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Writing Studies, Minor

  • Requirements
  • Graduation Plan
  • Department
  • Faculty
  • Careers

Requirements

UVU’s English program is designed to give students skill, confidence, and versatility in writing, speaking, and interpreting texts. The program provides opportunities for students to consider and practice the applications of effective language use in diverse situations: professional, pragmatic, social, political, and aesthetic. The English program emphasizes knowledge and use of standard English in all written work, yet incorporates an understanding that English is a desirably diverse and variable phenomenon. The courses of study in English are designed to familiarize students with much of the traditional canon of literature. They are also designed to provide students with the critical and ethical skills necessary to interrogate this canon, to incorporate and legitimize their own and others’ “different” voices, not just in the academy, but in any of the many situations in which language influences human activity.

Total Program Credits: 21

Discipline Core Requirements: 12 Credits
Complete the following:  
  ENGL 2310 Technical Communication (3.0) 3
  ENGL 3010 Rhetorical Theory (3.0) 3
  ENGL 3060 Visual Rhetoric (3.0) 3
  ENGL 3070 Public Rhetorics  (3.0)  3
Elective Requirements:    9 Credits
Professional Writing Practices: Complete TWO of the following (or other advisor-approved Writing Studies course):   6
  ENGL 2050 Editing (3.0)  
  ENGL 3050 Advanced Editing and Design for Print Media (3.0)  
  ENGL 3320 Grant and Proposal Writing (3.0)  
  ENGL 4340 Advanced Technical Communication (3.0)  
  ENGL 436R Topics in Technical Communication (3.0)  
  ENLG 481R Internship (1.0)  
Language and Cultural Rhetorics: Complete ONE of the following (or other advisor-approved Writing Studies course): 3
  ENGL 2030 Writing for Social Change (3.0)  
  ENGL 3030 Writing in the Disciplines (3.0)  
  ENGL 3085 Rhetorical Approaches to Popular Culture (3.0)  
  ENGL 401R Topics in Rhetoric (3.0)  

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track. 

Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.


Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2310* Technical Communication 3
ENGL 2050* or ENGL 3050* or ENGL 3320* or ENGL 4340* or ENGL 436R* or ENGL 481R Professional Writing Practices course 3
  Semester total: 6
Note: *Course has prerequisites. Please see Course Catalog for more information.  
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 3010* Rhetorical Theory 3
ENGL 2050* or ENGL 3050* or ENGL 3320* or ENGL 4340* or ENGL 436R* or ENGL 481R Professional Writing Practices course 3
  Semester total: 6
Note: *Course has prerequisites. Please see Course Catalog for more information.  
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 3060* Visual Rhetoric 3
ENGL 2030* or ENGL 3030* or ENGL 3085* or ENGL 401R* Language and Cultural Rhetorics course 3
  Semester total: 6
Note: *Course has prerequisites. Please see Course Catalog for more information.  
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 3070 Public Rhetorics 3
  Semester total: 3
Note: *Course has prerequisites. Please see Course Catalog for more information.  
  Degree total: 21

Department

Name:

English & Literature

Location:

CB 407

Telephone:

801-863-8577

Email:

English@uvu.edu

Web Address:

uvu.edu/english

Chair:

Brian Whaley

 
 

Mission Statement

The Department of English and Literature at UVU provides an innovative and stimulating learning environment to help broaden cultural experiences, improve skills in written and verbal communication, deepen and refine abilities in critical thinking, and prepare students for graduate school and/or careers. By offering courses, programs, and activities in college-level writing, creative writing, literature, technical communication, and education, the department fosters an invigorating and diverse learning community that will enhance the way students envision themselves and their world.

 
 

English & Literature


Advisors:


Administrative Support:

  • Betsy Lybbert
  • Office: CB 402a
  • Telephone: 801-863-8790
  • Corinne Bauer
  • Office: CB 407
  • Telephone: 801-863-8577
 
 

Faculty

Christa Albrecht-Crane(2001)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., American Literary and Cultural History, Ludwig-Maximillian's University; M.A., American Studies, Washington State University; Ph.D., Rhetoric and Technical Communication, Michigan Technological University.

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Karin Anderson(1991)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Utah State University; M.A., English, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Literary Theory and Creative Writing, University of Utah.

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Jane Brady(2020)

Lecturere

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., M.A. English, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Jane Benacquista(2019)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Liberal Arts, St. John's College, M.A., Ph.D., English/Literature, University of Arizona.

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Kirstin Bone(2019)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.I.S., Shapespeare Studiese, Southern Utah University, M.A., Renaissance Studies, University of Alabama, Ph.D., Composition/Rhetoric, University of Alabama.

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Susanne Cammack(2019)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., English, Brigham Young University - Idaho; M.A., Irish Studies, National University of Ireland; M.A., English, Boise State University; Ph.D., English, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale.

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Rob Carney(1997)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Pacific Lutheran University; M.F.A., Creative Writing-Poetry, Eastern Washington University; Ph.D., English, University of Louisiana - Lafayette.

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Angie Carter(2010)

Senior Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., M.A., English, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Composition and Applied Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Tyler Chadwick(2018)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., English, Weber State University; M.S., English, National University; Ph.D., English Teaching, Idaho State University.

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Robert Cousins(1998)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Humanities, Brigham Young University; M.A., Ph.D., American Studies, Purdue University.

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Mark Crane(2002)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., English Literature, Brigham Young University; M.A., English Literature, Portland State University; Ph.D., Composition and Rhetoric, University of Louisville.

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Elizabeth DeBetta(2017)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Theatre/Speech, Wagner College, TSOL, Global Leadership College; M.A., English, City University of New York; Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies with a major in Humanities and Culture, Graduate Certificate, Women's & Gender Studies, Graduate Certificate, Creative Writing, Union Institute and University

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Wioleta Fedeczko(2011)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, University of Idaho; M.S., English, Towson University; Ph.D., English, Miami University.

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Stephen Fullmer(1996)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



A.S., English, Utah Valley State College; B.A., M.A., English, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Leadership & Organizational Change, Brigham Young University.

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Nathan Gale(2015)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Texas State University; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas at Arlington.

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Stephen Gibson(2001)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Brigham Young University; M.A., Creative Writing and Literature, Purdue University; Ph.D., Creative Writing and Literature, University of Houston.

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Todd Goddard(2013)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English & American Literature; M.A.,English, University of Wisconsin; J.D., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., English, University of Wisconsin.

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Nicholas Gorrell(2019)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



A.S., English, Snow College; B.A., English, Brigham Young University - Provo; M.A., English, Utah State University; Ph.D., English, University of Mississippi.

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Nathan Gorelick(2010)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Sociology, New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Comparative Literature, State University of New York, Buffalo.

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John Goshert(2001)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., M.A., English, Sonoma State University; Ph.D., English, Purdue University.

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Katherine Hanneman(2018)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., English & Sociology Secondary Education, M.S., Literature and writing, Utah State University.

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Brock Jones(2017)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Utah Valley University; M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Wyoming; Ph.D. (ABD), Literature & Creative Writing, University of Utah.

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Kyle Kamaiopili(2018)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Whitworth University, M.A., English, California Polytechnic State University, Ph.D., English, Tufts University.

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Lydia Kerr(2011)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English Literature, The Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., Comparative Literature, State University of New York.

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Matthew Lerberg(2018)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, University of North Dakota, M.A., English, Northern Arizona University, Ph.D., English, University of Texas.

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Catherine Lui(2020)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., Travel Management, Brigham Young University - Hawaii; M.Ed., English Language Education, University of Hong Kong; Ed.D, Educational Leadership, Brigham Young University - Provo;

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Ruen-chuan Ma(2017)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English Language and literature and Teaching, University of Chicago; M.A., Philosophy, Columbia University; M.A., Medieval Studies, University College London; Ph.D., English &Comparative Literature, Columbia University.

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Stephanie Mahnke(2019)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, University of California Los Angeles, A.S., Biology, Riverside College, M.A., English, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Ph.D., Rhetoric and Writing, Michigan State University,

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Breeanne Matheson(2018)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Brigham Young University, M.S., English, Ph.D., Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Utah State University.

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Richard McDonald(1998)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English Literature, M.Ed., English Education, University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D., English Literature, University of South Florida.

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Kathryn McPherson(2000)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Director

Department: Honors Program

B.A., M.A., English, University of New Mexico; Ph.D., English, Emory University.

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Lee Mortensen(1992)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., Psychology, Brigham Young University; M.F.A., English/Creative Writing, University of Utah.

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David Moss(2006)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Washington University; M.A., English, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., English, University of North Carolina.

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Ashley Nadeau(2018)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Literature, American University; M.A., Ph.D., English, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Julie Nichols(2002)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, M.A., English-Modern British Literature, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., English-Creative Writing, University of Utah.

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Devin Patten(2018)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.S., Technology Management, Utah Valley University; M.A., Writing & Literature, Utah State University.

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Jonathan Patterson(2019)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Southern Illinois University, M.A., English, Southern Illinois University, Ph.D. (ABD), Enlgish, University of Kansas.

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Mark Pepper(2011)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, M.A., English Literature, Sacramento State University; Ph.D., Rhetoric & Composition, Purdue University.

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Boyd Petersen(2008)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., French and International Relations, Brigham Young University; M.A., Comparative Literature, University of Maryland; Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of Utah.

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Jerry Petersen(2013)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Social Sciences, Washington State University; M.A., English Rhetoric & Composition, Washington University; Ph.D., English, Rhetoric and Composition, Washington State University.

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Jacob Robertson(2015)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, California State University; M.A., English, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., English Language & Literatures, The University of Houston.

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Larisa Schumann(2019)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Brigham Young University, M.A., English Literature, Brigham Young University, Ph.D., English Studies, Texas Christian University.

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Christopher Scott(2018)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



A.A., General Studies, Saddleback College; B.A., English Composition & Literature, California State University, Fullerton; M.A., English Literature, University of Bristol, UK; M.Litt, Gothic Literature and Film, University of Stirling, UK; Ph.D. (ABD), English Literature, University of Sheffield, UK.

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Linda Shelton(2000)

Senior Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Speech/Drama Secondary Education; M.A., Communications, Brigham Young University.

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Thomas Smith(2012)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English Education, Brigham Young University; M.S., Curriculum & Instruction, Ph.D., Teacher Education, University of Nevada.

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Amber Smith-Johnson(2018)

Lecturer

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English, Utah Valley University, A.A., English, Ricks College, M.F.A., Creative Writing, Brigham Young University - Provo.

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Debra Thornton(1998)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., M.A., English, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., English, University of New Mexico.

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Kara Van De Graaf(2016)

Assistant Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Literature & Creatie Writing, Purdue University; M.F.A., Poetry, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., English, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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Charles Vogel(1995)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., English Literature, M.A., English, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., English, University of California.

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Jans Wager(1997)

Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., Distributed Studies (Communication Emphasis), University of Colorado; M.A., German, Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of California.

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Brian Whaley(2003)

Associate Professor

Department: English & Literature
Faculty



B.A., History, University of California at Santa Barbara; M.A., English, University of Montana; Ph.D., English, University of Oregon.

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Careers

Careers:  
Employers expect clear verbal and written communication, critical thinking and reading, audience analysis, and persuasive presentations and research from their employees. English and Literature students often work as teachers, analysts, critics, librarians, creative writers, public relations specialists, lobbyists, copywriters, journalists, editors, technical writers, and professors. Language used well is an important part of websites, legislation, novels, document design, instruction manuals, screenplays, advertising, news reporting, etc. Students in English at UVU are also well prepared for graduate work in law, business, and education.

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