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General Description of the
Department
The mission of the department is to develop students’
abilities to read critically, analyze diverse literatures, and write extended
arguments that are original, conceptually complex, and well substantiated.
Degrees offered
The English Department
offers these programs:
BA in English
MA in English
BA /MA in Linguistics
MA in Creative Writing
Terminal Degree2 for
each discipline taught in English
MFA
in Creative Writing (Creative Writing courses)
Ph.D.
in English Language and Literature
Related Disciplines3
None Applicable
Related Disciplines3 for
specific courses
American
Literature (23.1402) - all ENC, ENG, ENL, LIT courses
Creative
Writing (23.1302) - all ENC, ENG courses
Comparative
Literature (16.0104) - all AML, ENC, ENG 2012, 4043, 5048, ENL, LIT courses
English
Literature (23.1404) - all AML, ENC, ENG, LIT courses
English
Teacher Education (13.1305) - all ENC courses, ENG 2001, 2012, 2100, 2850,
2851, 2852
Film/Cinema Studies (50.0601) - all
lower division ENC courses, FIL 3006, 4827, 4940
Linguistics (16.0102) - all ENC
courses
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign
Language/ESL Language Instructor (13.1401) - all ENC courses
Technical and Business Writing (23.1303)
- ENC 1101, 1102, 1200, 1930, 2210, 2301,
3211, 3213, 3311, 3317, 4260, 4355,
4416, 4930
Other Teaching Qualifications
(Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the
programs in English)
Consideration
of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a
case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional
experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly
applicable to the course being taught.
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Whenever
instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved
CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification
of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed
instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates,
or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors,
awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies,
skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific
courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is
qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned. The
Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the
justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it
will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years
for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members)
or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced
degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some
instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active
Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent
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The level and
discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is
required to teach graduate courses in the discipline |
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For each discipline,
all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline
(include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate
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(1)The appropriate
academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not
obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate
in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline
and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to
determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in
the program. |
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