English Major with Inclusive Education - Professional Communication and Information Design Track

Students in the PIPCID program pursue a 7-course sequence that blends the best of the classical rhetorical tradition with contemporary writing challenges. Grounded in both theory and praxis, courses focus on rhetoric, technical writing and graphics, scriptwriting and videography, as well as substantive study of comparative linguistics. Through an off-campus internship and the capstone senior seminar–including extensive experience with various computer platforms and software– students discover how academic skills and professional ethics are essential in the work place, be it in advertising, public relations, editing, teaching, or law. As well as standing as a concentration unto itself, the program can be complementary to any other major, since graduate schools and employers want people with honed communication skills. Students applying to the program must have a 3.0 GPA.

Students who elect to pursue teacher certification through our English Education Program also receive special instruction in teaching methods and philosophy through the English Department (in addition to their required coursework in the Education Department. In order to be eligible for the Professional Semester (student teaching), students must maintain a grade point average above 2.7.

English Core

The English Core consists of the following nine credits:

ENGL 201 - Survey British Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 202 - Survey British Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 305 - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories Credits: 3
or ENGL 306 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Last Plays Credits / Units: 3

Required Courses for Professional Communication and Information Design with Inclusive Education

In addition to the English core courses listed above, all students in the Program in Professional Communication and Information Design with Inclusive Education are required to take the following courses.

ENGE 357 - Theories of Grammar and the Composing Process Credits: 3
ENGP 251 - Rhetoric I Credits: 3
ENGP 252 - Rhetoric II Credits: 3
ENGP 351 - Technical and Professional Writing Credits: 3
ENGP 351L - Technical and Professional Writing Computer Lab Credits: 0
ENGP 352 - The English Language Credits: 3
ENGP 355 - Video Scriptwriting and Production Credits: 3
ENGP 450 - Senior Writing Seminar Credits: 3

Professional Communication and Information Design Electives

In addition to the courses listed above, PIPCID majors select three upper-division (300-400 level) literature electives, at least one of which must be in American literature.

ENGL 301 - PII World Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 302 - PII World Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 303 - Classical Greek Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 304 - PII Mythology Credits: 3
ENGL 305 - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories Credits: 3
An additional semester of Shakespeare may be used as a literature elective.
ENGL 306 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Last Plays Credits: 3
An additional semester of Shakespeare may be used as a literature elective.
ENGL 308 - PII Music and Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 309 - Renaissance Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 310 - Seventeenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 311 - Eighteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 312 - The Romantic Movement Credits: 3
ENGL 313 - The Victorians Credits: 3
ENGL 319 - Voices in American Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 320 - Voices in American Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 321 - 20th Century American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 322 - Twentieth-Century British Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 324 - PII Children’s Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 325 - PII Young Adult Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 328 - Literature and Film Credits: 3
ENGL 330 - Irish Literature and Culture Credits: 3
ENGL 333 - PII Literature of Asia, Africa, and Latin America Credits: 3
ENGL 334 - PII Selected Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 342 - PII Women in Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 344 - PII African-American Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 345 - PII African-American Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 346 - PII Latino/a Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 347 - PII American Ethnic Experience Through Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 400 - Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 401 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENGL 404 - Milton Credits: 3
ENGL 416 - Modern Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 417 - Experimental Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 433 - Literature Seminar: Selected Studies Credits: 3
ENGL 434 - Literature Seminar: Selected Studies Credits: 3
ENGL 435 - Seminar: Literary Theory and Criticism Credits: 3
ENGL 484 - Literature Internship Credits: 3
ENGL 485 - Independent Study Credits: 3

Required Courses for Inclusive Education

The following courses are required for Quad Inclusive Education certification. The Quad Inclusive program includes: Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Childhood with Disabilities (Grades 1-6), Middle Childhood (Grades 5-9), and Middle Childhood with Disabilities (Grades (5-9).

EDU 090 - Orientation to the Personal Electronic Portfolio Credits: 0 (Fall Only)
EDU 204 - History and Philosophy of Education Credits: 3
EDU 475 - Health Education, Child Abuse, and Violence Prevention Workshop Credits: 0
INCL 355 - Introduction to Literacy and Differentiated Learning Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 360 - Inclusive Practices in the Construction Of Meaning in Mathematics/Science/ Social Studies Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
INCL 370 - Learning Theory and Curriculum for Diverse Learners Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 372 - Developmentally Appropriate Strategies For Reading in the Content Areas Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
INCL 440 - Differentiated Literacy Learning in the Content Areas At the Middle Childhood Level Credits: 3 (Summer Only)
INCL 441 - Field Work in Inclusion At the Middle Childhood Level Credits: 3 (Summer Only)
INCL 455 - Behavior Management Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 460 - Integrating the Arts and Technology for Individualized Needs Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 464 - Reflective Seminar Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 466 - Student Teaching Credits: 6 (Fall Only)
INCL 474 - Current Issues in Inclusive Education Credits: 3 (Spring Only)

Professional Communication and Information Design Senior Experience

The PIPCID Senior Experience allows students to design and present a project/portfolio of work that bridges the academic and professional worlds. Using professional writing and integrated graphics, or other appropriate technology, the student demonstrates a grasp of rhetorical principles—with special attention to Purpose and Audience—competence with various software, and production of the project/portfolio at a professional level. The student submits a proposal to the Director of Writing Programs in the fall semester of the senior year; in the spring the student creates a technology-supported oral presentation for a team of 2 PIPCID faculty and one outside professional conversant with the subject matter. Often the critique offered by the outside profession leads to a revision of the project/portfolio with a view to publishing the project; in some cases, this experience leads to an entry-level position in some area of professional writing.