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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Department of English


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Who’s Who in the Department of English

Chair:
Wyman H. Herendeen

Professors:
Dorothy Baker (Emeritus), Margot Backus, John Bernard (Emeritus), Robert Boswell, Chitra Divakaruni, Ted Estess, Elizabeth Gregory, Nick Flynn, Wyman H. Herendeen, Tony Hoagland, Lawrence Hogue, Mathew Johnson, Carl Lindahl, John McNamara, David Mikics, William Monroe, Antonya Nelson, Robert Phillips (Emeritus), James Pickering (Emeritus), James Pipkin (Emeritus), Kevin Prufer, Irving Rothman, Martha Serpas, Roberta Weldon (Emeritus), Lorraine Stock,  Roberto Tejada, Peter Turchi, Lois Zamora, James Zebroski

Associate Professors:
Hosam Aboul-Ela, Harmon Boertien (Emeritus), Paul Butler, Ann Christensen, James Cleghorn (Emeritus), Marianne Cooley (Emeritus), Terrell Dixon (Emeritus), Karen Fang, Jamie Ferguson, Peter Gingiss (Emeritus),  Maria Gonzalez, Paul Guajardo, David Judkins (Emeritus), Sebastian Lecourt,, David Mazella, Alexander Parsons, Michael Snediker, George Trail (Emeritus), Lynn Voskuil, Linda Westervelt (Emeritus), Jennifer Wingard, Barry Wood, Patricia Yongue (Emeritus)

Assistant Professors:
Jason Berger (Upper Division Studies Director), Lauren Brozovich, Sally Connolly (Graduate Studies Director), Chatwara Duran, Sarah Ehlers, Auritro Majumder, Nathan Shepley, Kavita Singh, Cedric Tolliver, Lauren Zentz

Advanced Degrees

The University of Houston also offers the Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of English. The Master of Arts includes majors in English and American literature, and the Master of Fine Arts in Creative writing and literature.

The Doctor of Philosophy includes English and American literature, and literature and creative writing.

For information regarding admission to the graduate programs, degree requirements, and course listing, consult with the director of graduate studies in the Department of English and refer to the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

Language and Culture Center

The Language and Culture Center (LCC), housed in the Department of English, provides noncredit compensatory English language instruction to undergraduate and graduate international students who must improve their reading, writing, grammar, or spoken English language skills to compete successfully in the university classroom. Graduate students who score low on the Test of Spoken English (TSE), the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) direct proficiency oral interview, or other nationally standardized tests may enroll (register) for courses in reading/writing, pronunciation, and teaching styles in higher education.

LCC courses do not count toward a degree, but do count toward full-time student status for immigration reporting purposes, and for calculation of building use and student service fees.

Undergraduate Programs

The Bachelor of Arts in English encompasses a variety of academic and career goals (e.g., graduate school in English; secondary certification); therefore, students with specific objectives should choose a concentration and consult with an English advisor as soon as possible to ensure optimal selection of advanced English electives.

Major

  • English, B.A.
    • Literature Concentration
    • Linguistics
    • Creative Writing Concentration

Minor

The English Department offers a minor that can complement any major discipline studied at UH and will prepare students with skills in critical thinking, literary analysis and research that will provide students with an edge in obtaining careers in various employment sectors.

Programs

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