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Course Requirements
Major in English
Courses Required in the Major (42 credit hours):
ENG 240 Survey of English Literature I (3 credits)
ENG 241 Survey of English Literature II (3 credits)
ENG 260 American Literary Tradition: to Whitman (3 credits)
ENG 261 American Literary Tradition: since Whitman (3 credits)
ENG 303 History of the English Language (3 credits)
ENG 320 Shakespeare’s Comedies (3 credits)
or
ENG 321 Shakespeare’s Tragedies (3 credits)
ENG 337 American Literary Renaissance (3 credits)
ENG 370 Literary Theory (3 credits)
ENG 496 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
PLUS: Nine additional credit hours in English electives, including an internship or student teaching
The remainder of the student’s program should be designed to support the English major with courses from the humanities and to establish credentials for specific career interests.
Teacher Certification Requirements
Full information for teacher certification policies, procedures, and requirements are found in the section titled Teacher Certification at Fontbonne University, following the graduate programs’ section in this catalog.The department’s program in middle and secondary teacher certification has received national recognition from the National Council of Teachers of English for its effectiveness in preparing language arts teachers. For secondary teacher certification in English, a student must fulfill all the professional requirements of the teacher certification program; adding middle school certification requires additional courses. Refer to secondary education certification under the department of education/special education.
Courses Required for Teacher Certification:
EDU 120 Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3 credits)
PSY 200 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
EDU 201 Introduction to Classroom Teaching-Middle/Secondary (2 credits)
CDS 211 The Nature of Language (3 credits)
EDU 234 Philosophical Foundations of Education (3 credits)
EDU 300 Classroom/Behavior Management Techniques (3 credits)
EDU 350 Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Area (2 credits)
EDU 447 Planning for Instruction and Assessment—Middle and Secondary (3 credits)
EDU 451 Student Teaching at the Secondary Level (10-16 credits)
ENG 386 Teaching English in the Secondary Schools (3 credits)
ENG 388 Teaching Writing (3 credits)
These English courses may not be included as part of the credit hours for the English major.
CONCENTRATIONS
All concentrations listed below are available to students pursuing either the English or the communication studies major. A student must successfully complete, at Fontbonne (through Fontbonne in the case of the Broadcast concentration), a minimum of 50 percent of the credit hours required for the concentration. All courses required for the concentration must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
Concentration in Broadcasting
The concentration in broadcasting, pursued through the Broadcast Center in St. Louis, provides practical training under the direction of professional broadcasters. It prepares students for a variety of careers involving broadcast media, ranging from performance to marketing.
Courses taught by the Broadcast Center and required for the concentration:
BDC 220 Broadcast Communication (3 credits)
BDC 230 Announcing I (3 credits)
BDC 240 Production I (3 credits)
BDC 250 Broadcast Marketing I (3 credits)
BDC 260 Electronic Journalism (3 credits)
BDC 330 Announcing II (3 credits)
BDC 350 Broadcast Marketing II (3 credits)
BDC 370 Announcing III (3 credits)
BDC 440 Production II (3 credits)
BDC 470 Announcing IV (3 credits)
BDC 480 Announcing V (5 credits)
Concentration in Journalism
The concentration in journalism allows students to develop the writing and production skills essential to a variety of careers involving writing.
The following 18 credit hours in coursework are
required:
ENG 201 Business Writing (3 credits)
ENG 208 Newspaper Workshop I (3 credits)
ENG 209 Newspaper Workshop II (for 3 credits, with work in an editorial position)
ENG 309 Journalism: Reporting and Editorial Writing (3 credits)
ENG 310 Journalism: Feature Writing and the Interview (3 credits)
PLUS: A three-credit hour writing elective from the list of eight courses included under the concentration in professional writing.
Concentration in Professional Writing
This concentration is for students interested in becoming professional writers, pursuing graduate education in writing, or preparing for careers in which writing plays a significant role. With the consent of the department, the student may do a practicum (1-6 credit hours) in an employment setting which offers opportunities for writing. Pre-requisites: Demonstrated writing proficiency is required for acceptance into this concentration; the student must have received at least a B- in ENG 101 and ENG 102 or must have received equivalent advanced credit.
The following 15 credit hours in writing coursework are required:
ENG 304 Advanced Writing: Creative Nonfiction (3 credits)
NOTE: The student is expected to receive at least a B- in this course in order to complete a concentration in
professional writing.
PLUS: 12 hours in writing electives, selected from the
following courses:
ENG 201 Business Writing (3 credits)
ENG 208 Newspaper Workshop I (1-3 credits)
ENG 209 Newspaper Workshop II (1-3 credits)
ENG 308 Studies in Editorial Leadership (3 credits; only for editor-in-chief of the Fontbanner)
ENG 309 Journalism: Reporting and Editorial Writing (3 credits)
ENG 310 Journalism: Feature Writing and the Interview (3 credits)
ENG 311 Writing Poetry (3 credits)
ENG 312 Writing Short Fiction (3 credits)
ENG 313 Writing the One-Act Play (3 credits)
ENG 494 Special Topics: Writing (3 credits)
NOTE: ENG 494 topics will vary; thus a student may register for more than one course under this number.
Students may elect to do a practicum or internship in
professional writing.
Concentration in Public Relations
This concentration prepares a student for a career in public relations, a diversified field serving all organizations–business and corporate, educational and medical, political and media–which maintain a public image. Students may elect to gain job experience by pursuing a practicum or internship (1-6 credits).
Students electing this concentration must complete the following courses:
ART 115 Graphic Design (3 credits)
BUS 233 Marketing Principles (3 credits)
BUS 336 Advertising Principles (3 credits)
COM/ENG 208 Newspaper Workshop I (3 credits)
COM 250 Principles of Public Relations (3 credits)
COM 340 Cases and Campaigns in Public Relations (3 credits)
ENG 309 Journalism: Reporting and Editorial Writing (3 credits)
ENG 310 Journalism: Feature Writing and the Interview (3 credits)
Recommended: (both courses will be pass/no pass)
COM 360/ENG 360 Practicum in Public Relations (1-6 credits)
COM 450/ENG 450 Internship in Public Relations (1-6 credits)