Department of English and Creative Writing

Kenneth L. Untiedt, interim chair
Dugas Liberal Arts North, Room 203
Phone: (936) 468-2101
Fax: (936) 468-2614
P.O. Box 13007, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Web: sfasu.edu/english

Faculty

Professors
Marc Guidry, Steven Marsden, Michael Martin, John McDermott, Mark Sanders, Elizabeth Tasker-Davis, Kenneth Untiedt, Kevin West

Associate Professor
Ericka Hoagland

Assistant Professors
Jason McIntosh, Sara Parks

Visiting Assistant Professor
Sara Henning

Lecturers
Meta Henty, Sheila Rene Jones, Rhanda McGee, Aaron Milstead, Dylan Parkhurst, Kristi Warren, Sue Whatley

Objectives

The Department of English and Creative Writing offers a wide variety of courses devoted to the development of critical-thinking and analytical skills. The faculty, a dynamic group of scholars, creative writers and teachers, help students to develop effective, appropriate use of English language skills and encourage the understanding of practical and literary discourse, as well as the necessity of embracing the literary heritage of English-speaking and other people. In language and literature, English provides an essential education for all students. For students who have particular interests, the department offers a broader-than-average background in literature, writing, creative writing and the English language at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta

English majors or minors who have completed six hours of English literature (in addition to the freshman English requirement) and who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and GPA in English of 3.0 are eligible for membership in Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society.

Definition of Majors

The English BA consists of a 24-hour core combined with one of three 12-hour tracks. The core is designed to introduce the major areas of contemporary English studies, providing diverse experiences foundational to all students’ professional futures.

The literature track is, essentially, the traditional English major, which focuses on literary genres, periods and themes.

The English secondary education track has been specifically designed to best prepare graduates to not only successfully pass certification exams, but to also be successful in the high school classroom.

The genre, media and culture track offers those students interested in a cultural studies model an avenue to explore a more open definition of “text” and how such “texts” construct and question our own world.

Creative Writing

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing is for students who want the intensity of a conservatory education within a liberal arts degree. This program requires a capstone sequence of six hours of senior thesis culminating in the creation of a substantial work of original fiction, poetry and/or creative nonfiction. BFA students are required to minor in literature. A public reading of the student’s work, a selection from the thesis, is required in the senior year.

Every BFA student must take ENGL 2307 and ENGL 4363 . Within the intermediate and advanced workshops, students have some leeway to focus on particular genres but are expected to take at least one workshop in each area.

With the consent of your advisor, DRAM 4363 (playwriting) also may be used to fulfill three hours of the 4000-level creative writing workshop courses.

Programs

Program Overview

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