• English Department

  • The English Program

     

    Luminous details, sweeping narratives

    All that was and is, alive with heightened intensity

    The stories of humanity, preserved in language

    English majors at Franciscan University take a front row seat in the great conversations of the ages. Poetry, plays, memoirs, essays, short stories, novels, all springing from the fertile minds of history's great communicators. Telling the stories of cultures long lost or the one in which the reader is immersed.

    Students of literature are students of humanity, observed through a passionate study of a uniquely human characteristic, intelligible, dynamic language. Observe the story of humanity, expressed in words, turns of phrase, rhythm, across barriers of culture, language, time, and distance.

    Choose among four concentrations at Franciscan: American and British Literature, Western and World Literature, Drama, or Writing.

    In British and American Literature you will be exposed to a broad range of styles, ideas, and authors, with authors ranging from the medieval world to the most current trends in English-language literature.

    The Western and World Literature Concentration looks at the British and American traditions, but moves beyond to explore the traditions outside the English-speaking world.

    Those who take the Drama Concentration learn about the literary aspects of drama, accompanied by courses in the technical aspects of the theatre which serve to bring these treasures of literature to life. Drama is also offered separately as a major within the Fine Arts Department.

    Students in The Writing Concentration experience and develop the writing process through the reading of great literary models, through collaboration with real audiences, and through editing and incorporating writing techniques and strategies into their own styles.  Students learn to appreciate not only content but also style.  A variety of written discourses is presented for students to emulate and to analyze as they experience their own voice through writing.  Within this Concentration, students come to understand their need as writers to present Truth and Beauty with concision and clarity.

    No matter your concentration, you will leave Franciscan with a deeper understanding of the human person, the world, and God, equipped with the ability to think critically and write well--two of the most sought-after skills by today's employers.

    Sample Program | Course Descriptions

    FIRST YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    Communications Core Classical Mythology
    Social Science Core Communications Core
    Elem. Foreign Lang. or Elective Elem. Foreign Lang. or Elective
    Humanities Core (History) Social Science Core
    Natural Science Core Natural Science Core
    SECOND YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    Communications Core English Elective
    Interm. Foreign Lang. Requirement Interm. Foreign Lang. Requirement
    Theology Core Theology Core
    Humanities Core (Philosophy) Humanities Core
    Elective Elective
    THIRD YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    English Elective Shakespeare's Tragedies
    Elective English Elective
    Elective English Elective
    Elective Elective
    Elective Elective
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    FOURTH YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    English Elective English Elective
    English Elective Thesis
    Elective Elective
    Elective Elective

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Tom Byrnes
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Class of 2001
Major: Political Science, Spanish

  Since graduating from Franciscan University in 2001, Lt. Tom Byrnes has been involved in many things he had never expected, such as working with Iraqi officials in Baghdad as a Navy JAG lawyer.

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