UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2001–2002
 Brigham Young University
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John S. Tanner, Chair
3146 JKHB, (801) 378–3053

Gary L. Hatch, Coordinator, English Composition
3110 JKHB, (801) 378–3565

College of Humanities Advisement Center
3078 JKHB, (801) 378–4789

Admission to Degree Program

All degree programs in the Department of English are open enrollment. However, special enrollment limitations apply for teaching majors.

The Discipline

The English major provides a detailed knowledge of the English language and of literature written in English. English majors approach language and literature as a source of knowledge and aesthetic pleasure, a mode of encountering and evaluating diverse minds and attitudes, a vehicle for art and action, a means of historical understanding, and a source of spiritual insight. English majors use writing as their primary means (1) of knowing, understanding, and evaluating their experience and their reading and (2) of sharing their insight with others. In keeping with the long-standing ideals of a liberal arts education, the English Department aims to cultivate in its students those foundational skills in writing, awareness, and judgment upon which lives of wisdom, service, and an ever-increasing love for learning might be built.

Career Opportunities

With a firm grounding in the liberal arts, English majors are prepared for any career that requires perceptive reading, orderly and clear thinking, intellectual maturity, and effective writing. Many career opportunities for English majors exist in teaching, professional writing and editing, law, business, communications, or government service. English majors can certify to teach secondary-school English, or they can prepare for graduate study in English and college teaching. When combined with prerequisite courses in other departments, the English major provides excellent preparation for graduate work in law, business, library science, medicine, humanities, or religion. By selecting areas of concentration, some English majors prepare for careers in technical and professional communication, editing, creative writing, and related fields. By supplementing their English major with computer classes, some find work in information technology. The skills and knowledge acquired by an English major also provide good preparation for government service, especially when combined with the study of foreign languages, economics, political science, and history.

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor's degree a student must fill three groups of requirements: (1) general education requirements; (2) university requirements; and (3) major requirements.

General Education Requirements

Students should contact their college advisement center for information about general education courses that will also fill major requirements.

Languages of Learning

Precollege Math (zero to one course)
(or Math ACT score of at least 22)
0–3.0 hours
First-Year Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Languages/Math/Music
(one to four courses)
3–20.0

Liberal Arts Core

Biological Science (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Physical Science (one to two courses) 3–7.0
American Heritage (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Wellness (one to three courses) 1.5–2.0
Civilization (two courses) 6.0

Arts and Sciences Electives

Arts and Letters (one course) 3.0
Natural Sciences (one course) 3–4.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences (one course) 3.0

Note 1: For a complete list of courses that will fill each GE category, see the General Education section of the current class schedule.

Note 2: Additional information about general education requirements can be found in the General Education section of the current class schedule or this catalog.

Minimum University Requirements

Religion 14.0
Residency 30.0
Hours needed to graduate 120.0

Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0.

Note: See the Graduation section of this catalog for more information.

Major Requirements

Complete the major requirements listed under one of the following undergraduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs and Degrees

BA English
BA English Teaching
Minors English
English Teaching

Students should see their college advisement center for help or information concerning the undergraduate programs.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

MA English

For more information see the BYU 2001–2002 Graduate Catalog.



BA English (42 hours)

Major Requirements

  1. No D credit in English courses may be applied to major requirements.

  2. Students must complete the GE Foreign Language option even if the Advanced Mathematics option has already been completed.

  3. At least 21 hours of English major course work must be completed in residence at BYU.

  4. Engl 195 is recommended.

  5. Because English is a writing-intensive major, students are strongly encouraged to take a first-year writing class. Students with AP exam credit for Engl 115 should take Engl 200H, HonP 200, or Phil 105H.

  6. Because upper-division English courses require substantial writing, it is strongly recommended that students complete their Advanced Writing requirement as they begin their first upper-division courses, preferably in the second semester of their sophomore year.

  7. No more than 3 hours of any one R course may apply toward the hours required for the major.

  8. Complete the following core courses:
    • Fundamentals of language and literature:
      Engl 223, 251.
      Note: Students must complete 223 and 251 before taking any 300-level courses.

    • British and American literary history:
      Engl 291, 292, 293.
      Note: Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking any 300-level courses in that period.

  9. Complete the following:
    Engl 382.

  10. Complete one course from two of the following three areas:
    • Early British Literature:
      Engl 300R**, 341, 371, 372, 373, 381, 383, 384R**, 385.
      Note: Students must complete Engl 291 before taking courses in this area.

    • Later British Literature:
      Engl 300R**, 333, 343**, 374, 375, 376, 380, 384R**.
      Note: Students must complete Engl 292 before taking courses in this area.

    • American Literature:
      Engl 336, 343**, 360R, 361, 362, 363, 365, 384R**.
      Note: Students must complete Engl 293 before taking courses in this area.

    **Note: Three hours of Engl 300R may count toward either early or later British literature. Three hours of Engl 384R may count toward one of these three areas according to the period of the major author studied. Engl 343 may count toward either later British or American literature, according to the course content.

  11. Language, Rhetoric, and Theory: complete one course from the following:
    Engl 324, 325, 426, 427, 451, 452.

  12. Diverse Traditions and Methods: complete one course from the following:
    Engl 337R, 345, 350, 355, 356, 358R, 364, 368, 391, 392, 396, 528.

  13. Complete the following:
    Engl 495.
    Note: Students should take this course their senior year, after taking Advanced Writing.

  14. Complete any 9 elective hours from Engl 218R and courses 300-level or above except the English course used to fulfill the GE Advanced Writing requirement and English education courses: 329, 377, 378, 423, 479. Students may count 3 hours each of HonP 203R or 303R as elective credit, as well as 3 hours from the following list of courses in foreign literature:
    Arab 461, 462, 531R.
    Chin 441, 442, 443, 444, 445R.
    Dansh 340.
    Dutch 340.
    Finn 340.
    Fren 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444.
    Germ 430, 431, 440R, 441R, 442R.
    Greek 301, 302, 430, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437.
    Heb 331, 421, 431, 441, 442, 443, 444.
    Iclnd 429.
    Ital 441, 442, 443, 444, 460.
    Japan 322, 441, 444.
    Korea 340, 443.
    Latin 301, 302, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441.
    Norwe 340.
    Port 339, 439R, 441, 442, 449R, 451, 452, 453, 459R.
    Russ 441, 442.
    Span 339, 439R, 440, 441, 443R, 444, 446R, 448R, 449R, 450R, 451, 454R, 455R, 456R, 458R, 459R, 461R.
    Swed 340.

  15. If they choose, students may use their 9 hours of elective credit in an area of concentration, such as the following:
      Creative Writing:
      Engl 218R, 318R, 319R, 320R, 419R, 518R.

      Professional Writing:

      Engl 316, 399R, 415R, 418.

      Editing:

      Engl 322, 325, 330, 430R.

      English Language:

      Engl 322, 324, 325, 326, 421R.

      Folklore, Ethnic, and Regional Literature:

      Engl 356, 358R, 364, 368, 391, 392, 393R.

      Rhetoric and Academic Writing:

      Engl 399R, 424, 425R, 426, 427, 428R.

      Preparation for Graduate Studies in English:

      Engl 324, 424, 451, 452, and additional advanced courses in literature and language.

  16. Students may double-count courses for both the English major and other minors or double major programs.



BA English Teaching (71-72 hours,* including licensure hours)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see item 1 below for information regarding admission to this program.

Major Requirements

  1. This is a closed major requiring application to the program. Application forms are available in the Humanities Advisement Center (3078 JKHB) and the English Education Office (3102 JKHB). Students cannot apply until they have completed at least 9 hours of English major core courses with at least a 3.0 GPA.

  2. Students must complete the GE Foreign Language option even if the Advanced Mathematics option has already been completed.

  3. At least 24 hours of English major course work must be completed in residence at BYU.

  4. Engl 195 is recommended.

  5. Because English is a writing-intensive major, students are strongly encouraged to take a first-year writing class. Students with AP exam credit for Engl 115 should take Engl 200H, HonP 200, or Phil 105H.

  6. Upper-division English courses require substantial writing. Students should plan to complete their Advanced Writing requirement as they begin their first upper-division courses, usually at the beginning of the junior year.

  7. A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.

  8. ScEd 276R is prerequisite to Engl 329, 377, 378, and 423 (377 and 378 may be taken concurrently). Engl 377 and 378 are prerequisite to ScEd 476R.

  9. Complete the following core courses:
    • Fundamentals of language and literature:
      Engl 223, 251.
      Note: Students must complete 223 and 251 before taking any 300-level courses.

    • British and American literary history:
      Engl 291, 292, 293.
      Note: Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking 300-level courses in that period.

  10. Complete two courses from the following:
    Engl 361, 362, 363, 365.

  11. Complete one course from the following:
    Engl 345, 356, 358R, 359, 366 (356 is recommended).

  12. Complete the following:
    Engl 329, 377, 378, 382, 420, 423, 479, 495.

  13. Complete the Professional Education Component (25–26 hours). See the Secondary Education section of this catalog for licensure requirements.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor English (18 hours)

Minor Requirements

  1. At least 9 hours must be taken in residence at BYU.

  2. No D credit in English courses may be applied to minor requirements.

  3. Complete the following introductory courses:
    Engl 223, 251 (both are prerequisite to all other English courses).

  4. Complete 12 elective hours from Engl 200-level or higher courses. At least 6 hours must be 300-level or higher.



Minor English Teaching (27 hours)

Minor Requirements

  1. No D credit in English courses may be applied to minor requirements.

  2. At least 12 minor hours must be completed in residence at BYU.

  3. Complete the following introductory courses:
    Engl 223, 251 (both are prerequisite to all other English courses).

  4. Complete the following:
    Engl 291, 292, 293, 329, 377, 382, 423.



English (Engl)

Class Schedule Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Undergraduate Courses

115. College Writing and Reading. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Basic principles of critical reading and expository writing: purpose, structure, logic, and language. Carries GE First- Year Writing credit.

195. Introduction to the English Major. (1:1:0)

Overview of the English major for the beginning student: curriculum, faculty, career options. Grading based chiefly on attendance.

200. Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0) Honors also.

Rhetorical approaches to writing, reading, and research for students with experience or advanced skills. Fulfills General Education First-Year Writing requirement.

201. Masterpieces of World Literature 1. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also.

Major world civilizations from antiquity through the early Italian Renaissance, approached through literature and emphasizing socioeconomic, religious, political, intellectual, and aesthetic developments.

202. Masterpieces of World Literature 2. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 201.

Major world civilizations from Europe's High Renaissance to modern times, approached through literature and emphasizing socioeconomic, religious, political, intellectual, and aesthetic developments.

218R. Creative Writing. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent.

Individual sections dealing with poetry, personal essays, drama, fiction, or science fiction, or combinations of these.

220. Writing Personal History. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

223. Introduction to the English Language. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Overview of English from linguistic point of view, emphasizing structure of English and social, biological, and psychological aspects of language.

225. Vocabulary Building. (2:2:0) Independent Study also.

Developing an effective vocabulary through study of prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

230. Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Drama, Poetry. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Introduction to various literary themes, forms, and authors. Does not fulfill English major requirements.

232. Shakespeare. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Careful reading and discussion of six to eight major plays. Does not fulfill English major requirements.

235. Masterpieces of American Literature. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Selected readings from Puritan times to the present.

236. Masterpieces of English Literature. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Selected readings from medieval times to the present.

251. Fundamentals of Literary Interpretation and Criticism. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent.

Introduction to concepts and practice of literary analysis; critical theories; and elements of fiction, poetry, and drama.

291. British Literary History 1. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.

Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in early English literature as illustrated through representative texts.

292. British Literary History 2. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.

Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in later English literature as illustrated through representative texts.

293. American Literary History. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.

Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in American literature as illustrated through representative texts.

300R. English Literature in a Cultural Setting. (1–6:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: for Study Abroad students only.

311. Writing About the Arts and Humanities. (3:3:0) Honors also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent; junior or senior status.

Writing for both academic and mass audiences about the functions, meanings, values, and qualities of art and the humanities. Library research paper. Carries GE Advanced Writing credit.

312. Persuasive Writing. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent; junior or senior status.

Expository and persuasive writing focusing on practical reasons for evaluating audiences, generating and structuring an argument, and making stylistic decisions. Library research paper. Carries GE Advanced Writing credit.

313. Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent; MFHD 322; junior or senior status.

Learning to write as professional educators and to teach writing to children. Best taken before the professional sequence. Library research paper. Carries GE Advanced Writing credit.

314. Writing About Literature. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent.

Writing about the functions, meanings, qualities, and contexts of literature for specialist and nonspecialist audiences using selected critical theories. Research paper. Primarily for majors in literary studies. Carries GE Advanced Writing credit.

315. Writing in the Social Sciences. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent; junior or senior status.

Writing characteristic of disciplines that inquire into human behavior and institutions; correspondence, proposals, library paper, empirical research, and reviews. Carries GE Advanced Writing credit.

316. Technical Writing. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 115 or equivalent; junior or senior status.

Writing scientific and technical proposals, articles, reports, and memoranda. Research paper. Carries GE Advanced Writing credit.

318R. Writing Fiction. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 218R or instructor's consent.

Creation of style and technique in prose fiction; discipline and practice of the writer.

319R. Writing Poetry. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 218R or instructor's consent.

Creation of style and technique in poetry; discipline and practice of the poet.

320R. Writing for Children and Adolescents. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 218R.

Theory and practice of writing prose and verse for youth readership. Specific attention to requirements of picture books, middle-grade novels, and young adult stories.

322. Modern American Usage. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 223.

Current conventions and effective use of American English.

324. History of the English Language. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223.

Basic changes from Old English to modern English, including modern American dialects.

325. Grammar and Usage. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 223.

Study of grammar and usage in various applications.

326. Semantics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223.

General semantics, emphasizing the way in which words influence thought and behavior.

329. Teaching Grammar and Usage in Secondary Schools. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223, ScEd 276R.

Language issues, particularly grammar, usage, and pedagogy, for students preparing to teach English at the secondary level.

330. Editing for Publication. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 322 or 325.

Editing theory and practice, emphasizing rhetorical context, document design, levels of text editing, ethics, negotiation, and reference tools.

333. The English Novel. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251, 292.

Novels of the past three centuries, emphasizing those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

336. The American Novel. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Representative novels of the American tradition from the late eighteenth century to the present.

337R. Contemporary Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Trends, techniques, and themes in fiction, drama, or poetry since the 1950s.

341. English Drama: Beginnings to 1800, Excluding Shakespeare. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

Selected plays from medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Restoration, and 18th-century drama.

343. Modern English and American Drama. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

345. Literature and Film. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Emphasis on film as an interpretation of texts.

350. The Bible as Literature. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Literary artistry, human values, and cultural significance of the Bible.

355. (Engl-ClCv) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition. (3:3:0)

Major works by such authors as Homer, the Greek and Roman tragedians, Thucydides, Vergil, and Petronius in English translation, emphasizing their influence on English and American literature.

356. Myth, Legend, and Folktales. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Major mythic and legendary works that provide background for the literary tradition.

358R. Ethnic, Regional, and Other Literatures in English. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Sections stressing Native American, African American, Chicano, third-world, regional, or other literatures in English.

359. The Short Story. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Critical study of American, English, and European short stories, emphasizing those of the twentieth century.

360R. American Literature in a Cultural Setting. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: admission to Semester in Nauvoo Program — Joseph Smith Academy. Offered at Nauvoo Center only.

American literature emphasizing writers and works related to the period and region of the early decades of LDS Church history.

361. American Literature to the Mid–Nineteenth Century. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 293.

Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from Puritanism through transcendentalism.

362. American Literature from the Late Nineteenth to the Early Twentieth-Century. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251, 293.

Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from the late nineteenth century through naturalism.

363. American Literature from the Early to Mid–Twentieth Century. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251, 293.

Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from the first half of the twentieth century through modernism.

364. Literature of the American West. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Literature protraying the West and the frontier.

365. American Literature from the Mid–Twentieth Centjry to Present. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 293.

Selected writers and literary trends, including postmodernism, from the mid-twentieth century to the present.

366. Studies in Poetry. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Topics vary.

368. Literature of the Latter-day Saints. (3:3:0)

Literary study of journals, letters, sermons, personal essays, short stories, novels, poetry, and drama arising out of the Mormon experience from Joseph Smith to the present.

371. English Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

Principal works, mainly in translation, from Old and Middle English literature.

372. English Literature from 1500 to 1603: The Early Renaissance Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

English drama, poetry, and prose of the Tudor period.

373. English Literature from 1660 to 1780. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

Poetry, prose, and drama of the late seventeenth and eighteenth century, including major figures such as Dryden, Swift, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, and popular female writers.

374. English Literature from 1780 to 1832: The Romantic Period. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251, 292.

Includes writings of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and their contemporaries.

375. English Literature from 1832 to 1890: The Victorian Period. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251, 292.

Includes writings of Carlyle, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Dickens, Eliot, the Rossettis, Hopkins, and their contemporaries.

376. English Literature from 1890 to 1950: The Modern Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 292.

Aspects of modernism from the aesthetic movement to the end of World War II, including the writings of Hardy, Shaw, Yeats, Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, and their contemporaries.

377. Teaching English in Secondary Schools. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ScEd 276R.

Theories and methods of teaching English and language arts to secondary school students. Required for English teaching majors and minors before student teaching.

378. Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ScEd 276R.

Theories and methods of teaching reading and reading skills to secondary students. Required before student teaching.

380. English Literature from 1950 to the Present: The Contemporary Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 292.

Important literature and literary trends since 1950.

381. Chaucer. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

Intensive study of Chaucer's literature and language from medieval and modern perspectives.

382. Shakespeare. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

Intensive reading, discussion, and (in some sections) viewing of plays from the comedy, tragedy, romance, and history genres. For English majors and minors.

383. Milton. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

Analysis of poetry and selected prose, including detailed study of Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.

384R. Major Authors. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Topics vary.

385. English Literature 1603–1660: The Late Renaissance Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251, 291.

English drama, poetry, and prose of the Stuart period.

391. Introduction to Folklore. (3:3:0)

Major types of folklore (e.g., myth, legend, folktale, folksong, custom, and belief); practical experience in collecting folklore.

392. American Folklore. (3:3:0)

American folk art and literature and the historical and cultural circumstances from which they developed.

393R. Studies in Folklore. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 391.

Focused themes and topics in folklore. Topics may include regional or transnational folklore, folklore genres, folk groups, ethnographic research, cross-disciplinary issues, and history of folklore studies.

395R. Studies in Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Topics vary.

396. Studies in Women's Literature. (3:3:0)

Female-authored literary texts and literary theory concerning women. A core class for the women's studies minor.

399R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: consent of cooperative education coordinator.

On-the-job training.

415R. Professional Writing Workshop. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: a GE Advanced Writing course.

Developing proficiency in professional writing through rhetorical analysis, project management, and revision. Emphasis may vary with instructors.

418. Document Design and Portfolio. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: a GE Advanced Writing course.

Instruction in designing and preparing documents and in creating a professional portfolio of the student's technical, professional, and/or scholarly writing.

419R. Creative Writing Projects. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 318R, 319R, or 310R.

Individual major creative writing projects: novel, novella, play, poetry collection, short stories, or essays.

420. Literature for Adolescents. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Wide range of literature written for or read by teenagers. Required for English teaching majors.

421R. Studies in Language. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 223.

Topics vary.

423. Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ScEd 276R.

Theories and methods of teaching writing to secondary school students. Required for all English teaching majors and minors.

424. Rhetoric and Teaching Academic Writing. (3:3:0)

Principles of rhetoric and language applied to teaching academic writing at the college level. Recommended for all prospective college English teachers.

425. Reading Center Internship. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: advanced composition; instructor's consent.

Classroom instruction combined with practical experience in teaching and tutoring college reading and writing.

426. History of Rhetoric 1. (3:3:0)

Theories and practices of rhetoric from ancient times through the Renaissance, with particular emphasis on Greek and Roman traditions.

427. History of Rhetoric 2. (3:3:0)

Theories and practices of rhetoric from the Renaissance to present.

428R. Studies in Rhetoric and Composition. (3:3:0)

Topics vary.

430R. Editing Internship. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 322, 325, 330; or instructor's consent.

Internship experience in acquisition, evaluation, copy editing, substantive editing, document design, typesetting, and proofreading to develop camera-ready copy for journals, magazines, and books.

451. Literary Theory and Criticism 1: The Critical Tradition. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Historical survey from Plato to the early twentieth century.

452. Literary Theory and Criticism 2: Contemporary Criticism. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 251.

Introduction to issues in twentieth-century literary criticism.

479. Secondary Student Teaching Seminar. (1:1:0) Prerequisite: Engl 377, 378.

Issues experienced during secondary student teaching practicum.

490R. Individual Readings in English. (1–3:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: department chair's consent.

Language and/or literature beyond what is offered in the curriculum. May not be substituted for another catalog course.

495. The Senior Course. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: senior status; English major status.

In-depth study of a limited area of literature, language, or criticism. Content varies; requires research and writing.

499R. Honors Thesis. (1–6:0:0 ea.)

Does not count toward English major electives.

500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

500R. Eminent American Writers. (1–3:3:0 ea.)

Different writers each semester.

510R. Eminent English Writers. (1–3:3:0 ea.)

Different writers each semester.

515R. Advanced Scholarly Writing. (3:3:0 ea.)

Workshop for potential graduate students, graduate students, and professionals in all disciplines in preparing the thesis, dissertation, book chapter, and article.

516. Advanced Technical Writing. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 316 or instructor's consent.

Advanced concepts, including literature of technical writing, liaison with technical staff, communication networks, rhetoric of graphics, and teaching and freelancing technical writing.

518R. Advanced Creative Writing. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 318R or 319R; Engl 419R; or instructor's consent.

Writing fiction, poetry, children/adolescent literature, drama, creative nonfiction (course content varies with instructor); individual consideration of manuscripts. Two sections may not be taken simultaneously.

520R. Studies in Theme and Form. (1–3:3:0 ea.)

Topics vary: literature and film, myth and archetype, science fiction, etc.

521R. Studies in Language. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 324 or equivalent.

Topics vary.

525. Old English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223, 324; or equivalent.

Old English grammar and vocabulary; traditional syntactical patterns in various types of Old English prose and poetry.

526. Middle English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223, 324; or equivalent.

Detailed study of the principal dialects of Middle English, as illustrated in the literature of the period.

527. Early Modern English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223, 324.

English language from about 1500 to 1800, with special emphasis on language of Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

528. Varieties of English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 223, 324.

Regional and social variation in English, especially standard and nonstandard national and world Englishes, including English-based pidgins and creoles.

529. Structure of Modern English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Engl 328, Ling 325, or instructor's consent.

English syntax through modern grammars; theories underlying those grammars.

590R. Individual Readings in English. (1–3:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: graduate coordinator's consent.

Language and/or literature beyond what is offered in the curriculum. May not be substituted for another catalog course.

599R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: department chair's consent.

On-the-job training.

Graduate Courses

For 600- and 700-level courses, see the BYU 2001–2002 Graduate Catalog.



English Faculty

Professors

Clark, Gregory (1985) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1972, 1977; PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 1985.

Crisler, Jesse S. (1993) BA, Trinity U., 1969; PhD, U. of South Carolina, 1973.

Cronin, Gloria L. (1984) BA, Canterbury U., New Zealand, 1968; MA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1976, 1980.

Crowe, Christopher E. (1993) BA, Brigham Young U., 1976; MEd, EdD, Arizona State U., 1980, 1986.

Eggington, William G. (1988) BA, Brigham Young U.—Hawaii, 1975; MA, PhD, U. of Southern California, 1981, 1985.

Fox, Charles Jay (1980) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1965, 1967; PhD, Purdue U., 1971.

Geary, Edward A. (1968) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1963; PhD, Stanford U., 1971.

Murphy, John J. (1984) BA, MA, St. John's U., 1956, 1961.

Norris, Leslie, Humanitites Professor of Creative Writing (1983) DipEd, MPhil, Southampton U., England, 1956, 1958.

Skousen, Royal (1979) BA, Brigham Young U., 1969; MA, PhD, U. of Illinois, 1971, 1972.

Tanner, John S. (1982) BA, Brigham Young U., 1974; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1980.

Tanner, Stephen L., Ralph A. Britsch Humanities Professor of English (1978) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1962, 1964; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969.

Taylor, Sally T. (1978) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1965; PhD, U. of Utah, 1975.

Thayer, Douglas H. (1957) BA, Brigham Young U., 1955; MA, Stanford U., 1959; MFA, U. of Iowa, 1962.

Walker, Steven C. (1966) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1965, 1966; PhD, Harvard U., 1973.

Associate Professors

Bennion, John S. (1989) BA, Utah State U., 1977; MA, Brigham Young U., 1981; PhD, U. of Houston, 1989.

Boswell, Grant M. (1984) BA, Brigham Young U., 1976; MA, PhD, U. of Southern California, 1982, 1985.

Duerden, Richard Y. (1988) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1979, 1981; PhD, U. of Chicago, 1989.

Hansen, Kristine (1987) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1973, 1981; PhD, U. of Texas, Austin, 1987.

Harris, Claudia W. (1990) BA, U. of Minnesota, 1970; MEd, Georgia State U., 1975, 1978; PhD, Emory U., 1990.

Hatch, Gary L. (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1988; PhD, Arizona State U., 1992.

Howe, Susan (1988); BA, Brigham Young U., 1971; MA, U. of Utah, 1978; PhD, U. of Denver, 1989.

Hunsaker, O. Glade (1964) BS, Utah State U., 1960; MA, Brigham Young U., 1964; PhD, U. of Illinois, 1970.

Johstoneaux, Raphael (1986) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1962, 1968; PhD, George Peabody Coll. of Vanderbilt U., 1980.

Jorgensen, B. W. (1975) BA, Brigham Young U., 1966; MA, PhD, Cornell U., 1969, 1978.

Larsen, Lance E. (1993) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1985, 1987; PhD, U. of Houston, 1993.

Lawrence, A. Keith (1992) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1977, 1980; PhD, U. of Southern California, 1987.

Lundquist, Suzanne E. (1984) BA, MA Brigham Young U., 1965, 1972; DA, U. of Michigan, 1985.

Nelson, Joyce (1990) BS, Utah State U., 1956; MS, Florida State U., 1971.

Oaks, Dallin D. (1990) BA, Brigham Young U., 1984; MA, U. of Utah, 1986; PhD, Purdue U., 1990.

Paxman, David B. (1988) BA, Brigham Young U., 1971; MA, PhD, U. of Chicago, 1972, 1982.

Plummer, Louise R. (1993) BS, MA, U. of Minnesota, 1980, 1984.

Snyder, Phillip A. (1988) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1977, 1980; PhD, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1988.

Sorensen, Peter J. (1990) BA, BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1975, 1977, 1979; PhD, Washington State U., 1988.

Thomas, Paul R. (1980) BA, Brigham Young U., 1964; MA, U. of Virginia, 1967; DPhil, U. of York, England, 1982.

Wahlquist, Elizabeth (1962) BA, Brigham Young U., 1955; MA, MLit, Middlebury Coll., 1962, 1971.

Young, Bruce W. (1983) BA, Brigham Young U., 1975; MA, Columbia U., 1976; AM, PhD, Harvard U., 1978, 1983.

Zimmerman, Beverly B. (1993) BA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1967, 1994.

Assistant Professors

Baltes, Paul J. (1993) BA, Arizona State U., 1988; MA, PhD, Purdue U., 1991, 1995.

Bowie, David F. (1999) BA, U. of Maryland, College Park, 1994; PhD, U. of Pennsylvania, 2000.

Burton, Gideon (1994) BA, Brigham Young U., 1989; MA, MPW, PhD, U. of Southern California, 1994.

Chapman, Don W. (1995) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1987, 1990; PhD, U. of Toronto, Canada, 1995.

Christiansen, Nancy L. (1994) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1976, 1983; PhD, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1994.

Cutchins, Dennis R. (1997) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1990, 1992; PhD, Florida State U., 1997.

Cutler, Edward S. (1996) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1990, 1992; PhD, U. of California, San Diego, 1997.

Dean, Deborah (1999) BA, Brigham Young U., 1988; MEd, City U., New York, 1994; PhD, Seattle Pacific U., 1999.

Eliason, Eric A. (1997) BA, Brigham Young U., 1992; MA, PhD, U. of Texas, Austin, 1994, 1997.

Grierson, Sirpa T. (1997) BEd, U. of British Columbia, Canada, 1974; MLIS, Brigham Young U., 1992; PhD, U. of Southern Mississippi, 1996.

Hickman, Trenton L. (2000) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1994, 1996; PhD, State U. of New York, Stony Brook, 2000.

Mason, Nicholas A. (1999) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1993, 1995; PhD, State U. of New York, Stony Brook, 1999.

McInelly, Brett C. (2000) BA, Weber State U., 1992; MA, Brigham Young U., 1995; PhD, U. of Cincinnati, 2000.

Muhlestein, Daniel K. (1993) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1984, 1987; PhD, Rice U., 1992.

Norton, Don E. (1967) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1959, 1961.

Paul, Danette (1996) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1987, 1989; PhD, Pennsylvania State U., 1996.

Perry, Dennis R. (2000) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1979, 1981; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986.

Petersen, Zina N. (1995) BA, Brigham Young U., 1987; MA, PhD, Catholic U., 1990, 1997.

Rudy, Jill Terry (1996) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1987, 1990; PhD, Indiana U., 1997.

Siegfried, Brandie R. (1993) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1988, 1990; MA, PhD, Brandeis U., 1993.

Thursby, Jacqueline (1996) BA, Idaho State U., 1985; MS, Utah State U., 1991; PhD, Bowling Green State U., 1994.

Wickman, Matthew F. (2000) BA, Brigham Young U., 1992; MA, New York U., 1994; PhD, U. of California, Los Angeles, 2000.

Associate Teaching Professors

Dant, Doris R. (1989) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1966, 1972.

Shakespeare, William O. (1974) BA, MA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1970, 1982, 1996.

Thorne, Melvin J. (2000) BA, Brigham Young U., 1976; MA, PhD, U. of Kansas, 1980, 1986.

Assistant Teaching Professors

Adams, Linda H. (1979) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1963, 1968.

Bird, Penny C. (1992) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1970, 1996.

Part-Time Instructors

Kristi Bell, Dianna Black, Lisa Boswell, Linda Clark, Delys Cowles, Mary Lynn Cutler, Nancy Gunn, Nancy Hawkins, GaeLyn Henderson, Matthew Jackson, Nathan Jackson, Sherland Jackson, Pamela Johstoneaux, Michael Madsen, Susan Miller, Neil Newell, Samila Nickell, Mary Pollington, Ana Preto-Bay, Nancy Rushforth, Michael Rutter, Nicole Wistisen, Margaret Young.

Emeriti

Alder, Zane G. (1955) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1948, 1956.

Arnold, Marilyn (1969) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1958; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, 1968.

Ballantyne, VerDon W. (1963) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1964.

Beecher, Maureen Ursenbach (1980) BS, Brigham Young U., 1958; MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1966, 1973.

Bell, Elouise M. (1963) BA, U. of Arizona, 1957; MA, Brigham Young U., 1959.

Bennion, George C. (1961) BA, Brigham Young U., 1949.

Best, Brian S. (1960) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1958, 1962; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1971.

Best, Lorna Ruth Nielsen (1958) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1956, 1962.

Blanch, Mae (Mable) (1959) BA, Brigham Young U., 1950; PhD, U. of Colorado, 1966.

Calder, Rose Eyring (1965) BA, Brigham Young U., 1932; MA, Columbia U., 1936; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1944.

Clark, Bruce B. (1950) BA, U. of Utah, 1943; MA, Brigham Young U., 1948; PhD, U. of Utah, 1951.

Clark, Marden J. (1949) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1948, 1949; PhD, U. of Washington, 1957.

Cox, Soren F. (1955) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1952, 1956; PhD, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964.

Cracroft, Richard H. (1963) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1961, 1963; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969.

Craig, Marshall R. (1953) BS, Brigham Young U., 1941; MA, PhD, Columbia U., 1947, 1968.

Ellsworth, Richard G. (1958) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1951, 1952; PhD, U. of Maryland, College Park, 1959.

England, Eugene (1977) BA, U. of Utah, 1958; PhD, Stanford U., 1974.

Evans, David Louis (1954) BA, Idaho State U., 1948; MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1953, 1968.

Farnsworth, Dean B. (1953) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1946, 1947; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1950.

Gassman, Byron W. (1960) BA, Brigham Young U., 1955; MA, PhD, U. of Chicago, 1956, 1960.

Harris, John B. (1958) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1955, 1956; PhD, Wayne State U., 1965.

Harris, John S. (1962) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1953, 1958.

Hart, Edward L. (1952) BS, U. of Utah, 1939; MA, U. of Michigan, 1941; DPhil, Oxford U., England, 1950.

Hayes, Darwin L. (1961) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1963.

Hendrickson, A. Lemar (1963) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1938, 1941.

Hooker, Joyce S. (1980) BS, U. of Idaho, 1955; MIE, Utah State U., 1979.

Jacobs, Briant S. (1946) BA, Brigham Young U., 1939; PhD, U. of Iowa, 1944.

Lambert, Neal E. (1966) BA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1961, 1966.

McKellar, J. Glen (1964) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1962; PhD, U. of Colorado, 1967.

McKendrick, John E. (1953) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1942, 1949.

Monson, Samuel C. (1952) BS, Utah State U., 1941; MA, PhD, Columbia U., 1948, 1952.

Pedersen, Elray (1983) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1962, 1964; PhD, U. of Minnesota, 1977.

Ream, Susan E. (1961) BA, Brigham Young U., 1953; MA, Columbia U., 1958.

Ridenhour, Ted E. (1959) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1960.

Rigby, W. Dean (1966) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1953, 1970.

Smith, Marion K. (1964) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1966; PhD, U. of Texas, Austin, 1986.

Tate, Charles D. (1960) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1954, 1958; PhD, U. of Colorado, 1966.

Thomas, Gordon K. (1976) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1959, 1960; PhD, Tulane U. of Louisiana, 1968.

Thomas, John Alfred (1962) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1953, 1954; PhD, U. of Maryland, College Park, 1962.

Thomson, Woodruff C. (1950) AA, Snow Coll., 1936; BA, MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1938, 1949, 1962.

Waterstradt, Jean Anne (1945) AA, Weber Coll., 1943; BA, Brigham Young U., 1945; MA, U. of Southern California, 1955.

West, Dale H. (1947) BA, Brigham Young U., 1940; MA, U. of Southern California, 1955; EdD, U. of Colorado, 1962.

Wight, Marjorie (1963) BA, Brigham Young U., 1943; MA, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1958; PhD, U. of Southern California, 1967.

Williams, Ray S. (1966) BA, Coker Coll., 1960; MA, PhD, Florida State U., 1962, 1965.

Wilson, William A., Humanities Professor of Literature and Folklore, (1984) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1958, 1962; PhD, Indiana U., 1974.






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