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Department of English
Welcome to the Department of English at Southeast Missouri State University. Study in the Department of English centers on writing, literature, and linguistics.
Those with special interests in composition will find courses in creative writing, practical and professional written communication, styles of writing, and rhetorical theory. For students whose primary concern is with literature, the Department offers work in British, European, American, and World prose, poetry, and drama. Also available for those preparing to teach English are courses in techniques in teaching English, Linguistics, and studies in English as a second language. The interdisciplinary minor of Small-Press Publishing is also housed in the English Department.
The department also offers Master’s level study in English and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Reflecting the changing conceptions of what constitutes English studies, the MA in English offers a range of courses in literature, creative writing, rhetoric, theory, and pedagogy. Students may design their programs to prepare for graduate work at the doctoral level in English and in other professional fields, to enhance their prospects for teaching in high school or community college, or to prepare for a variety of non-teaching occupations. The TESOL degree is designed to train professionals to teach people who are learning to speak English as another language, emphasizing the practical application of theory to the classroom. Students design a program of language instruction for their own particular setting and learn to revise, adapt, and assess the program as they progress in their studies.
Faculty: The English faculty at Southeast number approximately 60 full-time, part-time, and graduate instructors. Of the 23 full-time professors, 20 have a Ph.D., and 18 are tenured or tenure-track. The faculty bring to the classroom a wide range of specializations in American and British literature, rhetoric and composition, critical theory, pedagogy, and education.Areas of Study: The Bachelor of Arts in English degree centers on writing and literature. Those with special interest in writing will find courses in creative writing, practical and professional written communication, stylistics, and rhetorical theory. For students whose primary concern is literature, the department offers work in World, British, and American prose, poetry, and drama. Course Descriptions: The English Department offers a wide variety of courses covering writing, literature, language and teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Student Organizations and Opportunities: View information about scholarships, internships, teaching assistantships and student organizations in the Department of English. Writing Achievement Awards: The Southeast Missouri Writing Achievement Awards program was begun in 1982 by the English Department as a way of recognizing the accomplishments of student writers in schools within the University’s service region. Awards are given to writers of fiction, poetry, and essays in grade levels 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.
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