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    Nov 28, 2024  
2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

English


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Department Chair—Messenger
Professors—Dyck, Griffith, Nash, Summers
Associate Professor—Still
Assistant Professors—Gibson Diaz, Messinger, Rybas

The English faculty commit ourselves to providing individualized attention and to encouraging independent thinking. We urge our students to read widely in U.S., British and world literatures. We also encourage them to study ancient and modern languages, history, philosophy and the fine arts. We believe the study of literature and language is an investment in personal growth and cultural awareness in the best liberal arts tradition.

The English department offers three majors:

English Literature 
Professional Writing/Journalism 
Creative Writing 

The requirements for these majors are listed below.

The department requires all majors to take (or place out of) two semesters of one foreign language. The department requires all majors to take (or place out of) two semesters of one foreign language.

The English department also offers three minors

Minor in Literature 
Minor in Journalism 
Minor in Creative Writing 

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