English at Ozarks

Major

"The great instrument of moral good is the imagination." --Shelley

An Ozarks education involves a threefold commitment to student development: intellectual, social, and spiritual. Through the study of imaginative literature, English majors mature in all three respects. They develop intellectually as they pursue a rigorous academic program that emphasizes the linguistic as well as the literary, the creative as well as the analytical. Moreover, they develop socially as they live together all aspects of the life of the mind-whether on a field trip to a regional research library or in a poetry reading at a campus coffeehouse. Finally, they develop spiritually as they explore, through poems, plays, and novels, a multitude of ethical themes and moral issues that face humanity.

Aims of the English Program
1. Graduates will be able to read literary texts from a number of different interpretive perspectives, to employ research methods appropriate to academic study, and to produce works of scholarly criticism that reflect a mature understanding of literature.
2. They will have a sound understanding of the generic conventions of lyric, narrative, and drama.
3. They will be familiar with prominent authors and movements (including women and minorities) that have influenced the historical development of American and British literature.
4. They will be prepared to pursue advanced study in graduate or professional schools, to enter secondary-school education, or to obtain other positions both within the field and without.

Requirements for a Major

In accordance with our university mission, students seeking a major in English will complete a core of courses intended to provide a liberal education in literature as well as a sequence of courses in other disciplines intended to provide professional preparation for a variety of careers.

Liberal Education:
Required of all English majors.
ENG 2303, ENG 4901*, ENG 4903

In addition to the core courses, students must also complete the following English courses: Fifteen Hours of course work after 1800**:
ENG 3113, ENG 3123, ENG 3133, ENG 3213, ENG 3223, ENG 3233, ENG 3243

Fifteen Hours of course work before 1800**:
ENG 4113, ENG 4123, ENG 4133, ENG 4143, ENG 4153, ENG 4163, ENG 4173, ENG 4203

* For every course students have not taken, they will be required to pass a qualifying exam in the literary history of the period before completing Senior Seminar.
** If following other professional preparation sequences, please refer to the catalog for list of directed electives.

Professional Preparation:
All English majors will complete one of the following professional-preparation sequences:

Graduate School
In addition to those courses specified below, students who elect to pursue a sequence intended to prepare them for graduate school in literature will work with a graduate advisor to match their aims and interests with relevant course work in other fields.  Students who prefer traditional approaches should concentrate on history.  Those with more theoretical inclinations may well prefer courses in philosophy and the social sciences (psychology, economics, political theory, sociology).  Those who wish to study comparative literature should pursue additional course work in foreign languages.  Those who plan to emphasize rhetoric and composition should select offerings in strategic communication.

ENG 2101, ENG 3303
The equivalent of two years of a foreign language.  (Latin is strongly recommended.)
15 hours in fields outside of English approved by a graduate advisor.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Law School
In addition to those courses specified below, students who elect to pursue a sequence intended to prepare them for law school will work with a pre-law advisor to select classes that will help prepare for the LSAT, that will help prepare for first-year law classes, and that will provide a background for the particular field of law that most interests them.  All students pursuing this sequence should make course selections that balance abstract reasoning, theory, and application.  (See also those English courses specified above for this sequence.)
ENG 2101, PHL 1003, PLS 1003, The equivalent of two years of Latin, at least 15 hours in fields outside English approved by a pre-law advisor. 

Students are particularly urged to consider the following:
ACC 2003 and 2013, ECN 2003, ECN 2013, MTH 2015, PHL 4033, PLS 3053 or PLS 4053, PLS 3043, PLS 4023, SCM 2033, SCM 3033
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

Directed Electives for Law School Track:
ENG 4143, ENG 4163, ENG 4203   

Secondary Education
Students who elect to pursue a sequence of courses intended to prepare them for careers in secondary education will take the following courses.  Some are specified by the English program or the National Council of Teachers of English; others, by the Division of Education or the State of Arkansas.  (See also those English courses specified above for this sequence.)
ENG 2023, ENG 2101, ENG 3003, HIS 3003, SCM 1033
In addition, the equivalent of two years of Spanish is strongly recommended.

Directed Electives of Coursework Before 1800 for Secondary Education Track:
ENG 4113 or ENG 4123, ENG 4143, ENG 4153 or ENG 4163, One additional course for the period before 1800
Note:  Students pursuing Secondary Education in English are required to complete only twelve hours of coursework before 1800 owing to additional English courses required for licensure.

Professional Education
For the professional education requirements leading to secondary-level teacher licensure, see under Education – Secondary Education.
A major in Middle Level Education with a concurrent major in English is also available.  Following are specific English requirements.
ENG 1013, ENG 1213, ENG 2101, ENG 2303, ENG 3003, ENG 4901, ENG 4903, 5 courses in Literature before 1800, 5 courses in Literature after 1800

For a complete list of all program requirements for the double major in Middle Level Education and History, as well as a four-year plan of study, see under Education – Middle Level Education.

Careers
Students who elect to pursue a sequence of courses intended to prepare them for careers in the business world will work with a career advisor to develop writing skills in a wide rage of professional settings.  In addition to these, they will develop other skills in business, communications, design, or computer applications that will equip them to be competitive in a job market increasingly driven by information technology and communications.

ENG 2101

Twelve hours chosen from the following (approved by English career advisor):
BSA 3003, ENG 3313, ENG 3323, ENG 3333, RTV 2053, RTV 2063, SCM 4213

6 hours chosen from the following (approved by English career advisor):
ART 2303, BSA 1783, COM 3103, CSC 2513, SCM 4313

Certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist.  This requires that students take exams in four of the following areas:
BSA1011/CSC1511, BSA1021/CSC1521, BSA1031/CSC1531, BSA1041/CSC1541, BSA1051/CSC1551

Credit in each of these areas will be awarded upon completion of the certification exam.  As a result, students who are already proficient in some area may take the certification exam and receive the credit without having to take the course.
ENG 3893-6
Whenever possible, this would involve work arranged through an established internship program (either during the summer or during a semester off campus).  If all such options prove impossible, a student can arrange internship credit for other sorts of pre-professional work.  Such internships would be subject to the following conditions: 1.) they would have to be accompanied by a rationale explaining how the experiences they entail would contribute to a student’s career aims, 2.) they could not be conducted on campus, and 3.) they would have to be approved by the student’s advisor and the division chair.
In addition, the equivalent of two years of Spanish is strongly recommended.

Minor

For students interested in a minor in English, click here.           

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