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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

The Department of Language and Literature offers degree programs in English, Writing, Journalism, and Spanish. The Department also offers introductory courses in German, Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Faculty
Full-time Faculty: Aasand – Chair, Ballard, Barnhart, Champa, Ford, Foster, Kraus, Laman, McWilliams, Renner, Solheim, Wheeler

Department
The Department of Language and Literature offers courses that form a major cornerstone of a liberal arts education at Dickinson State University. The Department of Language and Literature offers general education and elective courses to achieve the following outcomes:

1.         Enable students to write and think critically and imaginatively as citizens of a global community.
2.         Develop in our students an awareness of and appreciation for the literary works produced in a global community.
3.         Enhance our students’ understanding of the languages and cultures that contribute to our multicultural society.

Each degree program offers a sequence and range of courses to provide students with the knowledge and skills for satisfying careers and experiences in literature and modern languages (Spanish and German). In addition, the Department of Language and Literature supports a variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to enhance our students’ course of study: student publications, a film festival, a literary speakers’ series, an undergraduate literary conference, study abroad programs in Mexico and at Wroxton College in England, and the Eta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta (the international English honor society).  Student Learning Outcomes and curriculum requirements for the Department of Language and Literature degree programs in English, Writing, Journalism, and Spanish are described in the following sections.

Majors and Minors
Majors
            Bachelor of Arts Degree
                        English
                        Spanish
                        Writing
            Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
                        English Education (Secondary Education)
                        Spanish Education (Secondary Education)
            Bachelor of Science Degree
                        Writing
Minors
            English
            English Education (Elementary or Secondary Education)
            Journalism (Non-teaching or Secondary)
            Spanish
            Spanish Education (Elementary or Secondary Education)
           Writing

Bachelor of Arts degrees require General Education (39 semester hours), freshman seminar (one semester hour), a major (32 semester hours minimum), a minor (18 semester hours minimum), a foreign language (16 semester hours), and electives (about 22 semester hours) to equal a minimum of 128 semester hours.

Bachelor of Science in Education degrees require General Education (39 semester hours), freshman seminar (one semester hour), a major (32 semester hours minimum), a minor (24 semester hours minimum), and the Professional Secondary Education sequence (34 semester hours), to equal a minimum of 128 semester hours.