2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English
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Chairperson: Ed Wiltse
Professors: Dooley, Ph.D., Hoctor, Ph.D., Pestino, Ph.D., and Weis, Ph.D.; Associate Professors: Islam, Ph.D., Madigan, Ph.D., Skinner-Linnenberg,
Ph.D., Viera, Ph.D.; and Wiltse, Ph.D.; Assistant Professors: Denno, Ph.D., Kelly, Ph.D., and Mitchell, Ph.D.; Lecturers:
Cunningham, M.A., Dettman, M.A., Eisen, M.A., Finn, M.A., Ganley, M.A.,
Housel, M.A., Konar, M.A., Marra, M.A., Moretto, M.S., Palma, M.A.,
Payne, Ph.D., Smith, Ph.D., and Wyant, M.S.; Director of Writing Programs: Skinner-Linnenberg, Ph.D.; Coordinator of English Education: Mitchell, Ph.D.
The English Department prepares students with a broad
understanding of the power of literature and the written word, and of the
rhetorical and communications strategies employed at different historical
moments and across a variety of media and cultural forms. Students also achieve specific skills and
knowledge, depending on their interests and career intentions.
While all English majors receive a comprehensive training in
the history of English literature and in contemporary techniques of literary
and cultural analysis, students electing the Literature Program go on to
in-depth study of British, American and World Literatures in English, from the
Anglo-Saxon period to the twenty-first century.
Many of those students also pursue New York State Teacher Certification
in either Inclusive Education or Adolescence Education, and our English
Education Program provides excellent training in complement with the
curriculum of the Education Department.
But many other English majors in the Literature Program are not future
teachers, and our graduates go on to successful careers in Law, Business,
Library Science, Publishing—anywhere that strong skills in oral and written
communication, critical thinking and analysis, and problem solving and research
are valued.
Similarly, while all English majors receive broad
preparation in writing, critical thinking and analysis, those electing the Program
in Professional Communication and Information Design pursue a
rigorous course of study in rhetoric and communications, ranging from classical
rhetoric to modern media. Graduates of
this program use their training in technical writing and graphic design, and
their extensive fieldwork and project management experience, to pursue careers
in advertising, public relations, and editing and publishing, among many other
fields. Additionally, some students in
this program also receive teacher certification, and elect careers in education.
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