Brianna Cruz

February 7, 2018

Dr. Martin

Technical Writing

Document Analysis

At Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, the English Department created a checklist

for students, listing all available classes in the department. The checklist is directed to first year

through fourth year students with the suggested semester to take the course. The purpose is to

create a clear outline for students moving toward graduating with an English Degree and identify

the requirements needed to meet each Learning Objective as well as the number of credits per

class.

The Literature Concentration checklist is divided into two major sections; the required

five Learning Objectives and the ten General Education Requirements. The learning objectives

each then list the required topics and classes that will fill these requirements. The second

learning objective can be completed with six classes in the English Department that must fill one

of the following requirements; three must be 200 level, three must be 300-400 level, at least one

should focus on literature before 1660, at least one should focus on linguistics, and at least one

should focus on an underrepresented culture.

The audience of this checklist is predominantly students and faculty. This checklist is

important for faculty because it allows them to narrow in on the subjects of English to be taught

to students, which may help create lesson plans. The primary audience for this checklist is

college students. This was created to help students keep their graduation requirements organized,

while also helping them track past class and plan for future classes. The situation of this
document is productivity; it allows students to produce a vision of their future and create goals to

obtain their degree based on the clearly outlined requirements. This creates a formal, strutted

writing situation that allows readers to have a clear, organized view of the overall message. The

checklist lays out a flexible and estimated timeline of courses which forms a schedule for four

year English major students.

 English: Literature Concentration • three must be at the 200 level: ____ ____
_____
(LC) Major requirements
• three must be at the 300-400 level: ____ ____
checklist ____
• at least one should focus on Literature before
REQUIRED: All LC majors will take 1660*: ____
• at least one should focus on linguistics^ :____
203: Approaches to Literary Study _______ • at least one should focus on an under-
(semester) represented culture$ : ____
315: Research in English Studies (pre-req 60 credit
Grade Semester
hours)
221: Bible as Literature* 2
_______
226: European Literature. 1* 2
(semester)
227: European Literature 2 2
488: Seminar (pre-requisites English 315, 90 credit
hours). 236: American Literature 1 1

_______ (semester) 237: American Literature 2 1

246: British Literature 1* 1

Learning Objective 1: Develop skills in 247: British Literature 2 1
writing and rhetoric (9 credit hours) 256: Non-Western Literature 1$ 1

In addition to 203 and 315, all LC majors will Grade Semester

complete three credits in the following: 257: Non-Western Literature 2$ 1
Frequency under “Semester”: 1 = offered every 281: U.S. Latino Literature$ 3
semester; 2 = once a year; 3-4 = every 3rd or 4th
283: Jewish Fiction$ 3-4
semester
Semester 286: Women’s Literature
$ 2
Grade

204: Introduction to Creative Writing 1 287: Black Women Writers$ 3-4

1 311: Structure of English^ 1

212: English Grammar and Usage
1 312: History of English^ 1
INTSTUDY 231: Technical Writing
1 321: American Romanticism 3-4
297: Writing Consultant Training
1 322: American Realism 3-4
306: Theory and Practice of Writing
2 323: American Modernism 3-4
307: Writing for the Internet
324: Contemporary American Literature 3-4
308: Advanced Expository Writing 3

397: Writing Center Consulting 1 326: African American Literature$ 3-4

341: Medieval Literature* 3-4

401: Writing in the Professions 2
342: Renaissance Literature* 3-4
402: Writing for Multiple Media 2
344: Restoration and 18th Century 3-4
Learning Objective 2: Develop a Range of
345: Romantic and Victorian Literature 3-4
Literacies (18 credit hours)
348: British Modernism 3-4
Four courses in English (Foundations and 413: Language in American Society^ 3-4
Approaches to Literary Study plus two 200-level 3-4
411: Modern Linguistic Theory^
literature courses) must be completed before
475 (388): Gender/Race/Class$ 3-4
students can enroll in 300-level literature classes.
480/481: Special Topics 2
Six courses in English must be completed before
students can enroll in a 400-level literature class.
All LC majors will take three of the following, at
All LC majors will take six classes from the list least one of which must be a genre course&: ____
below
 Learning Objective 3: Develop knowledge 2015 and after ____ (progress review);
of a wide range of literary/textual forms and ____(semester completed).
traditions of inquiry (9 credit hours)
Grade Semester General Education Goals:
& 1
280: Poetry Course Sem.
Course Title GEPs
288: Feminist Reading of Culture 1 Number taken
463: Shakespeare 1 Goal 1: Communication minimum 7
364: Chaucer 3-4 GEPs, from min. 3 disciplines
365: Milton 3-4 Foundations of College
English 101 3
370: English Novel& 3-4 Writing
372: Modern Novel& 3-4 200-level lit.
1 or 2
374: Short Story& 2 course(s)
375: Renaissance Drama& 3-4

376: Romance 3-4

377: Modern Drama& 3-4

379: Modern Poetry& 3-4 Goal 2: Information Literacy

384: Literature for Children 2 minimum 2 GEPs
391: Literature and Film 2 English 203 1
491: Topics in Criticism 2

492: Literary Criticism 1

Goal 3: Analysis, Quantitative Reasoning, & Problem
480/481: Special Topics 2 Solving
485: Major Author (repeatable) 2 minimum 5 GEPs, from min. 2 disciplines
Math Foundational math course 3
Learning Objective 4: Acquire analytical reading English 203 1
skills

Goal 4: Cultures & Diversity minimum 5

Learning Objective 5: Acquire awareness of the GEPs, from min. 2 disciplines
power of language and literature Goal 4 points are assigned
to English 256-7, 281,
All English Department courses foreground alert, 283, 287, 288
sophisticated reading and emphasize the power of
language and/or literature.
Internships: Students may be able to apply
internship credits in place of a course for one of
the learning goals above. For more information
about internships, see the department internship
coordinator, the department chair, or your advisor. Goal 5: Natural Sciences minimum 5
GEPs, from min. 2 disciplines
Learning Goals 1-5: Senior ePortfolio
presentation: must contain at least 10 artifacts and
narrative before graduation. Review of progress
with a member of the English Department
Curriculum Committee, is required when students
reach 60 – 75 credit hours. Required for class of
 For more information about General Education
Goal 6: Social Sciences minimum 5 Requirements, visit
GEPs, from min. 2 disciplines http://www.bloomu.edu/mycore.

For more useful information for English majors,

visit the department web site at
http://www.bloomu.edu/english.

Goal 7: Humanities minimum 5 GEPs,

from min. 2 disciplines
Goal 7 points are
assigned to all 200-level
literature courses

Effective Fall 2015

Goal 8: Second Language Competency minimum

2 GEPs
This goal may be satisfied by passing a competency test
or by taking a second language course at the 102-level
(second level) or above.

Goal 9: Physical Activity & Health

minimum 2 GEPs

Goal 10: Responsible Citizenship

minimum 2 GEPs

GPA: All English Majors must have a 2.0 GPA in

their English Courses after completing 45 credits
to continue in the major. If your GPA falls below
2.0 in your English courses, you will have one
semester to bring it up. A student must receive a
C- or above in any English course for the course to
count toward the English major.