Academic Catalog
English
The Department of English, Theatre and Communication prepares students to communicate in a new century.
The English program offers a variety of emphases that ready students to engage the world on a number of different levels. The liberal arts emphasis provides a rich and broad study in literature, criticism, and effective writing. This knowledge prepares students for graduate studies or careers in business, government, and more specialized fields such as public relations and advertising. The mass communication emphasis prepares students to enter the exciting world of print or broadcast journalism; students gain real-world experience working on the student newspaper or the campus radio station. The secondary education emphasis, a combined degree with teacher education, prepares students to teach English at the high school level. The creative writing emphasis is the newest in the program. It allows students to explore their creativity while learning to write for many different audiences in many different genres.
2019-2020 Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing
- Bachelor of Arts in English, Liberal Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in English, Secondary Teacher Licensure
- Minor in Creative Writing
- Minor in English
- Minor in English/Communication
- Literacy Emphasis for Elementary Education Licensure
Department Faculty
Chairperson
Aaron Abeyta, M.F.A.
Professors
Aaron Abeyta, M.F.A.
Associate Professors
Beth Bonnstetter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors
- Jessica Brown, Ph.D.
- Lynnea King, Ph.D.
- Kathrin Kottemann, Ph.D.
- Amanda LeBlanc, Ph.D., visiting
Instructors
- Kathleen Chavez, M.A.
- Michelle LeBlanc, M.F.A.
