The Department of English & Modern Languages Shepherd University "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." ~ William Butler Yeats*
FACULTY ENGLISH PROGRAMS LANGUAGE PROGRAMS COURSES WRITING CENTER LITERARY MAGAZINE STUDENT NEWSPAPER WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE RUDE MECHANICALS SIGMA TAU DELTA TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES CAREERS & INTERNSHIPS ALUMNI NEWS STUDENT PROJECTS SENIOR CAPSTONE LINKS & TOOLS INFO FOR FACULTY CULTURAL ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY	Learn why English is a great degree—and why Shepherd is an unbeatable place to study the liberal arts. Shepherd University's Department of English & Modern Languages offers the ideal blend of liberal arts education and vocational preparation. The major and minor in English as well as the minors in French and Spanish give students a solid grounding in the study of literature, while programs in English Education, Journalism lead to jobs in a range of professions. There's always something exciting happening in the Department of English & Modern Languages. Visit this site each week to explore a new feature of the week. The New Curriculum Required Courses for all Three Tracks · ENGL 301: Introduction to Literary Studies · ENGL 310: British Literature to 1660 · ENGL 311: British Literature, 1660-1900 · ENGL 312: American Literature to 1900 · ENGL 313: Literature in English since 1900 · ENGL 421: Shakespeare Additional Courses Required for the Literature Track · Either ENGL 415: Chaucer OR ENGL 423: Milton · Upper-division electives, 9 hours · ENGL 485: English Capstone · Foreign Language, 12 hours Additional Courses Required for the Creative Writing Track · ENGL 371: Introduction to Creative Writing · Two of the following creative writing classes: ENGL 471: Fiction, ENGL 472: Poetry, ENGL 473: Creative Nonfiction, and ENGL 474: Drama · Upper-division elective, 3 hours · ENGL 485: English Capstone · Foreign Language, 12 hours Additional Courses Required for the Education Track · ENGL 400: Mythology OR ENGL 402: Bible as Lit. · ENGL 307: Teaching Reading & Young Adult Literature · ENGL 355: American Ethnic Literature · ENGL 360: Literature and the Sexes OR ENGL 366: Women in the Arts and Literature · ENGL 370: Structure and Evolution of English · ENGL 377: Peer Tutoring and Composition Theory · ENGL 356: Appalachian Culture OR ENGL 373: Creative Writing · Upper-division electives, 6 hours · ENGL 486: English Education Capstone · Professional Education Courses, 34 hours This coming Spring Break, March 13^th to the 18^th, the Department of English and Modern Languages will be sponsoring a trip to the Deep South as part of the ENGL447 (American Literature Travel Practicum) class. During the six-day trip, travelers can expect to visit New Orleans, Louisiana, and Oxford and Jackson, Mississippi. This trip will be open to students, faculty, and staff of Shepherd University, and to any interested community members. For further information, contact Dr. Timothy Nixon at 304 876-5365 or tnixon@shepherd.edu. National Council of Teachers of English NCATE Accreditation Resources and 2008 Report. Chair: Dr. Charles Carter Administrative Assistant: Ms. Brenda Feltner Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5000, Knutti Hall, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Phone: 304-876-5220
Maintained for the Department of English by Dr. Timothy Nixon.