Matthew Lessig, chair
Old Main, Room 112
607-753-4307
Fax: 607-753-5978
Email: department secretary
cortland.edu/english

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Karla Alwes, Andrew Anderson, Heather Bartlett, Geoffrey Bender, Ross Borden, Victoria Boynton, Tyler Bradway, Debra Brown, Laura Davies, Tim Emerson, David Franke, Alexander Gonzalez, Andrea Harbin, Mario Hernandez, John Leffel, Christine Lemchak, Matthew Lessig, Gailanne Mackenzie, Cori McKenzie, Noralyn Masselink, Lisa Neville, Jaclyn Pittsley, Daniel Radus, Deborah Rogers, Linda Rosekrans, Kevin Rutherford, Karen Stearns, E. Kim Stone, Laureen Wells, Anne Wiegard

Adjunct Faculty

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

Degrees and Minors

Bachelor of Arts in English
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: English (7-12)
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing
Minor in English with emphasis areas in:
    Literature
    Language and Literature
    Literature and Writing
Minor in 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. 

Programs

• Adolescence Education: English (7-12) [AEN]
• English [ENG]
• Professional Writing [PWRT]

• English: Minor with an Emphasis in Language and Literature [ENLL]
• English: Minor with an Emphasis in Literature and Writing [ENLW]
• English: Minor with an Emphasis in Literature [ENL]
• Professional Writing Minor [PWRT]

Courses

• PWR 295 - Introduction to Professional Writing
• PWR 301 - Writing for NeoVox
• PWR 315 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction
• PWR 316 - Writing about Place
• PWR 323 - Writing Children's Literature
• PWR 324 - Grant Writing
• PWR 329 - Special Topics in Professional Writing
• PWR 340 - Writing Sports Literature
• PWR 393 - Technical Writing
• PWR 395 - Revising and Editing
• PWR 397 - Writing for Online Publication
• PWR 398 - Business Writing
• PWR 399 - Rhetoric
• PWR 409 - The Evolution of Writing
• PWR 410 - Digital and Technical Writing for Community Development
• PWR 412 - Advanced Creative Writing
• PWR 413 - Contemporary Poetics
• PWR 415 - Experiments in Creative Writing
• PWR 425 - The Publishing Industry
• PWR 429 - Special Topics in Professional Writing
• PWR 495 - Internship in Professional Writing
• PWR 497 - Senior Seminar in Professional Writing