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The Course Unit Curriculum in the English Department at Stetson. An Introduction for Returning Students. Course Unit Basics. Every course in the college of Arts & Sciences will count as either one unit or one-half unit.
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The Course Unit Curriculum in the English Department at Stetson • An Introduction for Returning Students
Course Unit Basics • Every course in the college of Arts & Sciences will count as either one unit or one-half unit. • One unit is equivalent to 4 credit hours. The usual semester load will be 4 units. • Returning students must still amass the equivalent of 120 credit hours to graduate.
Gen Ed Requirements • “Foundations” • Must take 3 of 3. • “Knowledge Areas” • Must take 5 of 6. • “Personal & Social Responsibility” • Must take 2 of 5.
Foundations • First-Year Seminar (FS). • Does not apply to returning students. • Writing. • EH 111 and 121 or EH 121 and 131. • Quantitative Reasoning (Q). • Any math class.
Knowledge Areas • “Creative Arts” (A). • = A “Fine Arts” course. • Or a new course in Art, English, etc. • “Culture & Belief” (B). • = An “REL” course. • Or a new course in Religious Studies, Sociology, etc. • “Historical Inquiry” (H). • = A “CIV” course. • Or a new course in History, English, Science, etc.
Knowledge Areas Pt. II • “Individuals, Societies, & Social Systems” (S). • Any course in AS, ES, GY, PE, PSY, SY, or AY. • Or—pretty much the same choices! • “Modern Languages” (L). • Proficiency at the currently required level. • Or one course numbered 102 or above at Stetson. • “Physical and Natural World” (p). • Any lab science. • Or—any lab science.
Personal & Social Responsibility • Environmental Responsibility (r). • Ethical or Spiritual Inquiry (e). • Any “E” course. • Health & Wellness (w). • Human Diversity (d). • Any “C” course. • Social Justice (j).
Junior Seminar Requirement • Applies only to students entering Fall 2008 and after. • JS courses will be offered beginning Fall 2010. • Will also fulfill one of the two “Personal and Social Responsibility” requirements.
The NewEnglish Major • Beginning Fall 2009
Overview of the Major • 11 units are required: • Three “Gateway” courses. • One course—ENGL 381—in theory. • Two 400 level seminar courses. • The senior colloquium: ENGL 499. • Four elective courses.
Gateway Courses • ENGL 220: Understanding Comp / Rhet. • ENGL 240a: Reading Non-Fiction. • ENGL 241a: Reading Narrative. • ENGL 242a: Reading Lyric. • ENGL 243a: Understanding Drama.
Gateway Equivalents • EH 221 fulfills one gateway requirement. • Studentswith EH 221 credit may also count either 1 or 2 other literature courses, EH 201 or above, towards the gateway requirement. • Any student may count one literature course, EH 201 or above, towards the gateway requirement.
“Theory” Equivalents • EH 441 “History of Criticism & Theory” fulfills the requirement for ENGL 381. • EH 442 “Issues in Criticism & Theory” fulfills the requirement for ENGL 381. • EH 443 “History & Theory of Rhetoric” fulfills the requirement for ENGL 381.
The Rest of the ENGL Major • ENGL 499: The senior colloquium is unchanged. • Four electives in ENGL or ENCW. • Students who move to the new curriculum with 90 or more credit hours will have one elective unit waived.
Creative Writing Minor • Creative writing courses will now be “ENCW.” • Although some numbers have changed, most ENCW courses will closely resemble current EHCW courses. • New courses carrying 0.5 units credit: “major project workshops” I and II. • ENCW 318 / 319A; also 418 /419.
ENCW Minor: ENGL Major • 5 courses in creative writing. • 3 intro level ENCW courses. • 2 advanced level courses. • None of these courses can be counted toward the English major.
ENCW Minor: ENGL Major • Equivalencies • The current EHCW 311, 313, 314, 315, and 316 will count as “intro level” ENCW courses. • The current EHCW 317 and 318 will count as “advanced” EHCW courses.
ENCW Minor: Other Majors • Five courses total: • Two english—i.e. “ENGL”—courses. • At least one must be numbered 300 or above. • Three ENCW courses. • Either intro level or advanced. • Any current EHCW course will count toward this requirement.
English Minor • Five courses: • 2 gateway courses: ENGL 220, 240a, 241a, 242a, 242a, 243a. • The same equivalencies as in the major apply. • 1 ENGL course numbered 425 or above. • 2 electives: • 1 ENGL. • 1 either ENGL or ENCW.