English
Bachelor of Arts in English
The Bachelor of Arts in English encourages you to think critically and write both persuasively and creatively, as well as perform publicly with attention to developing voice and an awareness of audience. Within the major, you may elect to pursue one of two additional options: the Drama Minor or the Creative Writing and Performance Concentration.
In addition to six required literature courses, you will draw from a wide variety of electives, including:
- Children’s Literature
- Global Literature
- Literature and the Environment
- Literature and Diversity
Courses in the Creative Writing and Performance concentration include:
- Writing the Self in Poetry and Prose
- Modern Drama in Performance
- Journal Editing
The Journal Editing course focuses on poetry and prepares you to select and submit entries to the professional, national-level poetry journal, Presence.
The department offers a B.A. degree in English.
As a final requirement for graduation, English majors are expected to write a comprehensive essay demonstrating their mastery of clear purposeful prose and the tools of literary analysis; the essay must integrate insights from several periods and genres in English, American, and world literature. A student whose comprehensive essay is judged inadequate by the English faculty will have the opportunity to retake the test. Students who do not complete this requirement will not be able to obtain a degree in English. Post-baccalaureate, second degree and alternate route students taking 30 credits in English do not need to take the comprehensive examination. Note: Students must have a 2.0 grade point average in the major to take the examination
STUDENTS WHO MAJOR IN ENGLISH MUST COMPLETE:
Course Code : EN 301
Course Description :
Surveys major literary texts in the history of western and world literature with an emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British and American literature.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320, EN COR 1
Course Code : EN 306
Course Description :
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 410
Course Description :
One of the final courses that an English major takes, the "Capstone ePortfolio Project" offers students the opportunity to revisit several papers written for English classes taken at Caldwell University. In this capstone course, students will heavily revise these papers according to certain guidelines, incorporate the process of self-reflection, and ultimately create an e-portfolio that will showcase their accomplishments as English majors. *Formerly English Seminar through Spring 2019.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 305
Course Description :
Surveys over three hundred years of American literature beginning with the Puritans and other early English settlers and ending in the first half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century. Ranging across a variety of genres, modes, and literary movements, from the early Puritan plain style to the nineteenth-century American literary Renaissance, from realism and regional local color writing to modernism, from Realism to the Harlem Renaissance, this class will explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
OR
Course Code : EN 313
Course Description :
What makes an American novel How did the American novel help to create a myth of national origins for the United States What role did the American novel play in shaping the cultural, political, economic, and social debates that arose as the United States grew from young nation to 20th-century world superpower How does the American novel work to effect social change and advocate for social justice In answering these questions and others, we will explore the development of the novel in America, spanning roughly three hundred years from late-18th-century novels of seduction through American literary nationalism and the American literary Renaissance into turn-of-the-century naturalism and realism and, finally, the 20th century. Students will gain a broad understanding of the development, modes, and major themes of the American novel as we explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN COR 1, EN320
Course Code : EN 401
Course Description :
Explores Shakespeares interpretation of the use and abuse of political power while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading of representative plays.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN320, EN111
OR
Course Code : EN 417
Course Description :
Explores Shakespeares use and interpretation of the literary conventions of love while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading of representative plays and sonnets.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
and a minimum of five additional courses 300-level and above.
Students may substitute the following 200-level courses:
EN 207 Global Literature
EN 221 Woman in Literature
EN 226 Psychology in Literature
EN 229 Literature and the Arts
Students must attain a minimum grade of C in all courses applied to the English major.
Requirements for Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization Endorsement (Middle School):
Course Code : EN 305
Course Description :
Surveys over three hundred years of American literature beginning with the Puritans and other early English settlers and ending in the first half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century. Ranging across a variety of genres, modes, and literary movements, from the early Puritan plain style to the nineteenth-century American literary Renaissance, from realism and regional local color writing to modernism, from Realism to the Harlem Renaissance, this class will explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 301
Course Description :
Surveys major literary texts in the history of western and world literature with an emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British and American literature.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320, EN COR 1
OR
Course Code : EN 306
Course Description :
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
In addition to the required courses, students seeking middle school endorsement must choose three upper division English courses (300- or 400-level). Students may substitute the 200-level courses listed above.
CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION
English majors wishing to concentrate on writing and/or performance must complete the following:
- 5 required courses for the English major
- 3 upper-level literature electives
- any 3 electives from among the following writing/performance courses:
Course Code : DR 202
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Introduces students to performance styles and conditions across the centuries.
Credit : 3
Course Code : DR 203
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Focuses on a range of twentieth century scripts, styles and conditions.
Credit : 3
Course Code : DR 204
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Introduces students to the study of Shakespearean drama as a performing art.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 319
Course Description :
A hybrid literature/creative writing/performance course that allows students to explore the possibilities for self-expression in poetry and personal essays. Students read and analyze examples of personal essays and lyric poetry by published authors; read and discuss a guidebook discussion of craft; write their own pieces in a collaborative, workshop setting that encourages critique and revision; and, ultimately, perform selected pieces for their classmates and/or a campus audience in a campus venue. Though there will be a strong autobiographical element in the writing studied and produced for the course, students will also be encouraged to think about how their experiences and concerns as individual writers intersect with the wider world and can be expressed in ways that will engage an audience.
Course Code : EN 320
Course Group(s) : Literature Course Electives
Course Description :
Offers an intensive writing workshop for students determined to advance from average to superior writing performance. Emphasis on effective strategies for producing compelling prose in many disciplines. Chair’s permission required. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 323
Course Description :
This course will enable students to exercise a critical eye when selecting poems submitted by a wide variety of contemporary poets on the basis of their artistic merit. Selected poems will be published in the annual issue of the international print journal, Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry. Students will read critical essays that discuss qualities of poetry that make it “good” by way of its craft. Additionally, they will read book reviews published in a number of current literary journals devoted to the intersection of literature and religious faith or spirituality with a view toward writing short reviews of recently published collections of poems. Excerpts from these student reviews will be posted on the journal’s website: www.catholicpoetryjournal.com.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 338
Course Description :
Focuses on the professional writing required in a variety of professional fields such as education, finance, publishing, health professions, communications and others. Students work on the various genres of professional writing, including proposals, press releases, business plans, reports, feature articles, op-ed essays, letters, memos, and electronic formulations. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 406
Course Description :
Offers an intensive exploration of the short story and lyric poetry. A workshop for students interested in developing creative talents. Opportunity for publication in literary magazine. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 418
Course Description :
When we stay up far into the night reading a novel instead of sleeping, chances are that the book in question is not one of the “classics” typically enshrined in literature anthologies and taught in college English courses but a psychological thriller, romance novel, detective story, horror novel or science fiction narrative. For many of us, these and other forms of genre fiction constitute a vital part of our extracurricular reading—the reading we do, perhaps somewhat guiltily, for fun. Guilty Pleasures: Reading and Writing Genre Fiction starts from the premise that we need not apologize for the pleasure we find in the books of Stephen King or Octavia Butler or Patricia Highsmith—to take three well-known examples—that genre fiction often has great literary value, and that it can teach us a lot about how fiction works. This course introduces students to some of the best short fiction in a selected genre and helps them apply what they have learned in short stories of their own creation. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Students concentrating in these areas must write the same comprehensive essay for outcomes assessment as all English majors.
Your degree includes credits from Liberal Arts and Sciences Core, Major, and Electives.
STUDENTS WHO MAJOR IN ENGLISH MUST COMPLETE:
Course Code : EN 301
Course Description :
Surveys major literary texts in the history of western and world literature with an emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British and American literature.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320, EN COR 1
Course Code : EN 306
Course Description :
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 410
Course Description :
One of the final courses that an English major takes, the "Capstone ePortfolio Project" offers students the opportunity to revisit several papers written for English classes taken at Caldwell University. In this capstone course, students will heavily revise these papers according to certain guidelines, incorporate the process of self-reflection, and ultimately create an e-portfolio that will showcase their accomplishments as English majors. *Formerly English Seminar through Spring 2019.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 305
Course Description :
Surveys over three hundred years of American literature beginning with the Puritans and other early English settlers and ending in the first half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century. Ranging across a variety of genres, modes, and literary movements, from the early Puritan plain style to the nineteenth-century American literary Renaissance, from realism and regional local color writing to modernism, from Realism to the Harlem Renaissance, this class will explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
OR
Course Code : EN 313
Course Description :
What makes an American novel How did the American novel help to create a myth of national origins for the United States What role did the American novel play in shaping the cultural, political, economic, and social debates that arose as the United States grew from young nation to 20th-century world superpower How does the American novel work to effect social change and advocate for social justice In answering these questions and others, we will explore the development of the novel in America, spanning roughly three hundred years from late-18th-century novels of seduction through American literary nationalism and the American literary Renaissance into turn-of-the-century naturalism and realism and, finally, the 20th century. Students will gain a broad understanding of the development, modes, and major themes of the American novel as we explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN COR 1, EN320
Course Code : EN 401
Course Description :
Explores Shakespeares interpretation of the use and abuse of political power while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading of representative plays.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN320, EN111
OR
Course Code : EN 417
Course Description :
Explores Shakespeares use and interpretation of the literary conventions of love while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading of representative plays and sonnets.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
and a minimum of five additional courses 300-level and above.
Students may substitute the following 200-level courses:
EN 207 Global Literature
EN 221 Woman in Literature
EN 226 Psychology in Literature
EN 229 Literature and the Arts
Students must attain a minimum grade of C in all courses applied to the English major.
Requirements for Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization Endorsement (Middle School):
Course Code : EN 305
Course Description :
Surveys over three hundred years of American literature beginning with the Puritans and other early English settlers and ending in the first half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century. Ranging across a variety of genres, modes, and literary movements, from the early Puritan plain style to the nineteenth-century American literary Renaissance, from realism and regional local color writing to modernism, from Realism to the Harlem Renaissance, this class will explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 301
Course Description :
Surveys major literary texts in the history of western and world literature with an emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British and American literature.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320, EN COR 1
OR
Course Code : EN 306
Course Description :
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
In addition to the required courses, students seeking middle school endorsement must choose three upper division English courses (300- or 400-level). Students may substitute the 200-level courses listed above.
CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION
English majors wishing to concentrate on writing and/or performance must complete the following:
- 5 required courses for the English major
- 3 upper-level literature electives
- any 3 electives from among the following writing/performance courses:
Course Code : DR 202
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Introduces students to performance styles and conditions across the centuries.
Credit : 3
Course Code : DR 203
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Focuses on a range of twentieth century scripts, styles and conditions.
Credit : 3
Course Code : DR 204
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Introduces students to the study of Shakespearean drama as a performing art.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 319
Course Description :
A hybrid literature/creative writing/performance course that allows students to explore the possibilities for self-expression in poetry and personal essays. Students read and analyze examples of personal essays and lyric poetry by published authors; read and discuss a guidebook discussion of craft; write their own pieces in a collaborative, workshop setting that encourages critique and revision; and, ultimately, perform selected pieces for their classmates and/or a campus audience in a campus venue. Though there will be a strong autobiographical element in the writing studied and produced for the course, students will also be encouraged to think about how their experiences and concerns as individual writers intersect with the wider world and can be expressed in ways that will engage an audience.
Course Code : EN 320
Course Group(s) : Literature Course Electives
Course Description :
Offers an intensive writing workshop for students determined to advance from average to superior writing performance. Emphasis on effective strategies for producing compelling prose in many disciplines. Chair’s permission required. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 323
Course Description :
This course will enable students to exercise a critical eye when selecting poems submitted by a wide variety of contemporary poets on the basis of their artistic merit. Selected poems will be published in the annual issue of the international print journal, Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry. Students will read critical essays that discuss qualities of poetry that make it “good” by way of its craft. Additionally, they will read book reviews published in a number of current literary journals devoted to the intersection of literature and religious faith or spirituality with a view toward writing short reviews of recently published collections of poems. Excerpts from these student reviews will be posted on the journal’s website: www.catholicpoetryjournal.com.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 338
Course Description :
Focuses on the professional writing required in a variety of professional fields such as education, finance, publishing, health professions, communications and others. Students work on the various genres of professional writing, including proposals, press releases, business plans, reports, feature articles, op-ed essays, letters, memos, and electronic formulations. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 406
Course Description :
Offers an intensive exploration of the short story and lyric poetry. A workshop for students interested in developing creative talents. Opportunity for publication in literary magazine. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 418
Course Description :
When we stay up far into the night reading a novel instead of sleeping, chances are that the book in question is not one of the “classics” typically enshrined in literature anthologies and taught in college English courses but a psychological thriller, romance novel, detective story, horror novel or science fiction narrative. For many of us, these and other forms of genre fiction constitute a vital part of our extracurricular reading—the reading we do, perhaps somewhat guiltily, for fun. Guilty Pleasures: Reading and Writing Genre Fiction starts from the premise that we need not apologize for the pleasure we find in the books of Stephen King or Octavia Butler or Patricia Highsmith—to take three well-known examples—that genre fiction often has great literary value, and that it can teach us a lot about how fiction works. This course introduces students to some of the best short fiction in a selected genre and helps them apply what they have learned in short stories of their own creation. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Students concentrating in these areas must write the same comprehensive essay for outcomes assessment as all English majors.
Your degree includes credits from Liberal Arts and Sciences Core, Major, and Electives.
STUDENTS WHO MAJOR IN ENGLISH MUST COMPLETE:
Course Code : EN 301
Course Description :
Surveys major literary texts in the history of western and world literature with an emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British and American literature.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320, EN COR 1
Course Code : EN 306
Course Description :
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 410
Course Description :
One of the final courses that an English major takes, the "Capstone ePortfolio Project" offers students the opportunity to revisit several papers written for English classes taken at Caldwell University. In this capstone course, students will heavily revise these papers according to certain guidelines, incorporate the process of self-reflection, and ultimately create an e-portfolio that will showcase their accomplishments as English majors. *Formerly English Seminar through Spring 2019.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 305
Course Description :
Surveys over three hundred years of American literature beginning with the Puritans and other early English settlers and ending in the first half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century. Ranging across a variety of genres, modes, and literary movements, from the early Puritan plain style to the nineteenth-century American literary Renaissance, from realism and regional local color writing to modernism, from Realism to the Harlem Renaissance, this class will explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
OR
Course Code : EN 313
Course Description :
What makes an American novel How did the American novel help to create a myth of national origins for the United States What role did the American novel play in shaping the cultural, political, economic, and social debates that arose as the United States grew from young nation to 20th-century world superpower How does the American novel work to effect social change and advocate for social justice In answering these questions and others, we will explore the development of the novel in America, spanning roughly three hundred years from late-18th-century novels of seduction through American literary nationalism and the American literary Renaissance into turn-of-the-century naturalism and realism and, finally, the 20th century. Students will gain a broad understanding of the development, modes, and major themes of the American novel as we explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN COR 1, EN320
Course Code : EN 401
Course Description :
Explores Shakespeares interpretation of the use and abuse of political power while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading of representative plays.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN320, EN111
OR
Course Code : EN 417
Course Description :
Explores Shakespeares use and interpretation of the literary conventions of love while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading of representative plays and sonnets.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
and a minimum of five additional courses 300-level and above.
Students may substitute the following 200-level courses:
EN 207 Global Literature
EN 221 Woman in Literature
EN 226 Psychology in Literature
EN 229 Literature and the Arts
Students must attain a minimum grade of C in all courses applied to the English major.
Requirements for Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization Endorsement (Middle School):
Course Code : EN 305
Course Description :
Surveys over three hundred years of American literature beginning with the Puritans and other early English settlers and ending in the first half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century. Ranging across a variety of genres, modes, and literary movements, from the early Puritan plain style to the nineteenth-century American literary Renaissance, from realism and regional local color writing to modernism, from Realism to the Harlem Renaissance, this class will explore how American writers have created an American subject.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 301
Course Description :
Surveys major literary texts in the history of western and world literature with an emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British and American literature.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320, EN COR 1
OR
Course Code : EN 306
Course Description :
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
In addition to the required courses, students seeking middle school endorsement must choose three upper division English courses (300- or 400-level). Students may substitute the 200-level courses listed above.
CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION
English majors wishing to concentrate on writing and/or performance must complete the following:
- 5 required courses for the English major
- 3 upper-level literature electives
- any 3 electives from among the following writing/performance courses:
Course Code : DR 202
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Introduces students to performance styles and conditions across the centuries.
Credit : 3
Course Code : DR 203
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Focuses on a range of twentieth century scripts, styles and conditions.
Credit : 3
Course Code : DR 204
Course Group(s) : Communication & Media Studies Electives
Course Description :
Introduces students to the study of Shakespearean drama as a performing art.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 319
Course Description :
A hybrid literature/creative writing/performance course that allows students to explore the possibilities for self-expression in poetry and personal essays. Students read and analyze examples of personal essays and lyric poetry by published authors; read and discuss a guidebook discussion of craft; write their own pieces in a collaborative, workshop setting that encourages critique and revision; and, ultimately, perform selected pieces for their classmates and/or a campus audience in a campus venue. Though there will be a strong autobiographical element in the writing studied and produced for the course, students will also be encouraged to think about how their experiences and concerns as individual writers intersect with the wider world and can be expressed in ways that will engage an audience.
Course Code : EN 320
Course Group(s) : Literature Course Electives
Course Description :
Offers an intensive writing workshop for students determined to advance from average to superior writing performance. Emphasis on effective strategies for producing compelling prose in many disciplines. Chair’s permission required. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 323
Course Description :
This course will enable students to exercise a critical eye when selecting poems submitted by a wide variety of contemporary poets on the basis of their artistic merit. Selected poems will be published in the annual issue of the international print journal, Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry. Students will read critical essays that discuss qualities of poetry that make it “good” by way of its craft. Additionally, they will read book reviews published in a number of current literary journals devoted to the intersection of literature and religious faith or spirituality with a view toward writing short reviews of recently published collections of poems. Excerpts from these student reviews will be posted on the journal’s website: www.catholicpoetryjournal.com.
Credit : 3
Course Code : EN 338
Course Description :
Focuses on the professional writing required in a variety of professional fields such as education, finance, publishing, health professions, communications and others. Students work on the various genres of professional writing, including proposals, press releases, business plans, reports, feature articles, op-ed essays, letters, memos, and electronic formulations. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 406
Course Description :
Offers an intensive exploration of the short story and lyric poetry. A workshop for students interested in developing creative talents. Opportunity for publication in literary magazine. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
EN COR 1, EN111, EN320
Course Code : EN 418
Course Description :
When we stay up far into the night reading a novel instead of sleeping, chances are that the book in question is not one of the “classics” typically enshrined in literature anthologies and taught in college English courses but a psychological thriller, romance novel, detective story, horror novel or science fiction narrative. For many of us, these and other forms of genre fiction constitute a vital part of our extracurricular reading—the reading we do, perhaps somewhat guiltily, for fun. Guilty Pleasures: Reading and Writing Genre Fiction starts from the premise that we need not apologize for the pleasure we find in the books of Stephen King or Octavia Butler or Patricia Highsmith—to take three well-known examples—that genre fiction often has great literary value, and that it can teach us a lot about how fiction works. This course introduces students to some of the best short fiction in a selected genre and helps them apply what they have learned in short stories of their own creation. Does not fulfill core literature requirement.
Credit : 3
Students concentrating in these areas must write the same comprehensive essay for outcomes assessment as all English majors.
Your degree includes credits from Liberal Arts and Sciences Core, Major, and Electives.
Capstone Project
An important part of the English major’s academic career at the University is the EN 410 Senior Portfolio Project. Throughout the course, you will be asked to reflect on your growth as a writer while collecting feedback and revising four 300-level essays. Completing an ePortfolio allows you to properly showcase some of your best work for future job and academic endeavors.
Internships
English majors are strongly encouraged to participate in one or more internships. In recent years, students have worked for Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, NJ Kids Directory, The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, as well as for Calyx, the student-driven literary magazine of Caldwell University and for the media relations department at Caldwell. They have also assisted professional writers with research projects and worked at area public libraries. The department is also able to offer opportunities to intern in the area of grant writing.
Recent Graduates
Caldwell English major graduates find rewarding careers in many fields where the ability to write clearly and synthesize complex ideas for a wider audience is important: marketing, business administration, publishing, advertising, technical writing, software development, medical humanities, health care, finance, the charitable and nonprofit sector and, of course, elementary and high-school education. Recent graduates have also completed M.A. degrees in English and M.F.A. degrees in creative writing to teach courses at the college level. Others have pursued graduate degrees in the fields of law, history, library science, and education administration. Still others write for professional publications.
Helpful Links
Majoring in English at Caldwell University Powerpoint
Presence: A Journal Of Catholic Poetry
Undergraduate English Major Comprehensive Portfolio Assessment
Related Programs
Undergraduate Education Programs
Interested in a teaching career? At Caldwell, you can double major in English and Education (K-6 or K-12) to work toward a teacher certification.