Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy

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Lucas Powers, Professor, Chair
104 Humanities Building
(615) 963-5641

Faculty: J. Anderson, N. Atwood, C. Bowie, M. Catanzaro, J. Daniel, J. Davis, R. Dixon, J. Hayes, W. Hennequin, J. Irby, M. Mazzone, C. Mojica-Diaz, J. Montmarquet, C. Murillo, J. Parham, E. Phillips, M. Pinkard, L. Powers, A. Rueda-Garcia, P. Shafer, A. Springfield, R. Taylor, J. Thompson, H. Williams, M. Wise

Mission

The Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in English and undergraduate minors in English, Writing, Modern Foreign Languages, and Philosophy and Religious Studies. The Department is an active partner in the Interdisciplinary Studies, Women’s Studies, and Teacher Education programs and offers coursework that is integral to the undergraduate general education curriculum. Instruction in the department is informed by the professional expertise of faculty members who contribute to the development of the body of knowledge in their respective disciplines and apply their knowledge and skills in service to local, regional, national, and international communities.

Accreditation: The teacher education program in English is approved by the Tennessee Department of Education. In addition, the University’s teacher education program is accredited by the National Council on the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Modern Foreign Languages

Students who graduate from college today will be required to compete in a global society and economy. Students should consider a minor in a foreign language. At TSU students may minor in Spanish or French. The minor requires that a student complete 18 semester hours in the language of choice beyond the first-year courses. These hours may include up to 9 hours of approved study-abroad coursework.

Programs

• English, B.A

• French Minor
• Philosophy Minor
• Spanish Minor

Courses

• ENGL 1010 - Freshman English I (3)
• ENGL 1012 - Honors Freshman English I (3)
• ENGL 1020 - Freshman English II (3)
• ENGL 1022 - Honors Freshman English II (3)
• ENGL 2000 - Advanced Composition (1-3)
• ENGL 2012 - Literary Genres (3)
• ENGL 2013 - Black Arts and Literature (3)
• ENGL 2013 - Black Arts and Literature (3)
• ENGL 2022 - Literary Genres (3)
• ENGL 2023 - Black Arts and Literature (3)
• ENGL 2023 - Black Arts and Literature (3)
• ENGL 2110 - American Literature (3)
• ENGL 2120 - American Literature (3)
• ENGL 2210 - Survey of English Literature I (3)
• ENGL 2230 - Survey of English Literature II (3)
• ENGL 2310 - World Literature (3)
• ENGL 2312 - Honors World Literature I (3)
• ENGL 2320 - World Literature (3)
• ENGL 2322 - Honors World Literature II (3)
• ENGL 3000 - Expository Writing (3)
• ENGL 3010 - Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
• ENGL 3105, 3106, 3107 - Technical Report Writing (3)
• ENGL 3110 - Creative Writing: Short Story (3)
• ENGL 3120 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
• ENGL 3150 - The Film (3)
• ENGL 3290 - Survey of British Literature I (3)
• ENGL 3300 - Survey of British Literature II (3)
• ENGL 3310 - British Literature from the Renaissance to the Restoration (3)
• ENGL 3320 - Poetry and Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3)
• ENGL 3330 - Prose of the Eighteenth Century (3)
• ENGL 3410 - Literature of the Romantic Movement (3)
• ENGL 3510 - Twentieth-Century British Literature (3)
• ENGL 3610 - American Literature I (3)
• ENGL 3620 - American Literature II (3)
• ENGL 3630 - The American Novel (3)
• ENGL 3640 - Literature of Black Life in America (3)
• ENGL 3650 - The Contemporary Black Novel (3)
• ENGL 3680 - Contemporary American Poetry (3)
• ENGL 3690 - Contemporary American Fiction (3)
• ENGL 3710 - Methods of Teaching High School English (3)
• ENGL 3720 - Adolescent Literature (3)
• ENGL 3730 - Children’s Literature (3)
• ENGL 3800 - African Literature (3)
• ENGL 3850 - Caribbean Literature (3)
• ENGL 3860 - Women in Literature (3)
• ENGL 3900 - Languages and Linguistics (3)
• ENGL 4000 - Senior Seminar (3)
• ENGL 4010 - Special Topics (3)
• ENGL 4100 - History of the English Language (3)
• ENGL 4110 - Current English (3)
• ENGL 4120 - Modern English Grammar (3)
• ENGL 4130 - Advanced English Grammar (3)
• ENGL 4140 - Software Technical Writing I (3)
• ENGL 4150 - Software Technical Writing II (3)
• ENGL 4160 - Writing for Publication (3)
• ENGL 4200 - Chaucer (3)
• ENGL 4210 - The English Novel (3)
• ENGL 4230 - Literature of the Middle Ages (3)
• ENGL 4320 - Shakespeare (3)
• ENGL 4510 - The English Novel: Twentieth Century (3)
• ENGL 4600 - African-American Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 4724 - Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools (12)
• ENGL 4800 - Introduction to Literary Criticism (3)
• ENGL 4840 - History and Literature of the British Empire, 1850-Present (3)
• ENGL 4900 - Undergraduate Readings and Research (3)
• ENGL 4910 - Advanced Story Writing (3)
• ENGL 4920 - Advanced Poetry Writing (3)
• ENGL 4950 - Research Writing (3)
• ENGL 4994 - Internship in Professional Writing (3-9)

• FREN 1010 - Elementary French I (3)
• FREN 1020 - Elementary French II (3)
• FREN 1210 - Intensive French Review (3)
• FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I (3)
• FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II (3)
• FREN 2025 - Business French (3)
• FREN 3000 - Atelier de Francais/French Workshop (3)
• FREN 3020 - French Pronunciation and Conversation (3)
• FREN 3030 - English-French Translation (3)
• FREN 3035 - French-English Translation (3)
• FREN 3040 - French for Professions (3)
• FREN 3050 - Special Topics on the Contemporary French World (3)
• FREN 3120 - French Cultural Studies (3)
• FREN 3130 - Frncophone Cultural Studies (3)
• FREN 4900 - Study Abroad (3-6)

• ISEP 1010 - Student Exchange Program (3)
• ISEP 1020 - Student Exchange Program (3)
• ISEP 1030 - Student Exchange Program (3)
• ISEP 1040 - Student Exchange Program (3)
• ISEP 1050 - Student Exchange Program (3)
• ISEP 1060 - Student Exchange Program (3)

• MFLA 3710 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages (3)
• MFLA 3900 - Languages and Linguistics (3)
• MFLA 4500 - Senior Project (3)
• MFLA 4700 - Independent Study (3)
• MFLA 4724 - Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools (12)

• PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy: Moral Issues (3)
• PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Philosophy-Enduring Problems (3)
• PHIL 2021 - Introduction to Film (3)
• PHIL 2022 - History of Film (3)
• PHIL 2500 - Logic and Critical Thinking (#)
• PHIL 2510 - Symbolic Logic (3)

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