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She has twice held a national fellowship from the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies for research at the Folger Shakespeare Library. She has written more than thirty articles appearing in books and journals, including SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre Research, Papers on Language and Literature, College English, and English Studies, among others. She is the author of three books: Fatal Attractions: Abjection in Literature from the Restoration to the Romantics (forthcoming 2019); Lucretian Thought in Late Stuart England: Debates about the Nature of the Soul (2013); and Dangerous Women, Libertine Epicures, and the Rise of Sensibility, 1670-1730 (2011). Her next book will consider theories of melancholy in literature written during the late Stuart period. 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Bryan Vescio
Chair and Professor English
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Allison Walker
Director of Service Learning and Instructor, English
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Laura Linker
Laura Alexander
Associate Professor of English
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Cadeau Charmaine
Charmaine Cadeau
Associate Professor of English
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+1 (336) 841-9630
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Matthew Carlson
Associate Professor of English
mcarlson@highpoint.edu
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Michael Flatt
Michael Flatt
Assistant Professor of English
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+1 (336) 841-2849
Nathan Hedman
Nathan Hedman
Director of the Honors Scholar Program, Assistant Professor of English and Theatre
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Middleton Holly
Holly Middleton
Associate Professor of English and Director of First-Year Writing Program
hmiddlet@highpoint.edu
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School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
As the university’s home for the basic disciplines of human knowledge, the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences models and encourages intellectual curiosity, critical reflection, ethical deliberation, and aesthetic appreciation. As explained in our Core Principles, the liberal arts form the intellectual foundation for a well-lived life. A liberal arts education will also equip you with the broad knowledge and transferable skills you will need to flourish in today’s interconnected and changing world.
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Mission & Core Values

Three primary educational goals underlie the English major. Graduates will be able to demonstrate their grasp of:

  1. Critical practices, or the ability to carefully read, analyze, interpret and write about texts from a wide range of genres, historical eras, theoretical paradigms and cultural contexts;
  2. Disciplinary knowledge, conceived as the intellectual richness, evolution and diversity of literatures in English from different periods, technologies and geographical areas;
  3. Writing skills, or the ability to write with clarity, grace, economy of expression and persuasiveness.
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Course Requirements 2022/2023
Bachelor of Arts in English
Minor in English Literature
Bachelor of Arts in English
Degree Requirements Credits
Major Requirements 37
University Core Requirements 36-44
Electives 47-55
Total 128
Minor in English Literature
Minor Requirements Credits
Course Requirements 20
Total 20
Requirements for B.A. in English
Requirements for Minor in English Literature
Requirements for B.A. in English
Course Course Title Credits
ENG 4998 Senior Portfolio 1
A. Required Writing and Literature Courses (8). Select two of the following:
ENG 2122 Introduction to Creative Writing 4
ENG 2125 Introduction to Public and Professional Writing 4
ENG 2720 British Literature I 4
ENG 2730 British Literature II 4
ENG 2820 American Literature I 4
ENG 2830 American Literature II 4
B. Required 2000-Level Course. Take any additional 2000-level course in English listed below (except ENG 2200, ENG 2217, ENG/WGS 2220, ENG 2225, ENG 2239, and ENG 2249):
ENG 2130 Professional Writing in the Medical Humanities 4
ENG 2135 Technical Writing 4
ENG 2140 Digital Writing for Social Action 4
ENG 2150 Writing About Science 4
ENG 2881 Special Topics Variable Credit
C. Required Upper-Level Courses. Take any six additional courses at the 3000-level or above. At least two courses must be at the 4000-level.
ENG 3100 Writing Center Theory 1-2
ENG 3110 Studies in Writing, Language, and Literacy 4
ENG 3111 Writing Fiction 4
ENG 3112 Writing Poetry 4
ENG 3113 Writing Creative Non-fiction 4
ENG 3114 Topics in Rhetoric and Literacy 4
ENG 3115 Style 4
ENG 3120 Proposal Writing 4
ENG 3130 The Publishing Toolkit 4
ENG 3150 Writing Analytics in the Data Revolution 4
ENG/WGS/GBS 3298 Women Writing Worldwide 4
ENG/GBS 3299 Other Americas 4
ENG 3300 Medieval Literature 4
ENG 3310 Early British Authors 4
ENG 3320 Eighteenth-Century British Literature 1660-1837 4
ENG 3330 Nineteenth-Century British Authors 4
ENG 3350 Contemporary British Authors 4
ENG 3400 Early American Authors 4
ENG 3450 Modern and Contemporary American Authors 4
ENG 3510 Popular Genres 4
ENG 3910 Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 4
ENG 3920 World Literatures 4
ENG/GBS 3930 Global Anglophone Literatures 4
ENG 4110 Digital Storytelling 4
ENG 4111 Advanced Techniques in Fiction 4
ENG 4112 Advanced Techniques in Poetry 4
ENG 4113 Advanced Techniques in Creative Non-fiction 4
ENG 4114 Advanced Study in Rhetoric and Literacy 4
ENG 4120 Research in Writing Studies 4
ENG 4140 Community Writing 4
ENG/WGS 4150 Rhetoric, Identity, and Culture 4
ENG 4305 English Traditions 4
ENG 4320 Shakespeare 4
ENG 4400 Modern and Contemporary Authors 4
ENG 4444 Independent Study 4
ENG 4500 Critical Theory 4
ENG 4510 Genre Theory 4
ENG 4998 Senior Portfolio 1
At least one of the courses used to meet the requirements in Sections B or C must include one of the following courses or a designated service-learning course.
ENG 3910 Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 4
ENG 3920 World Literatures 4
ENG 3930 Global Anglophone Literatures 4
ENG 2140 Digital Writing for Social Action 4
ENG 2230 Literature and Community 4
Course Descriptions
Requirements for Minor in English Literature
Course Course Title Credits
ENG 2200 Critical Reading and Interpretation 4
ENG 2217 Post-colonial Literature in English 4
ENG/WGS 2220 Women's Literary Tradition 4
ENG 2225 African-American Literature 4
ENG 2239 Literature of the American South 4
ENG 2249 American Humor 4
ENG 2720 British Literature I 4
ENG 2730 British Literature II 4
ENG 2820 American Literature I 4
ENG 2830 American Literature II 4
ENG 3100 Writing Center Theory 1-2
ENG 3110 Studies in Writing, Language, and Literacy 4
ENG 3111 Writing Fiction 4
ENG 3112 Writing Poetry 4
ENG 3113 Writing Creative Non-fiction 4
ENG 3114 Topics in Rhetoric and Literacy 4
ENG 3115 Style 4
ENG 3120 Proposal Writing 4
ENG 3130 The Publishing Toolkit 4
ENG 3150 Writing Analytics in the Data Revolution 4
ENG/WGS/GBS 3298 Women Writing Worldwide 4
ENG 3299 Other Americas 4
ENG 3300 Medieval Literature 4
ENG 3310 Early British Authors 4
ENG 3320 Eighteenth-Century British Literature 1660-1837 4
ENG 3330 Nineteenth-Century British Authors 4
ENG 3350 Contemporary British Authors 4
ENG 3400 Early American Authors 4
ENG 3450 Modern and Contemporary American Authors 4
ENG 3510 Popular Genres 4
ENG 3910 Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 4
ENG 3920 World Literatures 4
ENG/GBS 3930 Global Anglophone Literatures 4
ENG 4305 English Traditions 4
ENG 4320 Shakespeare 4
ENG 4400 Modern and Contemporary Authors 4
ENG 4444 Independent Study 1-4
ENG 4500 Critical Theory 4
ENG 4510 Genre Theory 4
Choose 5 courses from the list above.
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  • Professors of English, Metropolitan University, Francis Marion University, and Gardner-Webb University
  • Account Executive, DDB New York
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  • Ph.D. candidate, University of Kansas
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  • Coordinator of the Living Learning Center, Appalachian State University
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  • Junior Brand Writers
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