4183 and 4008. The minor is open to students majoring in any program at UNC Charlotte.

TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN ENGLISH

Students seeking secondary certification must meet all the requirements of the English major. Such students should consult with their advisers in the College of Education regarding education courses required for certification.

Student Teaching. Additional requirements that must be met before students are allowed to student teach include: at least a 3.0 GPA for English courses above the 1000 level taken at UNC Charlotte and at least a 2.75 GPA for all courses taken at UNC Charlotte; submission of a writing sample to, and an interview with, the English Department Teacher Education Committee; and a minimum of 39 hours in English above the 1000 level. Required courses include ENGL 2100, 3103 or 3104, 4170, 4204, a grammar and vocabulary course at the 3000 level, and one additional course focusing on language or literacy at the 2000 level or above. Only 12 of the 39 hours may be at the 2000 level. Also required is COMM 1101, which is not part of the 39 hours in English. Students should consult the Department early in their careers regarding these requirements.

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