Information for First Year Students

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  3. Information for First Year Students

Dept. Chair: Paul Graham

Phone: 315.229.5102

Campus Address: Richardson Hall 107

E-mail: pgraham@stlawu.edu 

Web Site: English Department Web Site

The English department offers majors and minors that allow students to take literature and writing courses in a variety of combinations. The department also offers a combined major with Environmental Studies.  The English major consists of four introductory courses, the research methods course, advanced courses in five distinctive studies areas, and a Senior-Year Seminar.  First-year students interested in majoring in English are encouraged to take any course at the 100, 200, or 3000 level, except ENG 250: Methods of Critical Analysis, which is the research methods course. See the available courses listed below. Students are advised to complete the introductory level of the major during their first two years. A unit of credit toward graduation is given for a test score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement test in English Language/Composition. A unit of credit is also given for a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement test in English Literature/Composition. The following courses this fall semester are appropriate for first-year students, subject to the availability of seats:

Creative Writing

  • ENG 125 Introduction to Dramatic Scripts
  • ENG 201  Journalism
  • ENG 209 Athlete Media Relations Internship
  • ENG 241  Techniques of Fiction
  • ENG 242  Techniques of Poetry
  • ENG 243  Techniques of Creative Nonfiction
  • ENG 244  Techniques of Screenwriting
  • ENG 295  Nature and Environmental Writing

Literature

  • ENG 123 Introduction to Fiction
  • ENG124 Introduction to Poetry
  • ENG 126 Introduction to Nonfiction
  • ENG 152 Introduction to Greek & Roman Mythology
  • ENG 190 Introduction to Literary Forms
  • ENG-222 Multi-Ethnic American Literature
  • ENG 225  Survey of English Literature I
  • ENG 226  Survey of English Literature II
  • ENG 231 Adirondack Literature
  • ENG 237  Survey of American Literature I
  • ENG 238  Survey of American Literature II
  • ENG 253 The Aftermath of Troy

Feel free to email pgraham@stlawu.edu with any questions.