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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Professor D. Miller, Chairperson
Professor Buzan
Associate Professors Bruce, McLamore
Instructors Daniel, Thompson
Visiting Instructor Andrews
Writer-in-Residence Bennett
Mission and Goals:
to teach students to write clearly and effectively;
: to introduce them to research;
: to acquaint them with literary traditions at the college
level;
o to guide their reading;
o to provide them with instruction in linguistics and
language;
+ to encourage them to practice higher-level thinking
skills and to manifest these in writing and discussion;
+ to teach them how to teach literature, language, and
writing;
* to teach and encourage those students who seek
instruction in creative writing;
: to advise those students who anticipate careers or
graduate work in English;
+ to participate in on-going curriculum and program
review.
Special Programs and Opportunities
Sigma Tau Delta. A professional and national honor society for
students of literature and language.
The Galleon. The literary magazine of McMurry University.
Departmental Honors. Please see the description of the Honors
Program under the Special Program section earlier in the catalog.
Requirements for Degrees in English and English and Writing
follow the course descriptions.
Course Descriptions
Developmental Courses: ( DEVS)
0110 Writing Mechanics (1-0) Prerequisites: None.
Recommended for those needing or desiring more training in
English grammar and usage before taking English 1310, this
course teaches vocabulary and basic principles of
grammatical structure, punctuation, and spelling. This
course does not meet elective credit and may not be applied
toward total hours in degree. (Fall)
0310 Introduction to Composition (3-0) Prerequisites: None.
Recommended for those needing or desiring more training in
English grammar and usage before taking English 1310, this
course provides the study of, and extensive practice in,
process writing with emphasis on the basic elements of an
effective essay, including work on mechanical skills. This
course does not meet elective credit and may not be applied
toward total hours in degree. (Fall)
First-Year Writing Courses: (ENG)
1310 Composition and Rhetoric (3-0) Prerequisite: DEVS 0310 or
placement demonstrated by ACT or SAT scores, high school
transcript, CLEP, or departmental exam. Required for all
degree programs, this course provides an intensive study
and practice of the fundamental principles of exposition
leading to the habit of effective writing. Classes, limited in
size, are workshops with individual instruction.
(Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)
1320 Composition and Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG1310.
Required for all degree programs, this course acquaints
students with the written analysis of literary works includingrepresentative examples of poetry, drama, and prose fiction.
(Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)
Sophomore Literature Courses: (ENG)
2311 Survey of British Literature I (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1320.
A General Education option in the Humanities Area, this
course surveys major poets, dramatists, and prose writers
accompanied by a survey of the history of British literature
from the Anglo-Saxon period to 1750. (Fall, Spring, Summer
as needed)
2312 Survey of British Literature II (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1320.
A General Education option in the Humanities Area, this
course surveys major writers accompanied by a survey of
the history of British literature from 1750 to the present.
(Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)
2321 Survey of American Literature /(3-0) Prerequisite: ENG
1320. A General Education option in the Humanities Area,
this course surveys major writers accompanied by a survey
of the history of American literature from colonial times to the
period of the Civil War. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)
2322 Survey of American Literature II(3-0) Prerequisite: ENG
1320. A General Education option in the Humanities Area,
this course surveys major writers accompanied by a survey
of the history of American literature from the Civil War to the
present. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)
Advanced Literature Courses: (ENG)
3310 Medieval English Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: One
sophomore-level English course. Provides a study of the
prose and poetry of English literature from earliest Anglo-
Saxon times to 1500. (Spring 2007)
3313 World Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one
sophomore-level English course. The course is a
comparative study of representative literary masterpieces of
major world literatures. Topics will vary. (Spring 2008)
3315 Children's Literature I (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one
sophomore-level English course. Survey of seven genres of
children's literature from ancient to present times, with
emphasis on award-winning selections. Special emphasis
on use of children's books in elementary grades. Also cross-
listed as READ 3315. (Fall, Summer) (May be used as a
major elective for EC-Grade 4 certification)
3316 Children's Literature 11 (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one
sophomore-level English course. A survey of books suitable
for readers in the upper elementary school. It will include a
survey of Newberry Award Winning authors and texts. All
seven genres of literature will be studied. Also cross-listed
as READ 3316. (Spring, Summer) (Required for Grades 4-8
certification and English Language Arts and Reading 8-12
certification, and may be used as a major elective for EC-
Grade 4 certification)
3320 English Renaissance (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one
sophomore-level English course. Topics include
Shakespeare, Milton, and other major Sixteenth- and
Seventeenth-Century prose stylists, dramatists, and poets.
(Summer as needed)
3330 Restoration and 18' Century English Literature (3-0)
Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course.
The student is exposed to major literary trends from the
Restoration to the Pre-Romantic Movement with reading in
essays (including journalism), political-religious satires
philosophical and lyric poems, drama, and the novel.
(Fall 2006)
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