2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of English and Comparative Literature
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Office: Faculty Offices 102
Telephone: 408-924-4425
Email: english@sjsu.edu
Website: www.sjsu.edu/english
Professors
Angela Noelle Brada-Williams, Chair
Adrienne Eastwood
Katherine Harris
Revathi Krishnaswamy
Richard McNabb
Kathleen McSharry
Linda Mitchell
Thomas Moriarty
Alan Soldofsky
Nancy P. Stork
Nicholas Taylor
Mary Warner
Associate Professors
Mark Thompson
Ryan Skinnell
Assistant Professors
Selena Anderson
Cindy Baer
James Coleman
Meghan Gorman-DaRif
Scott Jarvie
Allison Johnson
J. Michael Martinez
Keenan Norris
Jose Juan Villagrana
Sara West
Overview
Study with award-winning teachers and professional writers. Develop editing and production skills by working on Reed Magazine, one of the oldest literary journals in the West. Prepare for a variety of careers in teaching, career and technical writing, or advanced study in English, law and medicine. The Department of English and Comparative Literature offers programs in English, American, world, and comparative literature, and creative and professional writing. Our MA prepares students for teaching careers or doctoral studies. Our MFA in creative writing trains professional writers in the history and craft of poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, script- and screen-writing. Home to the Steinbeck Fellows and the Lurie Visiting Distinguished Author programs, the department also houses the Center for Literary Arts, which brings distinguished poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers to campus to give public readings.
Undergraduate Honors Program
Upper-division students with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 overall and 3.5 in the major are eligible for Departmental Honors. Honors students complete an ENGL 190 - Honors Colloquium . Application to the honors program should be made through the English Department Office.
ProgramsUndergraduate Major(s)
Undergraduate Minor(s)
Master(s)
Certificate(s)
Two types of certificates are available: Advanced Certificates and Basic Certificates . The description of each certificate program identifies the type of certificate.
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