Welcome!
Define Yourself in Languages, Literature and Philosophy
Jackson Hall 220
615-963-5715
mpinkar1@tnstate.edu
Welcome to the Department of Languages, Literature and Philosophy!
The Department offers courses in English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy and Religious Studies.听 We offer a B.A. in English and minors in English, Writing, Foreign Languages and Philosophy.听
The Department is the largest academic unit on campus with approximately fifty faculty members鈥攊ncluding twenty-five tenured/tenure-track faculty members. Department members represent a variety of specializations such as Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, Culture Studies, Ethics, Digital Media and Popular Culture. 听Most students at the University will take Freshman Composition I (ENGL 1010), Freshman Composition II (ENGL 1020) and Sophomore Literature as part of the General Education curriculum.听 The majority of faculty members staffing these courses are full-time faculty.
Students who major in English go on to study law, pursue graduate studies in a variety of disciplines or work in business or industry.听 The department also offers a B.A. in English with Teacher Certification in English Language Arts, Grades 7-12. 听The B.A. in English program鈥攁s well as the General Education courses鈥攆ocuses on three skills necessary for any career or advanced degree: 1) reading; 2) writing; and, 3) research. 听
The B.A. also allows students to develop a fourth skill, perhaps as important as these three: creativity.
The B.A. in English program has developed the internship program which allows students to earn up to nine credit hours in a work-place setting.听 TSU English majors have interned with community partners such as the Tennessee Legislature, Guitar Player magazine, TEDxNashville, the Tennessee State Democratic Party and the Middle Tennessee YMCA.
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