C ENG 311: Advanced Grammar C ENG 314: History of the English Language C ENG 317: Linguistics Three Creative Writing classes. Choose from: C ENG 342: Writing Poetry C ENG 343: Writing Creative Non-Fiction C ENG 345: Writing Drama/Screenplay C ENG 346: Writing Fiction One Senior-level class: C ENG 490: Senior Creative Project
The Minor in Journalism requires 18 credit hours for English majors who take ENG 204 to fulfill their “core” writing course requirement, and requires 21 credit hours for all other students. Courses toward the Minor in Journalism are the following: ART 307 Photography COM 215 Mass Communications and Society ENG 204 Journalism ENG 361 Journalism II ENG 352 News Editing ENG 363 Feature/Public Relations Writing ENG 364 Desktop/Web
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Coursework in American Sign Language, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish is offered by members of the faculty of the Division of Literature, Languages, and Philosophy. Coursework in foreign languages emphasizes instruction in the fundamentals of syntax, pronunciation, and idiomatic expressions. There is a four-way approach to teaching foreign languages (listening/comprehension, conversing, reading, and writing). Instruction takes place in both the classroom and the foreign language laboratory, where students practice speaking and pronunciation and where they watch video material, films, or documentaries in the foreign language they study. Intermediate and upper-level courses stress the acquisition of communicative skills and cultural or literary information.
Students who pursue a baccalaureate degree are required to complete 6 semester credit hours of a foreign language (101 and 102 or 171 and 172) as part of the Liberal Studies Requirements, or to demonstrate elementary knowledge in a foreign language by making the necessary score on an AP examination or on a CLEP examination (see the Catalogue section on Credit by Examination/Certification and credit for Life Experience). Foreign language proficiency examinations are also available to those who seek advanced placement in a foreign language or exemption from the foreign language requirement (see the Catalogue subsection on Proficiency Examination Programs).
the necessary score on an AP examination or on a CLEP examination (see the Catalogue section on Credit by Examination/Certification and credit for Life Experience). Foreign language proficiency examinations are also available to those who seek advanced placement in a foreign language or exemption from the foreign language requirement (see the Catalogue subsection on Proficiency Examination Programs).
Elementary foreign language courses 101 and 102 or 171 and 172 must be taken in sequence and in the same language.
The Minor in French requires the completion of credit hours beyond the 100 level in the following courses: FRE 201: Intermediate French I FRE 202: Intermediate French II FRE 311: Advanced French Composition FRE 312: Advanced French Conversation and either FRE 301: Survey of French Literature I and FRE 302: Survey of French Literature II or FRE 322: French Civilization and FRE 413: Black Literature in French
The minor in Spanish requires the completion of 18 semester credit hours beyond the 100 level in the following courses: SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish I SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish II SPA 303: Advanced Spanish I SPA 304: Advanced Spanish II SPA 401: Survey of Peninsular Literature SPA 402: Survey of Latin-American Literature
The academic study of philosophy is an important part of a liberal studies institution. Accordingly, Kentucky State University offers a minor in Philosophy through the Division of Literature, Languages, and Philosophy. While the study of Philosophy can benefit any student, the minor is especially recommended for the following kinds of students: (a) students pursuing a pre-law curriculum, (b) prospective pre-health/medical professionals, (c) computer science majors, (d) majors in the humanities, (e) students in the Whitney Young School of Honors and Liberal Studies, (f) students desiring to prepare for and excel in the Integrative Studies (IGS) sequence, and (g) students with interest