2.-English (ENGL) Clases

1.- General Information

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(915) 747-5731

CHAIRPERSON: Tony Jason Stafford
PROFESSORS EMERITI: Robert Northcutt Burlingame,
Lurline H. Coltharp, James Milton Day, M. Frances Hernández, Joseph Leach, Ray Small
PROFESSORS: Bledsoe, DeMarinis, Gladstein, Meyers, Mortimer,
Stafford, Taylor, Ullman, West
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS EMERITI: Lillian Collingwood,
James K. P. Mortensen, Joan Phelan Quarm, Roberta Walker
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Antone, Boley, Dick, Esch, Johnson,
Jussawalla, Lawson, Mangelsdorf, Marchino, Meléndez,
Posey, Potts, Schmid, Smith
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Fredericksen, Justice, Mansfield-Kelley,
Petit, Polette, Powell, Sáenz, Shea, Whitley
LECTURERS: Bardas, Cason, Crowley, Miller, Wasem

Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Requirements for all undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas at El Paso include successful completion of English 3112 or 3113 (or ESOL 3112 ) . Course work toward this goal consists of a three-step program to develop college-level competence in composition, rhetoric, and research procedures. This program is designed to provide students with the skills in language and communication that they will need for the remainder of their undergraduate careers and for professional achievement in their selected fields following graduation.

Unless ENGL 3011 is completed by advanced placement (by TSWE or ACT test results), the course must be taken until it is passed; thereafter, unless ENGL 3111 is completed by advanced placement, the course must be taken each time the student enrolls until it is passed; thereafter, unless ENGL 3112 is completed by advanced placement, the course must be taken each time the student enrolls until it is passed.

ALL STUDENTS MUST PRESENT TEST SCORES FOR PLACEMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR COMPOSITION PROGRAM. FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING PLACEMENT INTO THE PROPER FRESHMAN COMPOSITION COURSE, SEE POLICY AND PROCEDURES AND THE PLACEMENT EXAMINATION SECTION.

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English Major Degree Options
Students are expected to consult with the Director of Literature and/or the Director of Creative Writing concerning the selection of options and courses. BA DEGREE--ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE: This option is directed primarily toward students interested in studying English and American Literature, providing them an opportunity to prepare themselves for postgraduate study in fields as diverse as literature, law, and public relations, or for teaching careers on the secondary and university levels. After completing the freshman English requirement, students selecting the Literature Option take 36 hours of English courses, at least 30 of which are at the advanced level.

1. 3211 (British Literature Survey I) or 3212 (British Literature Survey II). Note: Students may take both survey courses to count toward the degree plan. See 9 below.
2. 3300 (Introduction to Literary Studies).
3. 3320 (Shakespeare's Major Plays) or 3321 (Representative Shakespearean Works).
4. One of the following in British Literature before 1800: 3319 (Sixteenth-Century Prose and Poetry); 3323 (Seventeenth-Century Prose and Poetry); 3330 (Neo- Classical Literature); 3408 (Chaucer) ; 3400 (Milton); or 3447 (The English Novel through the Eighteenth Century).
5. One of the following in British Literature since 1800: 3333 (Romantic Literature) ; 3337 (Victorian Literature); 3343 (Twentieth-Century British Poetry); 3425 (British Drama since 1880); 3448 (The English Novel: Nineteenth Century); or 3449 (The English Novel: Twentieth Century).
6. 3311 (American Literature to 1860) or 3312 (American Literature since 1860).
7. Two of the following in American Literature: 3344 (Twentieth-Century American Poetry); 3416 (American Nonfiction and Poetry through the Nineteenth Century); 3417 American Fiction to 1900); 3418 (Early Twentieth- Century American Fiction); 3419 American Fiction since 1945); or 3422 (American Drama).
8. 3450 (Major American Author).
9. 9 hours of upper division electives, at least 3 of which must be in literature. [Note: 3211 or 3212 , whichever was not taken above, may be counted here. No other sophomore classes may be substituted here.]

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BA DEGREE--CREATIVE WRITING: This option is directed primarily toward students interested in preparing themselves for careers in professional writing and editorial activities or in teaching creative writing at the secondary or college level. After completing the freshman English requirement, students selecting the Creative Writing Option take English 3211 and 3212 . They take 30 hours in advanced-level English courses as follows:

1. 3361 (Introduction to Creative Writing: Forms and Techniques), and 3362 (Creative Writing Workshop: Introduction to Fiction and Poetry Writing).
2. Four of the following: 3365 (Advanced Composition and Rhetoric), 3367 (Advanced Fiction Techniques), 3368 (Commercial Fiction), 3369 (Television and Screenplay Writing), 3370 (Poetry Techniques), 3414 (Literary Criticism), 3441 (Advanced Studies: Creative Writing), and 3460 (The Literary Essay).
3. Four of the following: 3311 ,3312 ,3319 ,3320 ,3321 ,3323 ,3330 ,3333 ,3337 ,3344 ,3408 ,3409 , 3416 ,3417 ,3418 ,3419 ,3422 ,3425 ,3447 ,3448 ,3449 ,3450 .

1. Literature--3 hours, British literature before 1800; 3 hours, British literature since 1800; 3 hours, American literature; plus 9 elective hours in literature courses. (Note: English 3211 and/or 3212 may be counted in the minor, but the remaining hours must be advanced hours.)
2. Creative Writing, for students interested in writing poetry, fiction, non-fiction, literary essays, screenplays, or plays--ENGL 3361 and 3362 ; 6 hours, literature; 6 hours, creative writing.
3. Composite--The student may elect to concentrate on a specific field such as folklore, American Studies, Ethnic Studies, or dramatic literature, or may elect a more varied course of study. Students selecting this minor should consult with the director of the program in which they intend to complete most of their course work.
4. Professional Writing and Rhetoric--Required Courses (9 hours): ENGL 3359 , Technical Writing (ENGL 3355 , Business Communications, may be substituted for English 3359 with permission of PWR Program Director); ENGL 3365 , Advanced Composition; ENGL 3400 , Senior Writing Practicum. Elective Courses (9 hours): ENGL 3303 , Grammar and Usage; ENGL 3355 , Business Communications; ENGL 3357 , Computers and Writing; ENGL 3358 , Special Topics in Writing; ENGL 3361 , Creative Writing; or other writing-intensive courses as approved by the Director of Professional Writing and Rhetoric.

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