Department of English and Comparative Literature

Office: Faculty Offices 102

Telephone: 408-924-4425

Professors

Angela Noelle Brada-Williams, Chair
Adrienne Eastwood
Katherine Harris
Revathi Krishnaswamy
Kathleen McSharry
Linda Mitchell
Thomas Moriarty
Ryan Skinnell
Nancy P. Stork
Nicholas Taylor

Associate Professors

Selena Anderson
Meghan Gorman-DaRif
Allison Johnson
Keenan Norris
Mark Thompson

Assistant Professors

Andreas Bassett
Scott Jarvie
Vee Lawson
J. Michael Martinez
Brook McClurg
Maite Urcaregui

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 must complete a graduate course in English. Application to the honors program should be made through the English Department Office (English@sjsu.edu).

Programs

Undergraduate Major(s)

Undergraduate Minor(s)

Master(s)

Basic Certificate(s)

Basic certificate programs provide opportunities for students to pursue specialized, often pre-professional, focused educational objectives that may be separate from a degree program.

Professional and Technical Writing Certificate

Roadmaps

Courses

Comparative Literature

English

Page: 1 | 2