Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications1 of faculty within English
The mission of the department is to develop students' abilities to read critically, analyze diverse literatures, and write extended arguments that are original, conceptually complex, and well substantiated.
Degrees offered
- The English Department offers these programs:
- BA in English
- BA in English: English Education Major
- Combined BA/MA in Linguistics
- MA in Creative Writing
- MA in English
- MA in English Writing and Rhetoric Track
Terminal Degree2 for each discipline taught in English
- MFA in Creative Writing (23.1302) - (Creative Writing courses)
- Ph.D. in English Language and Literature (23.0101)
Related Disciplines3
- American Literature (23.1402) - all ENC, ENG, ENL, LIT courses
- Comparative Literature (16.0104) - all AML, ENC, ENL, LIT courses
- Creative Writing (23.1302) - all ENC, ENG courses
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education (13.1305) - all ENC courses
- English Literature (23.1404) - all AML, ENC, ENG, LIT courses
- Linguistics (16.0102) - all ENC courses
- Rhetoric and Composition (23.1304) – all ENG and LIT courses
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor (13.1401) - all ENC courses
Related Disciplines3 for specific courses
- Creative Writing (23.1302) - LIT 1000
- Comparative Literature (16.0104) - ENG 2012, 4043, 5048
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education (13.1305) - ENG 2001, 2012, 2100, 2850, 2851, 2852
- Film/Cinema Studies (50.0601) - all lower division ENC courses, FIL 3006, 4827, 4940
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing (23.1303) - ENC 1101, 1102, 1200, 1930, 2210, 2301, 3211, 3213, 3311, 3317, 4260, 4355, 4416, 4930
Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in English)
Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.
Notes
1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.
The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:
Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.
Current/Effective Date 11/15/2024