UHD 2000/2001 Catalog UHD Catalog Home | Academic Programs | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of English Table of Contents | Previous Section | Next Section | Index | How to Use the Online Catalog DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Bachelor of Science Major in Professional Writing Bachelor of Arts Major in English 31 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH William Gilbert, PhD, Interim Chair Room 1045-South, 713-221-8013 Faculty Professors: Dressman, Harned Associate Professors: Ahern, Bartholomew, Birchak, Cunningham, Farris, Gilbert, Jarrett, D. Jones, Rizzo Assistant Professors: Cheng-Levine, Chiaviello, Creighton, Dahlberg, Jennings, Kinloch, Maitland, Moosally, Pavletich, Sullivan, T. Thomas Instructors: Molly Johnson, Nelson, Read Schmertz Lecturers: Canetti-Rios, Clark, Coblentz, Corrigan, Elmore, Fadely, Hanson, Kanter, Kuzmick, Rubin-Trimble, Charlotte Smith Emeriti: Franks, Levy Academic Areas: American studies, communication, English, humanities, reading Programs of Study Bachelor of Arts with a major in English Bachelor of Arts with a major in Humanities Bachelor of Science a with major in Professional Writing Bachelor of Science with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies The Department of English offers a wide variety of courses designed to improve students’ communication skills and enhance their appreciation of the literature, thought, and culture of the English-speaking world. To accomplish these goals, the department offers focused degrees and wide-ranging service courses. Degrees The Bachelor of Science with a major in Professional Writing combines the strengths of a solid liberal arts education with practical training and technical expertise. All Professional Writing majors share a core of required upper-level courses and, beyond that core, choose from clusters of courses, including internships. The combination of flexibility and focus in the degree enables students to prepare to enter such fields as corporate communications, medical writing, or computer documentation, or to continue their education in graduate or professional schools. The Bachelor of Arts with a major in English gives students a grounding in the language and literature of English, making them aware of how cultural forces shape them and critical approaches illuminate them. Like the B.S. in Professional Writing, the B.A. in English offers students a range of educational and career options on graduation, including entrance to graduate and professional schools in preparation for careers in academia and such fields as public policy, social work, and law. Service Courses The English Department’s courses in writing, language, and literature support all degrees offered at the University of Houston-Downtown. In addition, courses taught by department faculty form a major component of the programs of the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and the Bachelor of Science with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies. In all the courses it offers, the department seeks to promote cultural and technological literacy and to improve students’ critical thinking skills through analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. Bachelor of Science Major in Professional Writing Robert L. Jarrett, PhD, Coordinator Room 1045-South, 713-221-8013 Degree Requirements The professional writing major requires a minimum of 120 hours. For degree completion, at least 25 percent of the semester credit hours must be earned through instruction offered by UH-Downtown. The last 30 of the total hours and 18 of the upper-level hours toward the degree must be successfully completed in residence at UH-Downtown. An overall minimum grade point average of 2.0 at UH-Downtown is required for graduation, and a minimum average of 2.0 must be maintained in the upper-level hours in the major. Common Core Requirements (42 hours) See listing under General Education Requirements in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. SPCH 3306 Business and Professional Speech Communication is recommended in fulfillment of the speech communication component. Lower-Level Requirements (15 hours) Philosophy (6 hours) Literature (3 hours) Approved lower-level electives: 6 hours, chosen with a concentration area in mind in consultation with the degree coordinator or assigned advisor. Upper-Level Requirements (45-48 hours) SPCH 3306 Business and Professional Speech Communication (may be omitted here if taken as part of the core curriculum) ENG 3302 Business and Technical Report Writing (3 hours) ENG 3304 Advanced Business and Technical Report Writing (3 hours) ENG 3330 Desktop Publishing (3 hours) ENG 3331 Advanced Desktop Publishing (3 hours) ENG 4322 Editing, Rewriting and Copyreading (3 hours) ENG 4380 Field Experience or approved substitute courses in English or communication (6 hours) Any 3 upper-level literature courses (9 hours) Any 3 upper-level writing and language courses (9 hours), including one writing-for-special-purposes course, such as Science Writing, Medical Writing, Legal Writing, Documentation and Manuals, Proposal Writing, Public Relations, Feature Writing, Environmental Writing. 32 Approved upper-level electives (6 hours), chosen with a concentration area in mind in consultation with an assigned advisor. Electives (15–18 hours) From any department at any level, with the following restrictions: Developmental courses (ENG 1300, MATH 0300, MATH 1300 and RDG 1300) may not apply to graduation requirements. No more than 25 percent of the hours presented for graduation may be credits in business. Included among the electives should be a course (3 hours) in nonverbal analytical skills if this requirement is not fulfilled by an equivalent course in the lower-level or upper-level requirements. ADSM 1301 is recommended for students who need keyboarding skills. Electives are an important part of the degree program and should be selected in consultation with an academic advisor. Minor in Professional Writing (18 hours minimum) Required Courses (12 hours) ENG 3302 Business and Technical Report Writing ENG 3304 Advanced Business and Technical Report Writing ENG 3330 Desktop Publishing ENG 4322 Editing, Rewriting and Copyreading Upper-Division Electives (6 hours), selected in consultation with an advisor from courses in Writing/English language (see Major in English). Bachelor of Arts Major in English William Gilbert, PhD, Coordinator Room 1045-South, 713-221-8013 Degree Requirements The English major requires a minimum of 122 hours. For degree completion, at least 25 percent of the semester credit hours must be earned through instruction offered by UH-Downtown. The last 30 of the total hours and 18 of the upper-level hours toward the degree must be successfully completed in residence at UH-Downtown. An overall minimum grade point average of 2.0 at UH-Downtown is required for graduation, and a minimum average of 2.0 must be maintained in the upper-level hours in the major. Common Core Requirements (42 hours) See listing under General Education Requirements in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Lower-Level Requirements (29 hours) Foreign language in one language (8 hours) Fine Arts (3 hours) Philosophy (6 hours) Social Sciences (6 hours) Literature, both halves of a survey of Western World, American, or British Literature (6 hours) Upper-Level Requirements (36 hours) ENG 3311 Studies in Poetry (3 hours) ENG 3312 Studies in Fiction (3 hours) ENG 3313 Studies in Dramatic Literature (3 hours) Writing/English language (6 hours), such as Essay Writing, Creative Writing, History of Rhetoric, Studies in the Theory of Rhetoric, Introduction to the Study of Language, or History of the English Language Literature and/or Theory (21 hours) Electives (15 hours) From any department at any level, with the following restrictions: Developmental courses (ENG 1300, MATH 0300, MATH 1300 and RDG 1300) may not apply to graduation requirements. No more than 25 percent of the hours presented for graduation may be credits in business. Included among the electives should be a course (3 hours) in nonverbal analytical skills if this requirement is not fulfilled by an equivalent course in the lower-level or upper-level requirements. Minor in English (18 hours minimum) Required Courses (9 hours) Six hours, both halves of sophomore survey of Western World, American, or British Literature. Three hours in one of the genre courses (ENG 3311, 3312, or 3313). Upper-Level Electives (9 hours) selected in consultation with an advisor from courses in Literature/Theory and/or Writing/English language.