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| Last Updated on September 28, 2009 |
Welcome to the English Department at Fitchburg State CollegeThe English Department offers programs in Literature, Teacher Education, Theater and Professional Writing. Core courses in British and American literature form a basis for the literature program, and students also have the opportunity to study literature in translation, ancient to contemporary, from every corner of the globe. Courses in literature, writing, speech and theater allow students to develop writing and public speaking skills, powers of perception and analysis, critical thinking, judgment and creativity. The English major provides a solid foundation for a number of careers that value critical thinking and writing and the articulate, well-read person. Students planning to teach will have many fine models to emulate and will gain a solid grounding both in literature and in secondary school teaching methods. For practical teaching experience, students will be placed with some of the best high school teachers in the region, many of them graduates of our Bachelor’s or Master’s level programs. Each semester, English majors have the opportunity to perform full-scale theatrical productions, produced and directed by our theater faculty and occasional guest directors. Students have performed in theater festivals in the U.S. and internationally, and have also won acting and production prizes in national competitions. Students interested in professional writing have the choice of many writing courses—journalism, technical writing or creative writing—and are encouraged to submit independent work to Route 2, our literary magazine, or to the campus newspaper, The Point. Students are also able to gain professional experience through internships. |