Department of English and Language Arts

Chairperson of Department: PROFESSOR DOLAN HUBBARD; Coordinators of Freshman English Program: PROFESSOR MILFORD JEREMIAH and ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR L. ADAM MEKLER; Coordinator of English Honors Program: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JENNIFER WILLIAMS; Coordinator of Graduate Studies: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOY MYREE-MAINOR; Coordinator of Humanities Program: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FRANK CASALE; Coordinator of English Major and Coordinator of Advising: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR J. A. WHITE; Coordinator of Creative Writing: LECTURER CELESTE DOAKS; Coordinator of Film and Television Writing: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEITH MEHLINGER; Coordinator of Professional and Technical Writing: PROFESSOR ANITA PANDEY. Professors: BURNEY J. HOLLIS, DOLAN HUBBARD, ROSE U. MEZU, ADELE NEWSON-HORST, ANITA PANDEY; Associate Professors: M. K. ASANTE, JR., LINDA M. CARTER, JULIE CARY NERAD; Assistant Professors: BRETT BUTLER, MARY COUZELIS, KARL HENZY, LOIS MCMILLAN, DAVID W. WARFIELD; Lecturers, TITALAYO AKANKE; LEIZA BROWN, DERWIN L. CAMPBELL, KIMBERLY A. COLLINS, VELMA CUNNINGHAM, BETTY DAVIS, JOHNNIE FIELDS, NATHANIEL FULLER, DENISE JARRETT, LARRY JOHNSON, BRENDA LORICK, JONATHAN LUFTIG, HELEN MADRY, MELANIE MAROTTA, ELLA STEVENS, CHARLOTTE TEAGUE, MARLYN THOMAS, MARVA THOMAS, AJ VERDELLE, ELIZABETH WATSON.

Departmental Programs

The Department of English and Language Arts houses a variety of University and departmental programs. These programs include: (1) Freshman English Program, (2) Introduction to Humanities Program, (3) Junior Writing Proficiency Examination, (4) Reading Program, (5) the major in English, (6) the major in Screenwriting and Animation. The Department also offers the Master of Arts Degree in English and the Doctor of Philosophy in English. For further information on the graduate programs, see the catalog of the School of Graduate Studies.

The Departmental Major

At the undergraduate level, the Department of English and Language Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. Students may follow tracks in Creative Writing, Language Arts, and Literature and Language. Students may also pursue an undergraduate major in Screenwriting and Animation; contact the department for further details.

Freshman English—Humanities—Writing Proficiency Examination Cluster

The Department of English and Language Arts offers a three-part cluster of courses which is intended to develop the student’s command of language through a variety of grammar, composition, and research experiences in world art, literature, music, philosophy and religion. The cluster consists of: ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 or ENGL 111 -ENGL 112 , a sequence which is required of all Morgan students; HUMA 201 -HUMA 202 or HUMA 211 -HUMA 212 , which are part of the General Education Arts and Humanities sequence; and the Writing Proficiency Examination. Students are expected to have successfully completed both ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 or ENGL 111 -ENGL 112 before taking the Writing Proficiency Examination.

Freshman English Requirement: The Freshman English Program consists of two consecutive semesters of study of composition and research: ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 or ENGL 111 -ENGL 112 . The level or section of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 or ENGL 111 and ENGL 112 at which a student enrolls in the pro- gram is determined by placement testing. In ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 , one level of classes meets three hours a week, while at the other level classes meet for five hours a week. In order to pass courses in the Freshman English Program, students must earn grades of “C” or higher.

Humanities Requirement: All English majors must complete either HUMA 201 or HUMA 202 (or one of the Honors sections, HUMA 211 or HUMA 212 ) as part of their General Education Requirements. The prerequisite for enrollment in the Humanities Program is completion of ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 or ENGL 111 -ENGL 112 .

Writing Proficiency Requirement: All students must meet the Writing Proficiency Requirement in order to qualify for graduation. They may satisfy the requirement by taking the Writing Proficiency Examination (ENGL 001) or by earning a grade of “C” or higher in either ENGL 352 : Intermediate Composition or ENGL 354 : Advanced Composition. A student taking ENGL 352 or ENGL 354 as a track requirement must ALSO take the Writing Proficiency Examination. The Writing Proficiency Examination is administered once each semester and during the summer session to all students at the university who have completed the above sequence and who register for it online. Students who take the Examination and do not pass it may be re-scheduled for it, or they may enroll in the Junior Writing Practicum (ENGL 350 ), the successful completion of which meets the Writing Proficiency requirement. All students entering the university with the A. A. degree should apply to the Department of English and Language Arts during the first semester to determine eligibility for the Writing Proficiency Examination or eligibility to take ENGL 352 or ENGL 354 . The University grants no exemptions from this requirement.

The Reading Program

The Department of English and Language Arts offers two courses in Developmental Reading. The first of these courses (DVRD 101 ) is required of students enrolled in the Pre-College Studies Program and students who test low on the university’s placement test in Reading. Other students who are interested in enhancing their reading comprehension skills are encouraged to enroll in DVRD 102 .

The Major in Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN)

Coordinator of SWAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, KEITH MEHLINGER, Faculty: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MK ASANTE JR., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DAVID W. WARFIELD; Adjunct Faculty: DALE BERAN, WILLIE MOORE, BRITTANY PARKER, DAVID ROBERTS, KOBINA YANKAH; Affilliate PROFESSOR: MBARE NGOM (Dept. of World Languages and International Studies)

Programs

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Minor

English Minor