DEPARTMENT OF E NGLISH - University of New Hampshire

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Student

Handbook

for

Undergraduate

Majors

Visit our Website: http://cola.unh.edu/english

English

English Literature

English/Journalism

English Teaching

Text, Business Writing & Digital Studies

English/Law 3+3

Linguistics

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Contents Page

Welcome……………………………………………………………………………………………......2

English Department Faculty Listing………………………………………………………………3-7

University and English Department Essentials - Discovery Program Requirements ………………………………………………………….……………………………………….........9-11 English Major Requirement Checklist & Capstone Experience………………………….......12-13

English Literature Major Requirement Checklist……………………………………………...14-15

English Journalism Major Requirement Checklist & Capstone Experience (Internship)………………………………………………………………………………………..16-18

English Teaching Major Requirement Checklist………………………………………………….19

English Teaching Certification Information…………………….....................................................20

Text, Business Writing & Digital Studies Major Requirement Checklist……………………….21

English/Law 3+3 B.A./JD Program & Undergraduate Requirement Checklist…………...22-23

Linguistics Major Requirement Checklist……………………………………………………...24-25

Interdepartmental Minors……………………………………………………………………….26-28

Advising………………………………………………………………………………………………29

The Student/Advisor Relationship………………………………………………………………...30

Registration & Permission Required Courses……………………………………………………..31

Honors in the English Major………………………………………………………………………...32

Internships and English 620: English Major Internship……………………………………….33-34

UNH Career & Professional Success Office (CaPS)……………………………………………….35

London Program……………………………………………………………………………………...36

Cambridge Summer Program…………………………………………………………………….…37

London Travel Writing Program…………………………………………………………………....38

Student Awards and Scholarships………………………………………………………………39-40

Special Events in the English Department…………………………………………………………41

Careers and Jobs for the English Major…………………………………………………………42-44

A Few Notes on Plagiarism……………………………………………………………………....45-49

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Welcome to the English Department

at the University of New Hampshire

Welcome to the English Department, one of the largest and most complex departments at the University of New Hampshire. At other full-scale universities, programs in literature, creative writing, journalism, composition, technical writing, linguistics, English as a Second Language, and English teacher preparation reside in separate departments and in many cases, different colleges, with separate curricula and faculties. At the University of New Hampshire, all of these related programs are structured to support one another in a single department. The department, therefore, is extraordinarily diverse, with thirty-five tenure-track faculty and over thirty lecturers representing a range of disciplines spanning the humanities and the social sciences. What pulls the Department together is the study of the English language in its various spoken and written forms. The scope of this department is unusual among institutions that compare in size and mission, presenting our students with a unique learning experience.

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English Department Faculty & Staff, 2018-2019 Detailed information about all faculty, instructors, and staff is posted on our website: www.unh.edu/english

Faculty Fields of Teaching, Research and Publication

Brigitte Bailey Professor of English

Nineteenth-century literature and American studies, visual culture

Kabria Baumgartner Assistant Professor of English & American Studies

Nineteenth century American cultural studies and history, social reform movements, history of education, Africana studies, women’s and gender studies, feminism

Rachel Burdin Assistant Professor of English & Linguistics

Sociolinguistics, Phonetics & Phonology

Cristy Beemer Associate Professor of English, Director of Undergraduate Composition

Composition, women’s rhetoric, Early Modern literature, writing across the curriculum

Dennis Britton Associate Professor of English

Shakespeare, 16th-17th century British Literature

Monica Chiu Professor of English, Director of UNH Cambridge Program

Asian American literature, criticism, film; twentieth-century literature

Jaed Coffin Assistant Professor of English

Fiction & Non-Fiction Creative Writing

Marcos Del Hierro Assistant Professor of English

Composition, Rhetoric

Burt Feintuch Professor of English and Director, UNH Center for the Humanities, Director of Ghana Program

Folklorist, specializing in music, ethnography, cultural revivals, public culture

Diane P. Freedman Professor of English

Twentieth-century American poetry, autobiographical criticism, women’s studies

Robin Hackett Associate Professor of English, English Graduate Program Director

Earlier twentieth-century British fiction, women’s/lesbian/gay/queer studies

Tom Haines Associate Professor of English

Journalist, expertise in multimedia and travel writing

Susan Hertz Associate Professor of English, UNH London Program Director, London Travel Writing Program Director, Writers Series Director

Journalist, expertise in feature writing and creative nonfiction

Soo Hyon Kim Assistant Professor of English

English pedagogy, linguistics

Delia Konzett Professor of English

American literature and cinema studies, modernism, ethnic writing, race theory

http://www.unh.edu/english

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Faculty Fields of Teaching, Research and Publication

James Krasner

Professor of English British Victorian literature, interdisciplinary studies, aesthetics, science and nature

Douglas Lanier

Professor of English Early modern British literature, theater history, film, cultural studies, literary theory

Rochelle Lieber Professor of English & Linguistics

Linguist, expertise in linguistic theory, structure of the English language

Lisa MacFarlane

Professor of English American studies, mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century culture, photography

Alecia Magnifico

Assistant Professor of English English education

Mekeel McBride

Professor of English Poet

Martin McKinsey Associate Professor of English

Modern and contemporary British, Irish, world literature, and translation theory

Lisa C. Miller Associate Professor of English , Director N.H. Literacy Institutes

Journalist, expertise in newswriting, feature writing, computer-assisted reporting

Sean D. Moore Associate Professor of English

Restoration and eighteenth-century British literature, cultural and Irish studies

Christina Ortmeier-Hooper Professor of English

Composition studies, second language writing

Thomas Payne Associate Professor of English

Fiction writing

Petar Ramadanovic

Professor of English Critical theory, cultural studies

David Rivard

Professor of English Poet

Samantha Seal

Assistant Professor of English Medieval Literature, Digital Humanities

Siobhan Senier Professor of English, Program Coordinator of Womens’ Studies

Native American and nineteenth-century American literature, women’s studies

Sandhya Shetty

Associate Professor of English Postcolonial literary and cultural studies, colonial discourse, the Victorian novel

Rachel Trubowitz

Professor of English and Chair Milton, seventeenth-century poetry and prose, Shakespeare, gender, nationhood

Reginald Wilburn Associate Professor of English & African American Studies, COLA Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

English and African-American literature and culture

Ann J. Williams Associate Professor of English, Director of MFA Program

Fiction writing

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English Department Lecturers Courses Taught

Lawrence Beemer Lecturer – English & Humanities

ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 415E ‘Literature & Cyberculture’; ENGL 444N ‘Monsters!!!’; ENGL 502 ‘Professional & Technical Writing’; ENGL 555 ‘Science Fiction’; ENGL 557 ‘Crime & Espionage’; ENGL 751 ‘Medieval Epic & Romance’; HUMA 592 ‘Up, Up and Away: Graphic Literature’

Molly Campbell

Senior Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 502 ‘Technical Writing’

Tomasen Carey Senior Lecturer and Field Coordinator for Learning Through Teaching Program

ENGL 920 ‘Issues in Teaching English and the Language Arts’; ENGL 922 ‘Advanced Topics in Literacy Instruction’

Denise Desrosiers Lecturer - ESL

ENGL 400/600 ‘English as a Second Language’

Meaghan Dunn Lecturer - ESL


Sarah Earle

Lecturer – ESL ENGL 400/600 ‘English as a Second Language’

Joseph Gilbert


Shelley Girdner

Principal Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 627 ‘Intermediate Poetry Workshop’

Stephanie Harzewski Senior Lecturer

ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 415F ‘Literature & The Psyche’; ENGL 419 ‘Introduction to Literary Analysis’; ENGL 514 ‘Survey of Brit Lit 1800-Present’; ENGL 520 ‘Literature & the History of Ideas: Short fiction’ (online only); ENGL 575 ‘Sex & Sensibility: Chick Lit’; ENGL 745 ‘Contemporary American Literature’

Krista Jackman

Senior Lecturer ENGL 401, 401H, 401ZZ ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 502 ‘Professional & Technical Writing’

Sarah Jusseaume

Lecturer - ESL ENGL 400/600 ‘English as a Second Language’

Clark Knowles

Principal Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 501 ‘Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction’; ENGL 526 ‘Beginning Fiction Writing’; ENGL 625 ‘Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop’

Matthias Konzett Senior Lecturer

ENGL 533 ‘Intro to Film Studies’; ENGL 616 ‘Studies in Film’; ENGL 618 ‘Film Theory’; ENGL 748 ‘Studies in American Fiction’

Rachel LaChance Senior Lecturer – ESL


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English Department Lecturers Courses Taught

Sean Madigan

Lecturer – English & Linguistics ENGL/LING 405 ‘Introduction to Linguistics’; ENGL 793/893 ‘Phonetics & Phonology’

Gayle McIntyre


Christine O’Keefe Senior Lecturer

ENGL 401 ‘Fist Year Writing’; ENGL 502 ‘Professional & Technical Writing’

Kristin Raymond Senior Lecturer – ESL


Jim Rioux Lecturer

ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 501 ‘Intro to Creative Non-Fiction’; ENGL 527 ‘Intro to Poetry Writing’; ENGL 627 ‘Intermediate Poetry Workshop’

Elissa Scogland Lecturer - ESL


Nancy Sell Senior Lecturer – ESL


Oksana Semenova

Senior Lecturer – ESL ENGL 400/600 ‘English as a Second Language’

Laura Smith

Senior Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 515, 516 ‘Survey of American Literature’; 725/810S ‘Seminar in English Teaching’

Elsa Upham


Charli Valdez

Senior Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’, ENGL 516 ‘Survey of American Literature’; ENGL 650 ‘Studies in American Lit & Culture: Hispanic Literature’

Melinda White

Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 501 ‘Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction: Digital & Visual Essay’

Leah Williams

Senior Lecturer ENGL 401 ‘First Year Writing’; ENGL 501 ‘Intro to Creative Non-Fiction: Digital & Visual Essay’; ENGL 502 ‘Technical Writing’; ENGL 910 ‘Practicum in Teaching College Composition’

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English Department Staff

Roxanne Brown English Department Receptionist [email protected]

Carla Cannizzaro English Department Academic Coordinator [email protected]

Jennifer Dube English Department Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Sabina Foote Administrative Assistant, Learning Through Teaching Program, NH Literacy Institutes & Writer’s Academy, Assistant to the English Department Chair [email protected]

Janine Wilks English Graduate Program Assistant [email protected]

ESL Program Staff

Scott Clements Program Coordinator, ESL [email protected]

Sachiko Ikeda

ESL Institute Office Assistant [email protected]

Kristin Raymond Faculty Coordinator of ESL, Senior Lecturer – ESL [email protected]

Judy Sharkey

ESL Faculty Advisor, Affiliate English Department Faculty Associate Professor of Education, GATE CITY Project Director Director of Undergraduate Studies [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]









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Please familiarize yourself with the contents of this handbook. It will be your guide through the English Department major you are pursuing. You are encouraged to introduce yourself to our faculty both in and out of the classroom by attending one of the many events we sponsor during the academic year. We also have a Facebook page that is open to faculty, students, graduate students, UNH alumni, and friends of the department. Please ‘Like’ our page to stay up to date on event notices and to engage in conversation with other members of our diverse department.

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University and English Department Essentials

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree with an English

Department major (English, English Literature, English Teaching, English/Journalism)

I Discovery Program Requirements Discovery Skills, Disciplinary Breadth, Senior Capstone

Your Discovery program requirements are determined by your “catalog year,” the year in which you entered UNH as a degree candidate. In order to receive Discovery Program credit for a course, it must be designated as an approved Discovery course at the time that you register.

Discovery Foundation (Discovery Skills) Discovery skills set the stage for building knowledge, expanding the boundaries of knowledge, applying knowledge to

human problems, and expressing the human experience. You must take one course in each of the following areas:

One course in Writing Skills [WS]

**This requirement is satisfied by English 401 ‘First Year Writing’, AP credit, or approved course

applied in transfer

One course in Quantitative Reasoning [QR]

One Inquiry course, a 444 Seminar, or a course identified with an INQ attribute* †ENGL 444 seminars may not be used to fulfill any English major requirements

*ENGL 419 may be used to satisfy the INQ requirement and double counted towards English major

requirements

Discovery in the Disciplines (Disciplinary Breadth) Discovery courses introduce students to primary questions, methods and perspectives of the field or discipline; they

encourage students to understand the connections among different disciplines or fields of study. You must take one

course in each of the following areas:

One course in Biological Sciences [BS]*

One course in Physical Science [PS]* *One of the Biological and Physical Science courses must have a lab (DLAB attribute)

One course in Fine & Performing Arts [FPA]

One course in Historical Perspectives [HP]

One course in Humanities [HUMA]

One course in Social Science [SS]

*ENGL or LING 405 ‘Introduction to Linguistics’ may not be used to fulfill an English major requirement

if used to fulfill the Social Science in Discovery requirement

One course in World Cultures [WC]

*ENGL 581 ‘Introduction to Postcolonial Literature in English’ may not be used by English majors to

fulfill the World Cultures category. English majors are encouraged to take classes outside of their major

discipline to fulfill this category.

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One course in Environment, Technology & Society [ETS]

*ENGL 534 ‘21st Century Journalism: How the News Works’ may not be used by English majors to

fulfill the Environment, Technology & Society category. English majors are encouraged to take classes

outside of their major discipline to fulfill this category.

Discovery & Integrative Understanding (Senior Capstone) Learning and teaching in Discovery foster the integration of discovery skills and disciplinary breadth. The senior

capstone experience allows students to reflect on their education and synthesize knowledge and skills.

One Senior Capstone Experience/Course, supervised and approved within the major: English Teaching Majors Capstone: Special Topics in English Teaching (ENGL 789)

English Literature Majors Capstone: English Major Seminar (ENGL 787)

English Journalism Majors Capstone: Journalism Internship (ENGL 720)

English Majors Capstone: One 700-level class in addition to the 10-course major (may not be

double counted for credit within major).

Text, Business Writing & Digital Studies Capstone: The Internship Experience (ENGL 695/895)

and a Digital Portfolio

English/Law 3+3 Capstone: English Major Seminar (ENGL 787)

*IMPORTANT*: Discovery Program courses cannot be taken on a Pass/Fail basis .

II Writing Intensive Requirements

Four courses are required to fulfill this requirement: ENGL 401 plus three more courses designated as writing intensive [WI], one of which must be at the 600-level, and one of which must be in your major. If you received Advanced Placement credit for ENGL 401, this will satisfy your ENGL 401 writing requirement. All English Department majors are able to fulfill these requirements—and more—through their major coursework.

III Degree Requirements (BA only)

1. Proficiency in a foreign language

For English majors, and any other students who receive a BA (Bachelor of Arts) degree,

proficiency in a foreign language is required for graduation from UNH. Proficiency in a foreign

language is achieved by satisfactory work in a one-year, college-level course. The foreign

language requirement may be fulfilled by…

1) taking a College Board foreign language achievement test OR

2) completing the equivalent of a full-year elementary course* in any foreign

language (must be eight UNH credits or equivalent) OR

3) completing one semester of a course in a foreign language beyond the elementary

year (must be four UNH credits or equivalent)

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NOTE: English, English Literature, and English Journalism majors may not use American Sign Language (ASL) courses to fulfill the foreign language requirement. English Teaching majors who plan to pursue deaf studies can petition for ASL to meet the language requirement. Please note that although many graduate programs do not accept ASL to meet their language requirement, the MAT and MED at UNH do.

Linguistics majors must take the equivalent of two years at the university level of a language

other than English as one of their major requirements. This will allow them to simultaneously

satisfy the B.A. language requirement with whichever language they choose. Students whose

first language is not English may use their study of English to satisfy this requirement.

The proficiency in a foreign language requirement must be satisfied by the end of the

sophomore year.

*No credit is awarded for elementary year college coursework if the student has had two or

more years of that language in high school.

2. The 128 credit minimum

All candidates for a bachelor’s degree (BA) must obtain a passing grade in a minimum of 128 credits in courses numbered 400-799.

3. GPA minimum Students must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00 for all courses taken at the University in which a grade is given.

IV Major Requirements

Please follow the requirement checklist for your major. Additional copies of these checklists can be obtained in the Department Office in Ham Smith 230F or online at www.unh.edu/english.

http://www.unh.edu/english

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English Major

Contact Carla Cannizzaro, 862-1313, [email protected] with questions about the English Major. Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (with the exception of ENGL 419, which must be completed with a grade of C or better). Students must meet the following distribution requirements. Review the Detailed Course Packet produced each semester by the English Department for information about courses approved to satisfy Pre-1800, Post-1800 and Race Requirements. Note that any one course may satisfy more than one requirement:

Requirement Course Grade

ENGL 419 Writing About Literature* (previously titled ‘Introduction to Literary

Analysis’) Minimum grade of C or better required.

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TWO 500-Level introductory courses

Either two 500-level English courses OR one 500-level course and ENGL/LING 405 ‘Intro to Linguistics’

1.______________ 2.______________

TWO pre-1800 literature courses

Either two advanced courses (600-level and above) OR one advanced course and either ENGL 512 or 513. Pre-1800/Choose from: 512, 513, 657, 713, 751, 753, 754, 755, 756, 758, 759, 764, 765, 767, 768, 780, 781, 783

1.______________ 2.______________

TWO post-1800 literature courses

Either two advanced courses (600-level and above) OR one advanced course and one of the following: English 514, 515 or 516. Post-1800/Choose from: 514, 515, 516, 608, 609, 636**, 650**, 681, 690, 714, 739, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 777, 782, 784, 786 **if topic is appropriate

1.______________ 2.______________

ONE course that addresses race, the construction of race, and racial theories

Choose from: 517, 540, 550, 609, 690, 738, 739, 740, 693R, 797R (Please review the ENGL Course Packet each semester for information about classes approved to satisfy this requirement.)

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SIX courses numbered 600 and above

You may include any advanced-level English course even if taken to fulfill literature requirements listed above. All writing, film, linguistics, journalism courses numbered 600 and above may be included here. ENGL 620 ‘English Major Internship may NOT be used to satisfy major requirements.

1.______________ 2.______________ 3.______________ 4.______________ 5.______________ 6.______________

ONE additional 500, 600 or 700-level English course of your choosing

Any English course from our catalog may be used to satisfy this requirement.

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CAPSTONE: ONE additional 700-level ENGL class in addition to the 10-course major

This course may NOT be double-counted towards other major requirement areas. Minimum grade required: C. Submit a Capstone Declaration form at the time of registration. Capstone course credit may NOT be applied retroactively.

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E-Course Rule: Majors may

count one online ENGL course

towards their major

requirements.

05/2018


http://cola.unh.edu/english/courses

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Capstone Experience for English Majors

A few rules to keep in mind:

--Honors theses (ENGL 788) written as part of the English Honors in Major

program MAY be used as capstone experiences.

--Independent studies (ENGL 795) MAY NOT be used as capstone

experiences.

--English courses taken for Capstone credit MAY NOT be double counted

towards other areas within the English major.

Guidelines for Capstone Credit

You may take any 700-level English course in your senior year for Capstone credit. 1. At the beginning of the semester, ask your professor about the possibility of taking the course for Capstone

credit. Remember that your professor is not obligated to designate a course for Capstone credit. Please be respectful in approaching your professor, and if the answer is no, please accept the decision.

2. Meet with your professor to discuss the extra work that will constitute your Capstone experience. In some

cases this will be an extra assignment; in others it will involve the expansion of existing class work. Your professor will use his or her professional discretion in creating the extra assignment that constitutes the Capstone experience. While he or she may seek your input, the nature of the assignment is ultimately the professor’s choice.

3. The faculty advisor should indicate on the student’s major requirement worksheet the English course being

taken for Capstone credit. This original copy of this worksheet will remain in the student’s academic file (held by the English Department). *Capstone credit can NOT be retroactive; you cannot ask a professor from a previous semester to designate a course for Capstone credit.

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English Literature Major Contact Carla Cannizzaro, 862-1313, [email protected] with questions about the English Literature Major. Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (with the exception of ENGL 419, which must be completed with a grade of C or better). Students must meet the following distribution requirements. Note that any one course may satisfy more than one requirement. E-Course Rule: Majors may count one online ENGL course towards their major.


ENGL 419 Writing About Literature* (previously titled ‘Introduction to Literary Analysis’) Minimum grade of C or better required.

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TWO 500-Level introductory courses

One survey (512, 513, 514, 515 or 516) and one of the following: 517, 521, 530, 531, 532, 581, 585, 586. Speak to your advisor if you have question about other courses that may satisfy this requirement.

1.______________ 2.______________


Either two advanced courses (600-level and above) OR one advanced course and either ENGL 512 or 513. Pre-1800/Choose from: 512, 513, 657, 713, 751, 753, 754, 755, 756, 758, 759, 764, 765, 767, 768, 780, 781, 783

1.______________ 2.______________


Either two advanced courses (600-level and above) OR one advanced course and one of the following: English 514, 515 or 516. Post-1800/Choose from: 514, 515, 516, 608, 609, 636**, 650**, 681, 690, 714, 739, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 777, 782, 784, 786 **if topic is appropriate

1.______________ 2.______________



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ENGL 619

Critical Approaches to Literature This course is not offered every semester.

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ONE American Literature course at the 600-700 level

Any literature course from our catalog may be used to satisfy this requirement provided the topic is appropriate.

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ONE British Literature course at the 600-700 level

Any literature course from our catalog may be used to satisfy this requirement provided the topic is appropriate.

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TWO courses that investigate & question representations of identity

Choose from: 517, 540, 555, 581, 585, 616 (film studies), 618 (film theory), 681, 685, 690, 713, 714, 733 (special studies in film), 738, 739, 740, 775, 777. Other courses may count. See your advisor if you have questions about other courses that may satisfy this area.

1.______________ 2.______________

CAPSTONE

ENGL 787 ‘English Major Seminar’ ______________

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Why Study Literature?

Reading literature encourages the mind to enter new, and

sometimes improbable, spheres of experience. Some literary

texts inspire us to feel admiration and compassion for unlikely

heroes or heroines: a son overwhelmed by the sudden death of

his father and his mother’s quick remarriage to his despicable

uncle, a woman who loses her social standing and whose

subsequent humiliation and poverty drive her to suicide, a wife

trapped in a loveless marriage, or a daughter who accidentally encounters her birth parents.

Others confront us with perplexing concepts: the “ineluctable modality of the visible,” “fearful

symmetry,” and that it can “be very, very dangerous to live even one day.” Still others ask us to

consider the wondrous properties of the very, very small (a grain of sand, leaves of grass) or the

very, very large (a white whale, the Congo); or to observe the world from a multitude of

perspectives, from above or below, earlier or later, male or female, east or west, black or white,

all at the same time. Literature, too, grants access to scenes or sights that can be neither

diagrammed nor charted nor otherwise pictured. How are two lovers like a pair of compasses?

How is life like a loaded gun, or love without hope like a hat full of larks? Magnificent new

microscopes and telescopes have brought human beings, standing somewhere between the stars

and sub-atomic particles, a little closer to both. Literature transports the cosmos into our most

private and personal reflections; yet it also shows us how everyday things, the objects and

scenery we hardly notice as we trudge through our routines, can be made radiant with a strange

beauty. “Poetry,” a poet wrote, “purges from our inward sight the film of familiarity which

obscures from us the wonder of our being.” Literature is not a physical instrument; it is a purely

intellectual one. But, like an unfamiliar piece of computer technology, we need to learn how to

use it—or we will be left behind; our lives will be seriously diminished. How literature works is

what the English major can teach you.

Rev. 9/30/13 MF & RT

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English/Journalism Major Contact Prof. Lisa Miller with questions about English/Journalism major: 862-0251, [email protected]. Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (except where noted). Review the Detailed Course Packet produced each semester by the English Department for information about courses approved to satisfy Pre-1800, Post-1800 and Race Requirements. Note that any one literature course may satisfy more than one requirement area:




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ENGL 534

21st Century Journalism: How the News Works

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ONE pre-1800 literature course

Pre-1800/Choose from: 512, 513, 657, 713, 751, 753, 754, 755, 756, 758, 759, 764, 765, 767, 768, 780, 781, 783

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ONE post-1800 literature course

Post-1800/Choose from: 514, 515, 516, 608, 609, 636**, 650**, 681, 690, 714, 739, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 777, 782, 784, 786 **if topic is appropriate

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ENGL 621

Writing & Reporting the News I Minimum grade of B or better required. Pre-requisite: ENGL 401 with grade of B or better AND completion of ENGL 534.

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ENGL 622

Writing & Reporting the News II Pre-requisite: ENGL 621 with grade of B or better.

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ENGL 631

Introduction to Digital Reporting Pre-requisite: ENGL 621 with grade of B or better.

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TWO other on-campus Journalism courses

Choose from: ENGL 623, 703, 708, 711, 712, 722, 723, 724, 735

1.______________

2.______________

CAPSTONE

ENGL 720: Journalism Internship Pre-requisites: ENGL 621 with grade of B or better and permission of the instructor for ENGL 622 and ENGL 631. Students can earn no more than a total of 16 credits for ENGL 720 internships.

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Three course concentration in another area

This requirement is used as an advising tool, to ensure that the student is focusing some part of their studies on an area they may wish to specialize in within the field of reporting after graduation. Concentrations that many students declare here are often related to a minor they are pursuing. Please discuss your area of concentration with your advisor.

1.______________

2.______________

3.______________ E-Course Rule: Majors may count one online ENGL course towards their major requirements.



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English/Journalism Majors Capstone Experience ENGL 720 – the Internship

The English/Journalism major at UNH requires that you do an internship, often as a full-time reporter or editor at a newspaper -- though students have done internships at TV and radio stations and at magazines and for online publications -- for one semester or a summer. The experience will improve your writing and help you decide whether you want to be a journalist. You'll also come away with lots of clips -- published stories -- which are essential in looking for a job. And you’ll have a blast.

It's difficult to get a job in journalism unless you've done an internship. The UNH journalism program is unusual because we often find the internship for you; we don't just say, "Go get experience." Better still, we send interns to the same newspapers every semester. That means you can be confident that you're going to a newsroom where the editors will consider you a full-fledged staff member, with as much chance as any other reporter to make the front page each day. Because these newspapers take UNH students each semester, they have a good sense of students' abilities. They won't think you're a dummy who can do nothing more than answer the phone or make photocopies (and believe us, this happens at some internships elsewhere), and they won't expect you to be ready to win the Pulitzer Prize tomorrow. They'll give you the support you need to do the best job you can.

An internship is NOT easy. The newspaper internships are full-time journalism work (some of the other types of internships are only part-time), which means it's demanding work that never runs only from 9 to 5. On the other hand, it's interesting and important work that changes every day, which is more than you can say for many things you might spend your life doing after college. Some of the papers where we send interns are not within commuting distance of campus. You'll be expected to have a car, to move to the newspaper's community and find a place to live (most of the papers will try to help you, or you may be able to take over the apartment of the previous intern), and to be available for work whenever the paper needs you. Part of the experience is becoming an independent professional, and it's hard to do that if you're returning each night to your parents or your partying roommates.

Requirements:. You must receive at least a B in English 621 ‘Writing & Reporting the News I’ and English 622 ‘Writing & Reporting the News II’ before doing a reporting internship. English 722 Feature Writing is also strongly recommended. If you want to do an editing internship, you'll need to be doing A work in English 711 Editing. You may apply for the internship while you are taking 622, 722 or 711. You will need published stories to bring to your internship interview.

Applying for an internship: The internship coordinator takes applications in October for spring internships and in March for summer and fall internships. You'll hear frequent announcements in journalism classes and receive them by e-mail, plus we post notices around the English building as the application deadline approaches.

To apply, submit the following to the internship coordinator: a letter with your contact information, list of classes you've taken and grades you received, and first and second choices of

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internship; and three clips of stories you've had published. If you have questions about applying, contact Prof. Miller in Ham Smith 302E, [email protected].

You need clips (published stories) to apply for an internship, so start publishing in the student newspaper -- or anywhere else -- as early as you can. College is the easiest place on earth to get your work published, so "Yeah, I like to write, but I've never actually done it except for classes" is not going to cut it in an internship interview.

Setting up your own internship: If you want to go to a newspaper or other organization that UNH doesn't usually work with, you can set up your own internship. Most news organizations do take interns, though some do it only in the summer.

Our course, English 720, is titled Journalism Internship. We can give credit under that number only for real journalistic work. Some students have received partial credit for work at magazines, broadcast stations and Web sites. Full credit for internships at such organizations is sometimes difficult because they rarely want interns to do full-time writing or editing (for instance, magazine interns often do primarily research and fact-checking), but partial credit is enough to graduate with a journalism major. Note, however, that most UNH grads who have gone on to magazine or broadcasting careers started by doing a newspaper internship, which broadcaster John Chancellor has called the world's best graduate school.

As long as you have the internship course, English 720, on your transcript for any number of credits, you can graduate as an English/Journalism major.

For more information about the internship and the Journalism Program, go to www.unh.edu/journalism.

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English Teaching Major Contact Prof. Alecia Magnifico with questions about the English Teaching major: 862-5274, [email protected]. This concentration may be completed in 4 years (B.A.) or students may opt to continue on to a 5th year of graduate study in the Education Department to receive teaching certification (M.A.T). Teaching majors must have at least a 2.5 GPA at time of graduation. Review the Detailed Course Packet produced each semester by the English Department for information about courses approved to satisfy Pre-1800, Post-1800 and Race Requirements. Students must meet the following distribution requirements.




______________

ENGL 514

British Literature III: Revolts, Renewals, Migrations

______________

ENGL 516 American Literature II: Money, Migration and Modernity: Huck Finn to Beloved

______________

ENGL 657 Shakespeare

______________

ONE English Department course in writing, linguistics, critical theory, film or literature

Any English course in the catalog at the 500-700 level may be counted here. Students may not use ENGL 401, 403, 415 or 444

classes to satisfy this area. ENGL/LING 405 may be counted towards this requirement.

______________

Choose ONE

Either ENGL 718 ‘English Linguistics & Literature’ OR ENGL 791 ‘English Grammar’

______________

TWO Literature Courses at the 600-700 Level

Any literature course may satisfy this requirement area if taken at the 600-700 level. These courses are in addition to ENGL 657 and

the optional course in writing, linguistics, etc. Students may apply either ENGL 512 or ENGL 513 as one of the classes taken to satisfy this requirement area.

1.______________ 2.______________


Choose from: 517, 540, 550, 609, 690, 738, 739, 740, 693R, 797R (Please review the ENGL Course Packet each semester for information about classes approved to satisfy this requirement.) This course may be double counted towards the ‘Two Lit Courses at 600-700 Level’ area if taken at the upper level.

_____________

Choose option A or B

Option A: ENGL 725 and ENGL 726 ‘Seminar in English Teaching’ (This is a full-year course. Students will also enroll in 725L and

726L ‘English Teaching Lab’ at time of registration)

Option B: ENGL 710 ‘Teaching Writing’ and ENGL 792 ‘Teaching Secondary School English’. (EDUC 703 is not a

substitute for 792)

1.______________ 2.______________

Education 500

Students must apply for registration in this course through the Education Department. See your advisor for more information.

______________

CAPSTONE

ENGL 789 ‘Special Topics in English Teaching ______________

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Teaching Certification English Teaching majors should meet with their English Department advisors as soon as possible to discuss the certification program and the requirements of the 5-year Master’s program. Any major may attend an Education Department information session to learn more about teacher education at UNH. Each semester, the Education Department holds several of these information sessions each semester. For the dates of these sessions, call 862-2310, stop by the Education Department in Morrill Hall, or visit the Education Department website: http://www.unh.edu/education/

Education 500 Registration Deadlines EDU 500, Exploring Teaching, is the first course in the sequence of the education courses required for certification and is a pre-requisite for the 700-level education courses. You must fill out an application form in order to be accepted for the course. The application deadline for EDU 500 is generally at mid semester, weeks before the registration windows open. After you apply, you will NOT be notified of your acceptance, so you should check the list of accepted students in Morrill Hall or on the appointed date. Call or visit the Education Department for the exact deadlines or if you have any questions: 862-2310, http://www.unh.edu/education/

http://www.unh.edu/education/

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Text, Business Writing & Digital Studies

Contact Carla Cannizzaro, 862-1313, [email protected] with questions about the ‘TBD’ Major. Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (with the exception of ENGL 419, which must be completed with a grade of C or better). Majors in this track are highly encouraged to take ENGL 620, ‘English Major Internship’ in their junior or senior year. Students must meet the following distribution requirements. Note that any one course may satisfy more than one requirement:


ENGL 419 Writing About Literature (previously titled ‘Introduction to Literary


_______________

ONE 500-Level introductory course

ENGL 501 (Introduction to Creative Nonfiction: Digital Essay version)

ENGL 502 (Professional and Technical Writing)

ENGL 503 (Persuasive Writing: Text, Business, Digital version)

1.______________

ONE course in digital production

ENGL 602 (Advanced Professional Writing) ______________

ONE course in digital archival or humanities research methods

ENGL 595 (Literary Topics: Introduction to Digital Humanities version)

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DH Component: THREE courses numbered 600 and above

Any advanced-level English courses in which 20% of student assessment/work includes a digital humanities, digital research, or digital production component (even if taken to fulfill literature requirements). ENGL 602 cannot be double counted for this requirement. *Look for the DH designation in the ENGL course packet descriptions during registration.*

1.______________ 2.______________ 3.______________


Either two advanced courses (600-level and above) OR one advanced course and either ENGL 512 or 513. Pre-1800/Choose from***: 512, 513, 657, 713, 751, 753, 754, 755, 756, 758, 759, 764, 765767, 768, 780, 781, 783

1.______________ 2.______________


Either two advanced courses (600-level and above) OR one advanced course and one of the following: English 514, 515 or 516. Post-1800/Choose from: 514, 515, 516, 608, 609, 650**, 681, 690,

714, 739, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 777, 782, 784, 786

1.______________ 2.______________


Choose from***: 517, 540, 550, 609, 690, 738, 739, 740, 693R, 797R (Please review the ENGL Course Packet each semester for information about classes approved to satisfy this requirement.)

_______________

CAPSTONE ENGL 695/895: The Internship Experience. Students must have JR or SR status to enroll in this course. Students should submit a Capstone Declaration form indicating the ENGL course taken for Capstone credit at time of registration.

AND:

Digital Portfolio: A minimum of six polished projects represented in a digital portfolio started in ENGL 602 and expanded over your career at UNH. A reflective essay will accompany this portfolio. This is a non-credit degree requirement.

_______________ Completed: ______

**If topic is appropriate. (Please see your advisor if you have questions about other courses that might fulfill this requirement.) ***Other courses may count. Please see your advisor if you have questions about other courses that might fulfill this requirement. E-Course Rule: English Majors may count one online course towards their major requirements.

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05/2018

English/Law 3+3 (B.A./JD) Contact Carla Cannizzaro, 862-1313, [email protected] with questions about the ‘English/Law 3+3’ Major. Students must meet the following distribution requirements. Variations to this suggested path of study may be undertaken with approval of the student’s English undergraduate advisor. Review the Detailed Course Packet produced each semester by the English Department for information about courses approved to satisfy Pre-1800, Post-1800 and Race Requirements. Students participating in this program must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA (including transfer credits) at time of application to law school, at the end of their Junior year.

Freshman/First Year

Semester I

1. Discovery/WS: ENGL 401 _____________

2. Discovery/________: __________________

3. ENGL 419: __________________________

4. Discovery/Foreign

Language:___________________________

Semester II

1. Discovery/________: __________________

2. Discovery/________: __________________

3. ENGL 500-level: _____________________ (512, 513 count as pre-1800 lit courses; 514, 515, 516 are post-

1800 lit.)

4. Foreign Language or ELECTIVE (if FL is completed

in one semester): ____________________

Sophomore/Second Year

Semester I

1. Discovery/________: __________________

2. Discovery/________: __________________

3. ENGL 500-level:______________________

(512, 513 count as pre-1800 lit courses; 514, 515, 516 are

post-1800 lit.)

4. ENGL any 500-700 level

course:______________________________

*Option: LAW 475 (2.00 crs)

Semester II

1. Discovery/________: __________________

2. Discovery/________: __________________

3. ENGL 600-700 Pre-1800 Literature course

(such as Shakespeare, Chaucer, Literature of Early America)

________________________________________________

4. ENGL 600-700 Post-1800 Literature course (such

as Victorian Novel, Contemporary American Literature,

Postcolonial Literature)

____________________________________


Junior/Third Year

Semester I

1. Discovery/________: __________________

2. Discovery/________: __________________

3. ENGL 600-700 Pre-1800 Literature course

(such as Shakespeare, Chaucer, Literature of Early America)

____________________________________________

4. ENGL 600-700 Post-1800 Literature course (such as Victorian Novel, Contemporary American Literature,

Postcolonial Literature)

__________________________________


Semester II

1. ENGL 600-700 Race

Requirement:_____________________________

2. ENGL any 600-700 level

course:__________________________________

3. ENGL 787 English Major Seminar (Capstone):

________________________________________

4. ELECTIVE:_____________________________

E-Course Rule: Majors may count one online

ENGL course towards their major requirements.


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English/Law School 3+3 “Opportunity Track” The English/Law 3+3 B.A./JD program offers highly motivated UNH undergraduate students of English the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six, rather than seven, years of study. It promises significant savings in both time and money. After completing three years as an English undergraduate and gaining admission to the UNH Law School through the approved process, the 3+3 Program participant will become a full-time first year law student. Upon successful completion of the first year of law study, the credits earned will be counted toward the JD degree and as elective credits sufficient to complete UNH’s requirements for the bachelor’s degree. Eligibility and Admission Process: 1) STEP ONE: Application to the 3+3 English/Law B.A./JD option. Students apply to the program

either when they submit their applications to UNH, selecting the English/JD option on the online application, OR after they are admitted to U NH, by applying directly to the English Department’s “English/Law 3+3 Committee.” In both cases, undergraduate applicants must fulfill the general requirements for admission to the English major.

a. Students applying at the time of admission to UNH will typically present the following high

school credentials:

A 3.5 GPA in high school (UNH recalculates high school GPA’s to a 4.0 weighted scale)

A rigorous high school curriculum defined as the following: o 4 years of college prep (CP) or higher English o 4 years of CP or higher mathematics o 4 years of CP or higher social studies/history o Completed at least level 3 of a foreign language o 3 or more years of CP or higher laboratory sciencs.

A recommended score of 1200 or better (combined Math and Verbal) on the SAT or a 29 on the ACT.

b. Currently enrolled UNH students applying to the program must:

1. Have a 3.5 GPA in college courses at the time of application. 2. The English Department Committee governing admission to the 3+3 program will also

consider past SAT scores, maturity, and the abilitly to complete a highly demanding program of study based on performance thus far.

2) STEP TWO: Application to UNH Law school. To be eligible, students must:

Complete all Discovery and major requirements, and accrue at least 98 credits before beginning law school in their Senior year.

Maintain at least a 3.5 GPA (including transfer credits) at time of application to law school, and at the end of their Junior year.

Take the LSAT no later than December of the final undergraduate yaer (i.e. the Junior year) and earn a score of 157 or above.

Submit the law school application through the Law School Admissions Council by January of the calendar year in which the student wishes to enroll in law school.

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Linguistics Major Contact Prof. Shelley Lieber, 862-3964, [email protected] with questions about the Linguistics Major.

LINGUISTICS (BA): DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR Linguistics is the study of one of the most important characteristics of human beings — language. It cuts across the boundaries between the sciences and the humanities. The program offers an excellent liberal arts major or pre-professional major for the study of law, medicine, religion, and other occupations that require advanced education and training. It is a particularly appropriate major for students who want to teach English as a second language. Dual or double majors consisting of linguistics combined with a foreign language, business administration, international affairs, or the like are quite feasible. Students interested in majoring or minoring in linguistics should consult with the program coordinator, Professor Rochelle Lieber, Hamilton Smith 107, telephone 862-3964, e-mail: [email protected]. I. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (as of SPRING 2012)

1. LING 405:* Introduction to Linguistics 2. LING 605: Intermediate Linguistic Analysis (usually offered in the fall; take 405 first) 3. LING 793: Phonetics and Phonology (usually offered in the fall; take 605 first) 4. LING 794: Syntax and Semantic Theory (usually offered in the spring; take 605 first)

5. ONE COURSE IN HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS:

CLAS 506: Historical and Comparative Linguistics

ENGL 752: History of the English Language

ITAL 733: History of Italian

RUSS 733: History and Development of the Russian Language

SPAN 798A: History of the Spanish Language

6. TWO YEARS' COLLEGE STUDY (OR EQUIVALENT) OF ONE FOREIGN LANGUAGE OR AMERICAN SIGN

LANGUAGE (ASL)

7. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COGNATE SPECIALTIES:

a. One year college study of a second foreign language from a different language family or subfamily. (Old English may count as the second foreign language if the first foreign language is not in the Germanic subfamily.)

b. PSYC 712: Psychology of Language, with one of its pre-requisites, either PSYC 513: Cognitive Psychology, or PSYC 512: Psychology of Primates.

8. TWO ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE COURSES FROM THE LIST ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE (these may include the prerequisite for PSYC 712).

9. CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (choose one of the following to do during your senior year):

a. LING 779: Linguistic Field Methods

b. LING 695 or 696: Senior Honors Thesis

* Linguistics majors with only a single major may not use LING 405 to satisfy a Discovery requirement.


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II. LINGUISTICS MINOR REQUIREMENTS

The Linguistics minor consists of any five linguistics courses approved by the coordinator of the linguistics program. LING 405 is highly recommended.

LINGUISTICS COURSES AT UNH

LING 444B: The Secret Lives of Words (same as ENGL 444B) LING 444F: Language Matters in America (same as ENGL 444F)

LING 405:* Introduction to Linguistics (same as ENGL 405) LING 605: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis (same as ENGL 605) LING 620: Linguistics Internship LING 695, 696: Senior Honors Thesis LING 719: Sociolinguistics Survey (same as ENGL 719) LING 779: Linguistic Field Methods (same as ENGL 779; CAPSTONE) LING 790: Special Topics in Linguistic Theory (same as ENGL 790) LING 793: Phonetics and Phonology (same as ENGL 793) LING 794: Syntax and Semantic Theory (same as ENGL 794) LING 795, 796: Independent Study ANTH 670 Language and Culture ANTH 795,796B Reading and Research in Anthropological Linguistics CLAS 506: Introduction to Comparative and Historical Linguistics CMN 572: Language and Social Interaction CMN 583: Gender and Communication CMN 666: Conversation Analysis CMN 672: Theories of Language and Discourse COMM 522: The Acquisition of Language COMM 738: Linguistics of ASL ENGL 715: Teaching English as a Second Language: Theory and Methods ENGL 716: Curriculum Design, Materials & Testing in English as a Second Language ENGL 718: Linguistics and Literature ENGL 727: Issues in Second Language Writing ENGL 752: History of the English Language ENGL 791: English Grammar ITAL 733: History of Italian LLC 791: Methods of Foreign Language Teaching PHIL 550: Symbolic Logic PHIL 618: Recent Anglo-American Philosophy PHIL 795: Advanced Logic: Scope and Limits

PSYC 512:# Psychology of Primates

PSYC 513:# Introduction to Cognitive Psychology PSYC 712: Psychology of Language RUSS 733: History and Development of the Russian Language SPAN 641: Spanish Phonetics SPAN 645: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics SPAN 790: Topics in Second Language Acquisition SPAN 798A: History of the Spanish Language

* Linguistics majors with only a single major may not use LING 405 to satisfy a Discovery requirement. # Students may count either PSYC 512 or 513 towards the Linguistics major or minor, but not both.

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Interdepartmental Minors

The following interdepartmental minors draw from courses within several different departments, including English. If you wish to minor in one (or more) of these, please keep in mind that you cannot count more than two courses for BOTH your major and minor. In other words, a single course can satisfy both a major and a minor requirement, but you are allowed to “double-count” in this way for only up to two of your five required minor courses. Also bear in mind that there are many other minors across the university that are available to you. Linguistics Minor The Linguistics minor consists of any five linguistics courses approved by the coordinator of the linguistics program. It is highly recommended that Linguistics 405 be one of the five. Other courses that may be used towards this minor are listed in full under the Linguistics Major section of this handbook. For questions about the Linguistics major, please contact Prof. Rochelle Lieber, [email protected]

TESOL Minor (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

The TESOL minor is a set of courses that are related to teaching English to speakers of other languages. This minor is primarily for students who are interested in teaching English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) or social work or other professions that require regular interaction with non-native English speakers. It will also be a good preparation for students who want to later pursue ESL certification or an MA in TESOL at UNH or another institution. This minor will not certify students to teach in NH public schools (K-12). For that purpose, students need to complete ESL certification program which is offered by the Education and English departments. The TESOL minor consists of the following five courses (See course descriptions at www.unh.edu/linguistics):

* ENGL 715 TESL Theory and Methods

* ENGL 716 Curriculum, Materials, and Assessment in ESL

* One course on the structure of English o ENGL 791 English Grammar; or o ENGL/LING 405 Introduction to Linguistics

* Two electives from the list of approved TESOL electives

o COMM 522 Acquisition of Language o ENGL/LING 719 Sociolinguistics Survey o ENGL 727 Issues in Second Language Writing (WI) o ENGL 752 History of the English Language (WI) o ENGL/LING 790 Special Topics in Linguistics (when offered on a TESOL-related

topic) (WI) o LLC 791 Methods of Foreign Language Teaching

Students must receive a C- or better in each course and a 2.00 GPA in the five courses. No more than 8 transfer credits will be accepted. For questions about the TESOL minor, please contact Prof. Soo Kim, 862-5290, [email protected]


http://www.unh.edu/linguistics


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Interdepartmental Minors (cont’d)

Cinema Studies Minor Cinema Studies students are required to earn 20 credits. Students must earn at least a C- in each course and maintain a 2.00 grade-point average in course taken for the minor. Courses in Cinema Studies should be taken in the following sequence: one introductory course (ENGL 533 or CMN 550); followed by one History or Theory of Film course (LLC 540 or ENGL 618); followed by at least 2 or more of the more advanced and/or focused courses, and one of the elective courses. Cinema Studies Advanced and/or Focused courses (two required): CMN 650, Critical Perspectives on Film GERM 524, Special Topics in German Film ENGL 616A, Studies in Film: Genre ITAL 525, Italian Cinema ENGL 616B, Studies in Film: Authorship LLC 440, Cultural Approaches to Film and Fascism ENGL 616C, Studies in Film: Culture and Ideology RUSS 426, Film and Communism ENGL 616D, Studies in Film: Narrative and Style SOC 670, Sociology and Nonfiction Film GERM 523, Women and German Film

Cinema Studies Elective Courses (one required): Electives are drawn from an approved list of courses for the minor, which is compiled and announced every semester. Interested students should contact the Cinema Studies minor coordinator, Matthias Konzett, [email protected]

Women’s Studies Minor For the Women’s Studies Minor, students must complete 20 credits of Women’s Studies course with a grade of C or better. Courses taken Pass/Fail may not be used toward a Minor. No more than 8 credits used to satisfy the requirements for a Major may be used for a Minor. Students electing the Women’s Studies Minor must complete WS 401 (Introduction to Women’s Studies) and WS 798 (Colloquium in Women’s Studies), normally taken at the beginning and end of the course sequence, respectively. It may be possible to substitute WS 797 (Internship) for WS 798 (Colloquium), but please discuss with a Women’s Studies advisor. Additionally, students must complete three (3) other Women’s Studies courses, either program courses or those which are cross-listed with other departments. Full course descriptions of all approved Women’s Studies courses may be found on the website for this program: http://www.unh.edu/womens-studies. Interested students should contact the Women’s Studies Program, Huddleston Hall 203, 862-2194.


http://www.unh.edu/womens-studies

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Interdepartmental Minors (cont’d)

Race & Ethnic Studies Minors For more information on the Race Ethnic Studies minors described below please review the information on

our website: http://cola.unh.edu/interdisciplinary-studies/program/res

or visit us at http://www.facebook.com/UNHRES and http://www.unh.edu/colaminors/

Africana and African American Studies Minor The Africana and African American Studies minor provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to

central issues in African, African Diaspora, Caribbean and African American history, literature, and

culture. The minor permits students to concentrate in one of these areas or to combine courses from among

the many offerings to create a distinctive program.

The Africana and African American Studies Minor encompasses the multidisciplinary and comparative

study of African history and culture, and the study of the African Diaspora throughout the world, from

Europe to Asia as well as to North and South America. The program recognizes the global and

transnational dimensions of contemporary African Diasporic experiences in the United States, the

Caribbean, and in Latin American nations. It thus offers a wide variety of courses that are taught across

several disciplines in the university. Students are strongly encouraged to select courses reflecting the

breadth of the offerings in the minor across the University of New Hampshire’s undergraduate curriculum.

American Studies Minor American Studies is the interdisciplinary study of United States culture in all its varied aspects. Students

learn to connect history, art, politics, religion, popular culture, literature, and other features of American

life and to examine both the differences and the similarities among, for example, different racial and ethnic

groups, historical periods, and media. Students may wish to focus their coursework in the minor around a

particular topic, either chronologically or thematically. Examples include but are not limited to: a specific

historical period (for example, the twentieth century); race, ethnicity, gender, or class in America; popular

culture; the arts; Native American studies; regional studies; urban, rural, and natural environments; or,

American institutions (such as education, sports, religion).

Race, Culture and Power Minor Founded in 1994, Race, Culture, and Power remains one of UNH's most dynamic minors. This program of

study enables students to develop critical perspectives on the ways in which cultural differentiation and

racial formulations have been used to maintain social, economic and political power and justify inequalities

and injustices. Students will engage both U.S. and international perspectives and contexts as they examine

how dominant powers use “culture” to maintain subordination and how subordinated peoples use “culture”

to resist exploitation.

Students pursuing completion of the program will enroll in an interdisciplinary introductory course (INCO

450: Introduction to Race, Culture and Power), which examines “race” through multiple lenses and

explores how constructions of racial difference underpin and impact the organization of societal

institutions, programs, and cultural norms around the U.S. and the world.

http://cola.unh.edu/interdisciplinary-studies/program/res

http://www.facebook.com/UNHRES

http://www.unh.edu/colaminors/

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Advising

A faculty member from the English Department has been designated as your advisor. You can look up your faculty advising assignment via Webcat: https://www.unh.edu/uac/academic/find-your-assigned-academic-advisor

When you are going to meet with your advisor, please stop by the main office first to

retrieve your advising folder for use during your meeting.

If your meeting concerns course selection and registration, please be sure to first pick up and review the English Department course description booklet and fill out the registration worksheet, both of which can be found in the main English office.

Review your Degree Works transcript prior to your meeting to confirm which Discovery requirements you have already fulfilled and which ones are still needed. Instructions on running a degree evaluation are available online: https://www.unh.edu/uacc/academic/degree-evaluation

The better prepared you are for your meeting, the more productive it will be.

After the meeting, you must return your advising folder to the main English office.

If you are interested in meeting with Carla Cannizzaro to discuss your academic progress or any concerns about you degree, please set up a meeting with her using our online platform.

1) Go to myWildcat Success and log in: https://unh.campus.eab.com/home

2) From student home page, select “Get Advising”

3) Select "College of Liberal Arts” from Advisor College or Group drop down menu

4) Select “Academic Advising” or "General Advising" from Appointment Type drop down menu. Click “Next”

5) Select “English” from Advisor Department drop down menu.

6) For Staff Selection drop down, select your advisor (Carla Cannizzaro). Click “Next”

7) Select the appointment day/time that best works for you. Click “Next”

8) Please LIST WHAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS in the text box, then select “Confirm Appointment”.

https://www.unh.edu/uac/academic/find-your-assigned-academic-advisor

https://www.unh.edu/uacc/academic/degree-evaluation

https://unh.campus.eab.com/home

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The Student/Advisor Relationship in the English Department

To the Student: Welcome to the English Department! You have made an excellent choice in declaring one of the majors that we offer: English, English Literature, English Teaching, English/Journalism, Text, Business Writing and Digital Studies or English/Law 3+3. Please be aware, as well, that English Department faculty also support the interdepartmental major in Linguistics. If you have an interest in that major, please contact Prof. Shelley Lieber, [email protected] Choice of Advisor: You have been assigned to a faculty advisor, but please speak up if you already know a member of the English Department faculty whom you would like to select as your advisor. Put another way, at any time you may ask to be assigned as an advisee to the faculty member of your choice, assuming that individual does not have a full list of advisees. Vitally Important Information for the Student:

1. To graduate, you must earn a total of 128 credits. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have earned that number by the time you expect to graduate.

2. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have satisfied the University Discovery Program, Writing Intensive, and Foreign Language Requirements by the time of graduation.

Your Advisor and the advising relationship:

1. To assist you in course selection, semester by semester, by discussing the coherence of your

education and helping you select courses most suitable to your unique needs in satisfying major requirements in the English Department.

2. To let you know about the Office of Career Services and/or discussion your decision to pursue graduate study. Your advisor will be an invaluable resource in helping you plan ahead for graduate school applications.

3. To write future letters of recommendation for you as you apply for jobs, scholarships, or admission to graduate school, if you have also taken a course with your advisor.

4. To be a potential resource if you are having academic difficulty of some sort. If you are having trouble in a class, the first person should speak to, however, is the professor teaching the course.

Your signature below confirms that you have received this information. ________________________________________ ______________________________________ Student Signature/Date Student Name (Please Print) cc: all English Faculty Advisors


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Registration

Each semester, seek out your faculty advisor well before your registration window opens in order to discuss your course choices for the upcoming semester and obtain your registration access code (RAC). Detailed course description booklets for all English & Linguistics classes will be available shortly after the Time and Room schedule is available online. Please review one of these packets when considering your options for major coursework. These packets will give you detailed descriptions about the topics to be covered in each course and are intended to help you choose the most appropriate courses for your skills and interests. Our course description packets may be picked up in the main English office, or downloaded from the ‘Supplemental Course Information’ page on the English Dept website: http://cola.unh.edu/english/courses Before meeting with your advisor, please list your courses on a registration worksheet and pick up your advising folder in the main English office. Undergraduate registration worksheets are available in the main English office or you may print one off from the Registrar’s website: http://www.unh.edu/registrar/forms/index.html

Permission Required Courses If an English class you want to take is listed as ‘Permission Required/PR’ you must obtain the professor’s permission early to be assured a space. Professors will have permission slips available for all interested students, regardless of class, starting on the first day of registration. Bring the permission slip to the English Office and turn it in to one of the main office staff. You must still register for the course on

Webcat after turning in your permission slip in order to secure your seat and complete registration.

Permission to Repeat a Course for Credit Many upper-level writing and journalism courses in the English Department may be repeated for credit. If you wish to repeat an approved course for credit, note that you are only guaranteed credit for your work if you fill out and submit a Permission to Repeat for Credit form, available in the English Department main office. In most cases, specified classes may be repeated for credit twice (up to a maximum of 8 credits). Check with your faculty advisor or the English Department main office if you have any questions.

ENGL 625, 627, 701, and 705 may be repeated for credit with the approval of the English Department Chairperson. ENGL 621, 623, 703, 704, 720, 721 and 723 may be repeated for credit with the approval of the Journalism Program Director. *Note: Students can earn no more than a total of 20 credits for ENGL 720 internships.

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Honors in the English Major

Contact Prof. Delia Konzett, [email protected] with questions about the Honors in Major program. This program is one in which distinguished English majors complete an ambitious set of classes and projects. If you complete the requirements, you can graduate “With Honors.” You do not have to be enrolled in the (University) Honors Program to undertake Honors in the English Major. On the other hand, many students choose to complete both Honors Programs simultaneously. The Honors-in-English program provides students the opportunity to undertake exciting and original projects, take at least one small class, and work closely with one or more departmental faculty members. It can provide excellent training for graduate work. The Honors in the English Major requirements are summarized below. For more detailed information, please consult the Honors-in-Major page on the English Department website, http://www.unh.edu/english/ or pick up an information packet in the main English office. Requirements for Honors in the English Major 1. GPA – Your cumulative grade point average must be 3.4 or above when you graduate, and your in-major grade point average must be 3.5 or above when you graduate. 2. Take two 700-level English courses for Honors credit.

3. The English Major Seminar – English 697, 698, or 787. The seminar is a small, research-oriented course. Each semester it is taught by a different professor and addresses a different topic. (This class requires instructor permission for preregistration. You will need a permission slip signed by the professor teaching the course.) 4. The Honors Thesis – English 788. The thesis is a thirty to fifty page project requiring substantial research, field-work, or artistic revision. The thesis is overseen by a thesis advisor chosen by the student. (This course requires instructor permission for pre-registration. You will need a permission slip from the English Honors Liaison.) NOTE: The Honors Thesis does not count as one of the English Major requirements. It must be taken in addition to all major courses.


http://www.unh.edu/english/

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Internships and English 620:

English Major Internship

The Department highly recommends pursuing an internship opportunity if you are able. Internships are a good way to gain work experience in your field of interest before you graduate. Many internships are non-credited experiences; they are, by definition, non-academic (non-classroom) experiences to which you apply the knowledge you have gained during your academic experience. However, some departments at UNH have carefully crafted credited internships within an academic framework; for these, you must work closely with a professor who directs an academic component of the internship that has been agreed upon and planned in advance of the experience. As an English Department major, you could arrange to register for ENGL 620, English Major Internship, if you would like to receive academic credit for your internship, and it is related to your major. Your first step would be to identify an internship of interest through Career Services. You would then identify and approach and English Department faculty member and ask if he or she would be your faculty sponsor. Your sponsor would work with your to develop an academic component to your internship, which typically includes reading and writing assignments, including a final project, and regular meetings with your sponsor. A proposal form is required and can be obtained in the English Department main office (Hamilton Smith, room 113). This is a credit/fail course worth 1-4 credits and does NOT count as one of the English major requirements. Registration for the course follows normal Registrar’s Office guidelines. English 620 is not to be confused with English 720, which is the required internship for all English/Journalism majors. If you have questions about the Journalism Internship, please contact Prof. Lisa Miller, [email protected] Career Services utilizes Handshake (Formerly Wildcat Careers) to post internship opportunities available to UNH students. https://www.unh.edu/career/handshake If you have questions about ENGL 620 or would like to pick up a proposal form, please see Carla Cannizzaro in the English Department main office or email [email protected]


https://www.unh.edu/career/handshake


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ENGL 620 Internships that English Majors have received credit for include….

American Diabetes Association – event planning assistant

ABC Carpet & Home (NYC) – public relation intern

Walt Disney World Company – recreation department cast

UNH Center for International Education – online newsletter staff

Seacoast Media Group (Portsmouth) – sports dept intern

Heinemann Publishers (Portsmouth) – editorial intern

The Music Hall (Portsmouth) – development intern (fundraising/PR)

NESN – editorial & web content development

Careerealism.com – web content development & PR intern

Ann Taylor/Ann Inc. (NYC) – public relations & event planning intern

SumoSkinny.com (Boston) – editorial development assistant

Worcester Sharks – public relations & marketing intern

Green Alliance (Portsmouth) – public relations & editorial intern

WFXT Fox 25 (Boston) – segment production/web content editorial intern

….and many more! Visit the English Department office if you have questions

about ENGL 620 and to pick up an application.

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Visit the Career & Professional Success office in McConnell Hall, Room 188

for job search advice tailored to the specific needs of Liberal Arts majors.

https://cola.unh.edu/career-and-professional-success

UNH Career & Professional Success Office (CaPS)

https://www.unh.edu/career/about Hood House 89 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824 Tel#: 603-862-2070 [email protected], @UNHCaPS

With an uncommon commitment to personal and professional development, Career and Professional Success (CaPS) empowers all UNH students to proactively build the knowledge and skills they need to adapt and succeed in an ever-changing future.

SERVICES OFFERED BY CaPS

COACHING

Career interest assessments Career exploration counseling Resume and cover letter preparation support, review, and refinement Internship and job search preparation First steps toward graduate school Interviewing and networking preparation Industry education Salary negotiation training In-class and on-campus presentations

CONNECTING

University-wide and college-specific career fairs On-campus & off-campus recruitment opportunities Networking programming Alumni/Industry career panels Internship and career board managed through Handshake (formerly Wildcat Careers) Local & On-Campus Student Job Fairs Mentoring programs (Pathways Mentoring, college-specific programs, etc.)

CHAMPIONING

Employer relationship cultivation First Destination Survey information for each college/program Project-based consulting experiences (bridge from employers to faculty/staff when necessary) Reinforcing value of experiential learning (internships, laboratory, and fieldwork/clinical

placements, etc.)

https://cola.unh.edu/career-and-professional-success

https://www.unh.edu/career/about


https://www.unh.edu/career/career-research-sites

https://www.unh.edu/career/career-resources

https://www.unh.edu/career/career-resources

https://www.unh.edu/career/career-internship-fair-students

https://www.unh.edu/career/handshake

https://www.unh.edu/career/local-campus-student-job-fair

https://www.unh.edu/career/mentoring

https://www.unh.edu/career/employers

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The London Program

Study in the heart of a great city Come to London and study in the heart of a great city. The University of New Hampshire invites sophomores, juniors, and seniors from colleges and universities in New Hampshire and New Hampshire residents studying elsewhere to come to central London and take courses in British studies, the arts, and an exceptionally wide range of other basic subjects during the fall and/or spring semesters. The site of the UNH London Program is Regent’s College, a center for international study abroad that houses, among others, this special UNH program. The program is designed to enable a student to spend a semester or a year in the United Kingdom while making normal progress toward a U.S. degree.

Informational Sessions Meetings for interested students, and their parents if they wish to come, are scheduled at the beginning of each semester. Please contact the COLA Center for Study Abroad Office in Murkland 116 for information about upcoming info sessions. http://cola.unh.edu/study-abroad

Office Contact For more information, a list of specific courses, details relating to costs and payments, and application materials, please contact James Parsons in the COLA Center for Study Abroad. The office is located in room 116, Murkland Hall and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday except when the university is closed for winter holidays and in summer from the end of June to the middle of August.

COLA Center for Study Abroad/ UNH London Program

Murkland Hall 116 15 Library Way

Durham, NH 03824-3574

Telephone and Fax: (603) 862-3962 Email: [email protected] Website: www.unh.edu/london/ www.unh.edu/cola-study-abroad

http://cola.unh.edu/study-abroad


http://www.unh.edu/london/

http://www.unh.edu/cola-study-abroad

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The Cambridge Summer Program Join us in Cambridge, England, for the summer 2014 program! Our stay of six weeks is at Gonville and Caius College, founded in 1348 and one of the oldest of the thirty-one colleges at Cambridge University. We offer:

Challenging courses taught by Cambridge University and University of New Hampshire professors

Fine theatre, day-trips and excursions around the UK

Guest lecturers, intellectual community among staff and students

Banquets and socializing in traditional English style Small classes, a community atmosphere, beautiful surroundings and exciting opportunities have contributed to the resounding success of this program enjoyed by students from more than 350 colleges and universities over the past 34 years. The program’s continuing strength lies in its core courses in British literature and history, augmented by excursions to relevant sites as well as opportunities to attend some of the finest theatre events and museum exhibitions available in the country. While the program offers specialty courses for particular majors, it is designed to appeal to a broad cross section of students. We invite you to walk in the steps of scientists, philosophers, mathematicians, poets, and writers – Newton, Milton, Darwin, Byron, Coleridge, Bertrand Russell, William Harvey, Stephen Hawking and many others. We want you to experience the essence of Cambridge – the Cam, the cows, chapels, colleges, culture, pubs, punts, porters, plays, gardens, greens, monuments, music, and more. We hope you will be able to join us. Informational meetings about the Cambridge Program will be held in November and February. Please contact the COLA Center for Study Abroad for information about upcoming info sessions.

COLA Center for Study Abroad/ Cambridge Summer Program

Murkland Hall, room 116 15 Library Way

Durham, NH 03824-3574

Telephone and Fax: (603) 862-3962 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.unh.edu/cambridge/ www.unh.edu/cola-study-abroad



http://www.unh.edu/cambridge/

http://www.unh.edu/cola-study-abroad

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London Travel Writing January Term Study Abroad Program

Travel Writing is for the adventurous. In three weeks, students will learn to navigate London, one of the world’s greatest cities, and craft compelling, vivid essays about what they’ve discovered. Through curiosity, research and writing they will transcend from tourist to traveller, gaining a confidence in their ability to master the unfamiliar as well as pen publishable stories about place.

This is a 3-week course on travel writing with 2 weeks in London. Pre-requisite: ENGL 501 or 621 or

623, or permission of instructor.

Please check with the COLA Study Abroad Office in Murkland 116 for specific application

deadlines, or contact Jim Parsons, COLA Study Abroad Coordinator: [email protected] Please visit the COLA Study Abroad website for more information about housing, travel fees, and to view travel writing samples from students who have attended the program. http://cola.unh.edu/study-abroad You are encouraged to contact the London Travel Writing director, Prof. Sue Hertz if you have specific questions about the program: [email protected]




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Student Awards and Scholarships

English Department Academic Awards and Scholarships for Undergraduates

Students are nominated for these awards by Department Professors at the beginning of each spring term. Award winners are announced at the end of the spring semester. Gary Lindberg Scholarship This Fund was established with a gift from friends and colleagues in memory of Gary Lindberg, UNH Professor of English. The purpose of this Fund is to provide a scholarship(s) to a full-time undergraduate student at UNH majoring in English. Outstanding ability and academic achievement are criteria in making this award. Preference shall be given to a student(s) in the junior class.

Lucinda and Melvin Smith Award Lucinda P. and Melvin Smith bequeathed a sum to the University in 1964. Lucinda Smith was a member of the English faculty and Melvin Smith a member of the Chemistry faculty at UNH. The annual income is awarded in alternate years to an outstanding junior Chemistry or English major.

Alfred Ernest Richards Award This Fund was established by Mrs. Richards in memory of her husband, UNH Professor of English from 1919-1945. This award is given to a graduating senior(s) who plans to teach and continue the study of literature.

Alice Margarette Mitchell Scholarship - English This scholarship, established from the estate of Marion Edwina Mitchell Cutts, is awarded annually to one or more needy students of outstanding ability and good morals who are majoring in English. Preference will be given first to sophomores, then juniors, then seniors, then graduate students. This scholarship shall be known as the “Alice Margarette Mitchell Scholarship–English” in memory of her sister.

Edmund Miller Prize For Exceptional Essay in a Literature Course This prize, established by a gift from Professor Emeritus Ted Miller, will reward outstanding writing on any aspect of literature and culture in a literature course. There will be one award annually in the amount of $200. Criteria for submission: the essay must have been an exceptional paper written as part of the requirements for an upper-level course in literature (i.e., 600 level and up); a professor in a literature class may only nominate 1 essay per 2 semester cycle (i.e., a previous spring and fall); the page limit for the essay is 10 pages; the nominating professor must obtain

written permission from the student writer to submit her or his paper.

Mary C. Petrella ’57 Memorial Scholarship for English Literature This scholarship, established through the generosity of Ann T. Petrella in memory of her sister, Mary C. Petrella, will reward students who are majoring in English Literature. Mary C. Petrella received a master’s degree in English from UNH, and after graduating her love of literature was passed on to students through her dedicated work as a high school teacher. This award honors Mary’s passion for UNH and education. Preference will be given to students who are in good academic standing and have displayed enthusiasm for the study of English literature.

Michael DePorte Memorial Scholarship Award This award provides scholarship support to undergraduate students majoring in English Literature. Awards are merit-based based on nominations from current English Department faculty. Preference will be given to seniors, then juniors, sophomores and first-year students.

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Student Awards and Scholarships (cont’d)

English Department Writing Awards and Scholarships for Undergraduates Each spring, a call for submissions is posted, at which point students are encouraged to submit writing samples for consideration. Winners are announced at the end of the spring term. Thomas Williams Memorial Award In memory of former UNH professor and National Book Award winning novelist, Thomas Williams. The Thomas Williams Memorial Fund was established with gifts from private donors. This Award recognizes excellence in graduate student fiction writing.

Richard M. Ford Writing Award This Fund was established by Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ford in memory of their son Richard M. Ford, a member of the Class of 1980. The Ford Memorial Fund provides one to three annual awards, one to a student majoring in Chemistry (and awarded by that department), and one to an undergraduate student involved in the writing courses (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) in the English Department. It is the donor’s intent to honor undergraduate scholarship, creativity, and academic achievement. Financial need is not to be considered as a factor in making this award.

Daniel Morin Poetry Prize This prize was established by friends and relatives in memory of Daniel Morin who died in 1965. Because of Daniel’s deep interest in poetry, this prize will be awarded to a regularly enrolled student of the Durham campus whose poetry is selected by the Department.

Dick Shea Memorial Award This award was established by friends and family in memory of Richard John Shea, Class of 1961, and will be granted to the undergraduate or graduate student showing creativity in writing poetry or fiction.

Lt. Albert A. Charait Award This Fund was established by Mrs. Charait in memory of her husband who died in action during WWII. This gift will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student who writes the best short story.

Laura Rice Journalism Award This award is given in memory of Laura S. Rice, a promising journalism student who died during her sophomore year on October 21, 2000. The Rice Award is given to a senior journalism student for outstanding reporting and writing over the course of his or her career at UNH. Each applicant should submit a cover letter and a portfolio of five to ten stories.

Michael Kelly Memorial Scholarship This fund is established in memory of Michael Kelly, Class of 1979, who died covering the war in Iraq. This Scholarship supports sophomore and junior students who have been active in, and are passionate about, journalism. Recipients need not be journalism majors. Preference will be given to highly-motivated original thinkers, without reference to gpa. Please submit a cover letter, essay, and up to five published newspaper or magazine articles are required. The essay should be 750-800 words describing your journalism experience, your passion for journalism, and your plans for any future work connected with journalism.

Please visit the English Department website for a complete list of scholarships & awards available to our majors: http://cola.unh.edu/scholarships/english

http://cola.unh.edu/scholarships/english

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Special Events

Each semester, the English Department sponsors several special events. Our Writers Series brings one or more prominent writers of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction to UNH to read from their work in an evening presentation and, in some cases, spend in-class time with students during the day. Our Speakers Series sponsors Professors of English and other disciplines from various academic institutions for a visit to UNH during which they present a current paper and/or discuss their current research. On occasion, these presentations are in a panel format in which our own faculty members participate. The first Friday of every month is reserved for our First Fridays series, which features UNH English Department professors presenting their current research. All series are free and open to the public. Students are encouraged to attend. In addition to our regularly scheduled Series presentations, we also host a biennial composition conference, and have held journalism and modern poetry conferences in past years. Please visit the ‘News & Events’ section of our website for a complete listing of upcoming events sponsored by the department: www.unh.edu/english/ Please contact the main English office for more information about the events listed on our website: (603) 862-1313.

Writers Series Speakers: 2018-2019

Ada Limon 5 p.m., Sept. 27, 2018 Poetry

Tom Piazza 5 p.m., Oct. 11, 2018 Fiction

Kim Adrian 5 p.m., Nov. 29, 2018 Nonfiction

Peter Mishler 5 p.m., Feb. 28, 2019 Poetry

Joan Wickersham 5 p.m., March 21, 2019 Fiction & Nonfiction

MFA Alumni Reading 5 p.m., April 4, 2019 Noah Burton/Poetry

Jennifer Latson/ Nonfiction Benjamin Ludwig/ Fiction

Please check our website for information about the location of each event.

http://www.unh.edu/english/

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Careers and Jobs

for the English Department Major One of the questions often asked by English Department majors is “What can I do with a major in English once I leave UNH?” Students sometimes feel that they are at a disadvantage compared to friends who have chosen such majors as business, Communication, Engineering, or the Sciences.

While English is not a major field that offers vocational training, English majors are as valuable to the job market as students trained in other “practical” fields of study. The knowledge that we call “vocational training” is often of limited value, becoming obsolete within two to three years. Many companies report that the supposedly well-trained college graduate is as much in need of on-the-job training as anyone else because of the particular system or equipment used in that company. Many businesses require this on-the-job training of new employees no matter what their field of undergraduate study. Furthermore, recent research indicates that most Americans change careers three to four times throughout their working lives. Learning job skills is an activity that continues throughout professional life, so that students whose abilities to learn and think have been highly developed while in college are most likely to succeed on the job. English majors are among those who are prepared in precisely that way. One of our retired faculty members, Donald Murray, once wrote in an editorial that the English major prepares students “for the lives they do not expect to lead.” However, this does not mean that it is easy for the English major to locate the ideal job upon graduation. The burden rests, as in all disciplines, primarily on the student. Many students find the job-hunting process overwhelming and ask “What are the jobs I could apply for” “What do I do?” “When should I do it, whatever it is?” One strategy for tackling this process starts with compiling a list of your marketable skills. It is helpful to recognize the marketable skills you have developed so that you are prepared to point them out to a prospective employer. The following list contains many skills that you have likely developed or are in the process of developing as an English Department major, and you will undoubtedly be able to add to this list:

Writing o Conceiving a topic o Developing it o Organizing it o Expressing it o Persuading an audience

Research Experience – gathering data

Ability to analyze information – analytic thinking, reasoning

Articulate speech – the ability to communicate well orally to individuals and to groups

Judgment, wisdom, values gleaned from reading books

Knowledge of human nature and behavior

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The ability to work with people

Knowledge of yourself o Personal enrichment that makes you a more interesting person also makes you better able

to work with both competitors and colleagues

Organizational skills

Historical perspective

Imagination

Editing skills

Translating jargon into succinct prose

Discriminating levels and classes of language for advertising, public relations, speechwriting, etc.

Your next step might be to consider what you want in your life. Are you willing to make a move to a new region? Do you have a partner whose professional needs and aspirations will affect your own? Are you searching for stability and roots, or for change and the opportunity to try new experiences? If you are a determined country dweller, then publishing may not be the field for you, unless you are willing to commute to a city or can secure a position that allows you to work from home via the web. On the other hand, a small town may desperately need a new bookstore. If you work best under pressure, a job with lots of deadlines may be just what you need; if you work slowly but consistently, perhaps you should seek a job with a predictable schedule. A careful assessment will help you narrow the scope of your job search. Once you have begun to recognize your skills and abilities, and your personal desires, the next step is to explore the range of possibilities that exists. Here, your research abilities will serve you well. The University Advising and Career Center will have resources for you to explore, including the Career Mentor Network, which is comprised of alumni and parents who would be happy to speak with you about their careers. The Dimond Library is also a good place to explore. Our reference librarians are very helpful and can point you in the right direction. You could visit the human resource offices of companies or institutions which interest you. Finally, talking to people—relatives, friends, friends of friends, teachers—is one of the best ways of discovering useful and enjoyable ways of making a living. If you still have questions about how an English degree can help you achieve success in the workplace and find a fulfilling, satisfying career path talk to your English Department faculty advisor or set up an appointment with the department coordinator, Carla Cannizzaro. They can offer you “real world” advice and examples of how to best apply your talents to the job search.

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Career and Job Ideas

Teaching: Teaching and research on the college level

Secondary schools

Primary schools

Adult Education

English to Speakers of Other Languages

Teaching English and/or English and American Literature abroad

Law – essential use of writing and research skills Medicine – both writing and interpersonal skills are useful Journalism and the Media Non-Technical Sales Programs Retail Banking Business/Finance Insurance Companies Service industries – hotel, motel, food management Social work – counseling, drug rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, family planning, and

crisis centers Non-profit organizations – charities, social reform organizations US Government (must take civil service exam) Administration – in colleges and schools Libraries – academic, archives, business/legal libraries Advertising Labor relations Human Resources PR (Public Relations) – corporate, entertainment/media, non-profit, government offices

Publishing: Commercial publishing houses – books & magazines

Scholarly publishing houses sometimes connected with universities

Trade journals either published within single companies or commercially

Web publishing

Technical or Business Writing

The Arts Performing arts management

Museum administration

Fundraising – requires written proposals, grant writing

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A Few Notes on Plagiarism (taken from Prof. Jessica Enoch’s ENGL 401 syllabus)

Plagiarism is the act of passing off someone else's work as your own. Sometimes plagiarism is simple dishonesty. People who buy, borrow, or steal a paper to turn in as their own work know they are plagiarizing. Those who copy word-for-word—or who change a word here and there while copying—without enclosing the copied passage in quotation marks and identifying the author should know that they are plagiarizing. But plagiarism can be more complicated in act and intent. Paraphrasing, which is stating someone else's ideas, can be a useful way to support your own ideas, but it can lead to unintentional plagiarism. Jotting down notes and ideas from sources and thoughtlessly using them without proper attributions to the authors or titles of those sources may result in a paper that is only a mosaic of your words and those of others that appear, nonetheless, to be yours. Another innocent way to plagiarize is to allow your fellow students and friends—those outside your peer-review group—to give you too much rhetorical help or do too much editing and proofreading of your work. If you think you have received substantial help in any way from people whose names will not appear as authors of the paper, acknowledge that help in a short sentence at the end of the paper or in your list of works cited. If you are not sure how much help is too much, talk with me, so that we can decide what kind of outside-of-class help (and how much) is proper, and how to give credit where credit is due. As they are drafting their work, conscientious writers keep careful track of when they use ideas and or words from sources. They diligently try to distinguish between their own ideas, those of others, and common knowledge. They try to identify which part of their work comes from an identifiable source and then document their use of that source in accordance with established academic or professional conventions, such as a parenthetical citation and a works cited list. If you are in doubt about what needs documenting, talk with your instructor. When thinking about plagiarism, it is hard to avoid talking about ideas as if they were objects like tables and chairs. Of course they are not. You should not feel that you are under pressure to invent new ideas—which is probably impossible. So-called original writing consists of thinking through ideas and expressing them in your own way. The result may not be new, but if honestly done, it may well be interesting and worthwhile reading. Print or electronic sources, as well as other people, may add good ideas to your own thoughts. When they do so in identifiable and specific ways, give them the credit they deserve.

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Plagiarism (taken from Prof. Jessica Enoch’s ENGL 401 syllabus – cont’d)

The following examples should clarify the difference between dishonest and proper uses of sources: Original Source: It is not generally recognized that at the same time when women are making their way into every corner of our work world, only one percent of the professional engineers in the nation are female. A generation ago this statistic would have raised no eyebrows, but today it is hard to believe. The engineering schools, reacting to social and governmental pressures, have opened wide their gates and are recruiting women with zeal. The major corporations, reacting to even more intense pressures, are offering attractive employment opportunities to practically all women engineering graduates. --From Samuel C. Florman, "Engineering and the Female Mind" Copyright by Harper's Magazine

Word-for-Word Plagiarizing: In the following example, the writer devises part of the first sentence in hopes the reader won't notice that the rest of the paragraph is simply copied from the source. The plagiarized words are italicized. Because women seem to be taking jobs of all kinds, few people realize that only 1 percent of the professional engineers in the nation are female. A generation ago this statistic would have raised no eyebrows, but today it is hard to believe. The engineering schools, reacting to social and governmental pressures, have opened wide their gates and are recruiting women with zeal. The major corporations, reacting to even more intense pressures, are offering attractive employment opportunities to practically all women engineering graduates. Quotation marks around all the copied text, followed by a parenthetical citation, would avoid plagiarism. But even if that were done, a reader might well wonder why so much was quoted from Florman. Beyond that, a reader will wonder why the writer chose to quote instead of paraphrase this passage, which as a whole is not very quotable. Furthermore, a paper consisting largely of quoted passages would be relatively worthless.

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Plagiarizing by Paraphrasing: In this case the writer follows the progression of ideas in the source very closely-too closely-by substituting his or her own words and sentences for those of the original. Original It is not generally recognized that at the same time when women are making their way into every corner of our work-world, only 1 percent of the professional engineers in the nation are female. A generation ago this statistic would have raised no eyebrows, but today it is hard to believe. Original The engineering schools, reacting to societal and governmental pressures, have opened wide their gates and are recruiting women with zeal. The major corporations, reacting to even more intense pressure, are offering attractive employment opportunities to practically all women engineering graduates.

Paraphrase Few people realize, now that women are finding jobs in all fields, that a tiny percentage of the country’s engineers are women Years ago this would have surprised no one but no it seems incredible. Paraphrase Under great pressure, engineering schools are searching out women, and big companies are offering good jobs to practically all women who graduate with engineering degrees.

The writer appears to be generating his or her own ideas. In fact, they are Florman's ideas presented in the writer's words without acknowledgment. The writer could avoid plagiarism here by introducing the paraphrase with an attribution to Florman and following them with a parenthetical citation. Such an introduction is underlined here: Samuel Florman points out that few people realize…(page number). Properly used, paraphrase is a valuable technique. You should use it to simplify or summarize so that the ideas or information, properly attributed in the introduction and documented in a parenthetical citation, may be woven into the pattern of your own ideas. You should not use paraphrase simply to avoid quotation; you should use it to express another's ideas in your own words when those ideas are not worth quoting verbatim. Mosaic Plagiarism: With this more sophisticated kind of plagiarism, the writer lifts phrases and terms from the source and embeds them into his or her own prose. Words and phrases that the writer lifts verbatim or with slight changes are italicized: The pressure is on to get more women into engineering. The engineering schools and major corporations have opened wide their gates and are recruiting women zealously. Practically all women engineering graduates can find attractive jobs. Nevertheless, at the moment, only 1 percent of the professional engineers in the country are female.

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Even though mosaic plagiarism may be caused by sloppy note taking, it always looks thoroughly dishonest and will be judged as such. In the example above, just adding an introduction and a parenthetical citation will not eliminate the plagiarism since quotation marks are not used where required. But adding them would raise the question of why the writer thinks those short phrases and basic statements of fact and opinion are worth quoting. The best solution, then, is to paraphrase everything: recast the plagiarized parts in your own words, introduce the passage properly, and add a parenthetical citation. Summary Using quotation marks around original wording avoids the charge of plagiarism, but when overdone, makes for a patchwork paper. When most of what you want to say comes from a source, either quote directly or paraphrase. In both cases, introduce your borrowed words or ideas by attributing them to the author and follow them with a parenthetical citation. The secret to using sources productively is to make them work to support and amplify your ideas. If you find, as you work at paraphrasing, quoting, and citing, that you are only pasting sources together with a few of your own words and ideas—that too much of your paper comes from your sources and not enough from your own mind—then go back to the drawing board. Try redrafting the paper without looking at your sources, using your own ideas. Only after completing a draft should you add the specific words and ideas from your sources to support what you want to say. If you have any doubts, talk with your instructor. This discussion of plagiarism is taken from Prof. Jess Enoch’s ENGL 401 syllabus.

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