Matthew Lessig, chair
Old Main, Room 112
(607) 753-4307
Fax: (607) 753-5978
Email: molly.mcgowan@cortland.edu
www.cortland.edu/english

School

Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Karla Alwes, Ross Borden, Victoria Boynton, Debra Brown, Bernie Earley, Tim Emerson, David Franke, Marni Gauthier, Guiseppe Getto, Alexander Gonzalez, Andrea Harbin, Sarah Hobson, Mary Lynch Kennedy, Denise D. Knight, Kathy Lattimore, Christine Lemchak, Matthew Lessig, Gailanne Mackenzie, Noralyn Masselink, Nicola Morris, Emmanuel Nelson, Lisa Neville, Robert Patterson, Deborah Rogers, Linda Rosekrans, Cynthia Sarver,  Karen Stearns (Coordinator, AEN), E. Kim Stone, Laureen Wells, Anne Wiegard

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration  section.

Programs Offered

Bachelor of Arts in English
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: English (7-12)
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing

Majors Offered

English
Adolescence Education: English (7-12)
Professional Writing

Minors Offered

English with emphasis areas in:
    Literature
    Language and Literature
    Literature and Writing
Professional Writing

Description

English study involves an exploration of human values, their literary expression and the ways in which language and culture shape them. Courses in English are intended to help students read with understanding and enjoyment and write with skill and grace.

English Honors Program  

Students with junior standing who have a grade point average of at least 3.6 in courses taught by the English Department may pursue an honors program designed to stimulate independent work of a high critical and imaginative order. The program involves the "challenging for honors" in two 400-level courses and the writing of a senior thesis. Students may take any English Department 400-level class for honors credit, with approval of the instructor of the course.

Career Potential

• Editor
• Lawyer
• Teacher
• Administrator
• Business
• Librarian
• Writer
• Publisher

Requirements

1. Degree requirements listed in this catalog  apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: 90 credit hours.