English

College of Arts and Letters

Program Description

The English Department of California State University, Sacramento, is a community of teachers, scholars, writers, and support staff whose primary mission is to promote learning in composition, creative writing, English education, film, linguistics, literature, and the teaching of English as a second language. The Department seeks to help students acquire knowledge, develop skills, and realize their own intellectual and creative goals.

At the undergraduate and graduate levels, the English Department presents a broad and balanced curriculum designed to develop the reading and writing skills, the interpretative abilities, and the cultural awareness of its students by maintaining and enhancing a tradition of strong teaching, solid scholarship, and vigorous support of creative literary activity.

Degree Programs

BA in English

Minor in English

Minor in Creative Writing

Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Single Subject Matter Program (Pre-Credential Preparation)

Certificate in Teaching Composition

Certificate in Advanced Study in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

MA in English (Creative Writing)

MA in English (Literature)

MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

MA in Composition, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing

Special Features

  • A Course Description Booklet giving detailed descriptions of courses to be offered in the next semester, together with statements of requirements for the major and minor and for the graduate program, will be available on the English Department Web site a month or so before registration materials are issued. All students are assigned an English faculty advisor; students are encouraged to consult with them in planning schedules. English majors and minors are urged to examine their career goals early in their program and to discuss their plans with English Department faculty advisors.
  • Qualified upper division and graduate students may apply for paid assistantships or associateships in the English Department. Student Assistants and Graduate Assistants usually work from 10 to 20 hours per week at such tasks as tutoring and clerical assistance. Teaching Associates normally teach one section of composition each semester for up to three semesters. Information is available on the English Department website.
  • Internships are available for academic credit and career training governmental agencies, businesses, community colleges, and other institutions and organizations.
  • Students interested in the various aspects of publication are encouraged to become involved in the student-produced Calaveras Station Literary Journal, a professional-quality journal of student work published annually. Submissions, solicited in fall semester, are open to all Sacramento State students.

Career Possibilities

Advertising Person · Arts Program Administrator · Business Administrator · Civil Servant · Columnist/Journalist · Contract Specialist · Creative Writer · Drama/Film Critic · Editor/Evaluator · Educator · Film/TV Scriptwriter · Information Specialist · Interpreter · Lawyer · Legislative Assistant · Methods Analyst · Program Developer · Public Relations Person · Researcher · Technical Writer · Writing Consultant

Contact Information

Hellen Lee, Department Chair
Jolie Roberts, Administrative Analyst/Specialist
Brianna Renner, Administrative Support Assistant

Calaveras Hall 104
(916) 278-6586
Department of English Website

Faculty

ANDERSON-POWELL, AMY

BARRISH, MATTHEW

BETHEL, DANIEL

CLARK, JOHN T.

CLARK-OATES, ANGELA

COPE, JONAS

CORDOVA, TERESA A.

DOBSON, MONA

DUNN, SAMUEL J.

DUROSKO, SUSAN

FANETTI, SUSAN

GHOSAL, TORSA

GIEGER, JASON C.

HAYES, HOGAN

HEATHER, JULIAN

HECKATHORN, AMY C.

KOCHAI, JAMIL JAN

KOMIYAMA, REIKO

LAFLEN, ANGELA

LAPORTE, CARRIE

LEE, HELLEN

LINVILLE, CYNTHIA

LIU, HSIANG (Sean)

MARTINEZ, ROSA

McKINNEY, JOSHUA B.

MENDOZA, RUBEN (Ruby)

MICHAELS, ANN

MITCHELL, REBECCA

MONTGOMERY, CHRISTINE LUPO

MORALES, SYLVIA

OVERBY, BLAIR

PICKREL, CAROLYN

RASMUSSEN, COURTNEY

RICE, DOUGLAS F.

SCHARF, ANITA V.

SCHILLING, JASON

SEO, MI-SUK

SWEET, NANCY F.

TOISE, DAVID W.

TRIMBLE, JEREMY

WILLIAMS, (SAMUEL) BRETT

ZARINS, KIM