Professors: Stephen E. Meats*, Chairperson; Jennings M. Blackmon*,
Charles H. Cagle*, Kathleen L. Nichols*, Walter L. Shear*, Stephen J. Teller*
Associate Professor: Kathleen DeGrave*, Lyle W. Morgan, III*, Carolyn O'Hearn*, Jo McDougall*
Assistant Professors: Deborah Brown, Susan Carlson*, Daniel Green,
Celia Patterson*
* Graduate Faculty
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
The Department of English offers work leading to the degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Education.
Bachelor of Arts
A student seeking a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English will choose one of the three emphases described below. All candidates for this degree must complete a minor. For those in the technical writing emphasis, a minor in a technical field is recommended. All students seeking this degree should see page 40 for requirements for all baccalaureate degrees and page 41 for general education degree requirements. Persons completing this degree who plan to teach must complete certification requirements.
English Major
Core Requirements
Core for Literature, Creative Writing, and Technical Writing emphases of
the Bachelor of Arts in English:
ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage 3
| ENGL 230 American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 240 British Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 308English Linguistics |
3 |
| 15 |
| I. LITERATURE EMPHASIS |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 304 Introduction to Literary Analysis |
3 |
| ENGL 403 History of the English Language |
3 |
| ENGL 419 Shakespeare |
3 |
| Literature electives (numbered 400 and up) |
6 |
| English electives |
6 |
| 24 |
| II. CREATIVE WRITING EMPHASIS (Poetry) |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 250 Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 256 Form and Theory of Poetry |
3 |
| ENGL 257 Form and Theory of Fiction |
3 |
| ENGL 352 Poetry Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 419 Shakespeare |
3 |
| ENGL 500 Topics in English: Advanced Poetry Writing |
3 |
| Literature elective (numbered 300 and up) |
3 |
| 24 |
| OR |
| CREATIVE WRITING EMPHASIS (Fiction) |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 250 Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 256 Form and Theory of Poetry |
3 |
| ENGL 257 Form and Theory of Fiction |
3 |
| ENGL 351 Fiction Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 419 Shakespeare |
3 |
| ENGL 500 Topics in English: Advanced Fiction Writing |
3 |
| Literature elective (numbered 300 and up) |
3 |
| 24 |
| III. TECHNICAL WRITING EMPHASIS |
| ENGL 301 Technical Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 501 Advanced Technical Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 503 Technical Publications |
3 |
| ENGL 505 Technical Writing Internship |
3 |
| CSIS 121 Programming in BASIC or |
| CSIS 130 Computer Information Systems |
3 |
| Upper division English elective |
3 |
| Support Courses (chosen from these) |
6 |
| (Other support courses approved by the director of Technical Writing) |
| TST 249 Fundamentals of Electricity/Electronics |
| ETECH 245 Electronic Devices and Circuits |
| PHYS 100 College Physics I |
| PHYS 130 Elementary Physics Laboratory I |
| PRINT 170 Introduction to Printing |
| PRINT 276 Layout and Design |
| MGMKT 330 Basic Marketing |
| PSYCH 575 Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
| ENGL 505 Technical Writing Internship (Repeat) |
| Total |
24 |
Bachelor of Science in Education
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in English is designed primarily to train prospective English teachers. A student pursuing the degree will follow the program outlined below. A minor is not required.
Persons seeking the Bachelor of Science in Education degree should consult the appropriate sections of the University Catalog. For the general description of the degree, see page 38; for the specific regulations concerning admission to teacher education, see page 168; for general education degree requirements for students preparing to teach secondary school, see page 43. Also see scholastic achievement requirements on common core courses for admission to teacher education for secondary teaching majors, page 169.
English (Teaching) Major
Requirements in English
| ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage |
3 |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 230 American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 240 British Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 304 Introduction to Literary Analysis |
3 |
| ENGL 308 English Linguistics |
3 |
| ENGL 403 History of the English Language |
3 |
| ENGL 419 Shakespeare |
3 |
| ENGL 478 Literature for Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| *Electives in English |
15 |
| Total |
45 |
* Electives must include at least 6 hours of literature courses.
General education for English teaching major see page 43.
Professional Education Requirements
| PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| CURIN 305 Explorations in Education** |
2 |
| CURIN 306 Pre-Professional Laboratory I** |
|
| PSYCH 357 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| ENGL 479 Techniques for Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| SSAS 510 Overview of Education for Exceptional Students |
3 |
| CURIN 520 Middle and Secondary Reading |
3 |
| Professional Semester |
17 |
| CURIN 458 Methods and Curriculum |
3 |
| CURIN 462 Secondary Education |
2 |
| CURIN 464 Foundations of Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
| CURIN 480 Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School |
3 |
| CURIN 482 Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School |
5 |
| ENGL 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-Up of Teachers |
2 |
| Total |
35 |
** Concurrent enrollment required in CURIN 305 and 306.
Departmental Minors
Standard Minor in English
| ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 304 Introduction to Literary Analysis |
3 |
| Electives in English * |
12 |
| 21 |
* Electives must include 6 hours of upper-division courses and at least
3 hours in American and 3 hours in British literature.
Minor in Technical Writing
| ENGL 301 Technical Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 501 Advanced Technical Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 503 Technical Publications |
3 |
| ENGL 505 Technical Writing Internship |
3 |
| CSIS 121 Programming in BASIC or |
| CSIS 130 Computer Information Systems |
3 |
Six hours selected from the following (excluding courses required for
the student's major): 6
| PHYS 100 College Physics I |
4 |
| PHYS 130 Elementary Physics Laboratory I |
1 |
| TST 249 Fundamentals of Electricity/Electronics |
3 |
| ETECH 245 Electronic Devices and Circuits |
3 |
| PRINT 170 Introduction to Printing |
3 |
| ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage |
3 |
| ENGL 230 American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 240 British Literature |
3 |
| PRINT 276 Layout and Design |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 403 History of the English Language |
3 |
| ENGL 308 English Linguistics |
3 |
| MGMKT 330 Basic Marketing |
3 |
| PSYCH 575 Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
3 |
| ENGL 505 Technical Writing Internship (may be repeated) |
1-3 |
| Other electives approved by the director of technical writing |
3-6 |
| 21 |
Second Teaching Option for Secondary or Middle
Level Education Certification
| ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage |
3 |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 230 American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 240 British Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 304 Introduction to Literary Analysis |
3 |
| ENGL 308 English Linguistics |
3 |
| ENGL 403 History of the English Language |
3 |
| ENGL 478 Literature for Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| ENGL 479 Techniques for Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| 30 |
Honors Courses
Any courses numbered 300-799 in the Description of Courses may be taken for departmental honors, except ENGL 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-Up of Teachers.
General Education
The following courses may be counted for general education credit in the humanities area: ENGL 113 General Literature, ENGL 221 Introduction to Western Literature, ENGL 260 Short Fiction, ENGL 309 The Bible as Literature, and ENGL 315 Mythology.
Required Writing Courses for Freshmen
Because students need to develop and maintain writing skills in their first two years of college, it is the policy of Pittsburg State University that all full-time freshmen and sophomore students shall be continuously enrolled in an appropriate writing course until they have completed the Writing Intensive series of courses. In their first semester, full-time freshmen shall enroll in ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 English Composition, unless given credit by examination. Students who have successfully completed the appropriate course shall then immediately take a Writing Intensive (WI) course in each of the next 2 semesters. Those students who
took ENGL 101 English Composition shall complete the WI series by enrolling in ENGL 299 Introduction to Research Writing. Those students who took ENGL 103 English Composition complete the sequence after the second WI course; they do not need to enroll in ENGL 299 Introduction to Research Writing.
Part-time students shall complete the above sequence before they have accumulated 55 credit hours.
GRADUATE DEGREES
The Department of English offers work leading to the Master of Arts degree, and, in cooperation with the School of Education, the Specialist in Education degree for junior/community college teachers.
Master of Arts
The applicant for admission to study for the degree Master of Arts with a major in English shall present evidence of successful completion of at least 24 semester hours of undergraduate English above the freshman level, preferably including survey courses in both English and American literature; one course in English literature before 1750; a course in Shakespeare; one course in linguistics, modern grammar, or the history of the English language; and one course in advanced composition.
For regulations concerning the required preliminary and comprehensive examinations see the graduate advisor in English. For regulations which pertain to all candidates for the degree see Master's Degree: General Regulations in this catalog.
Master of Arts Degree Programs
Thesis Program Option
| ENGL 810 Research Methods and Critical Methodology |
3 |
| ENGL 816 Seminar in American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 817 Seminar in British Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 890 Research and Thesis |
3 |
| Electives chosen from 520* to 845 level English courses or approved courses outside the department |
18 |
| Total |
30 |
Standard Program Option
| ENGL 810 Research Methods and Critical Methodology |
3 |
| ENGL 816 Seminar in American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 817 Seminar in British Literature |
3 |
| Electives chosen from 520* to 845 level English courses or approved courses outside the department |
23 |
| Total |
32 |
*A total of 6 semester hours of 500 or 600 level courses may be applied
on a master's degree. See page 57.
Specialist in Education: English
The degree of Specialist in Education with English as the major teaching field for community college teachers is offered by the Department of Special Services and Administrative Studies in cooperation with the Department of English. Applicants for this program should consult the graduate advisor in the English Department to plan a course of study. The programs are flexible enough to enable all candidates to obtain the maximum strengthening in the subject matter of their teaching fields.
Applicants for admission to study for the degree Specialist in Education who hold a master's degree in English shall be considered to have passed their preliminary examination. If candidates are admitted who hold the master's degree in another discipline, they shall, within their first enrollment, complete satisfactorily a preliminary examination based on a reading list. For general admission requirements see the appropriate section of the catalog.
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