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Department of English
Courses in the Department of English seek to acquaint the student with historical and current developments in language and literature, to foster a sense of literary values, and to develop the student’s competence as a writer. The English Department courses are numbered to indicate approximate level of difficulty and subject area. The department encourages most students to begin their work in the department in Level I courses. The type of writing and reading assignments that will be emphasized are indicated in the individual course descriptions. Students enrolling in Level III courses (those numbered 300 and above) must first have completed a “gateway” of three courses: ENG-114, ENG-115 or ENG-116, and ENG-121 or ENG-122.
Majors in English are encouraged to study abroad, and the department allows appropriate coursework from approved international programs to apply toward the major.
Contact Information
Jennifer TollefsonPhone: 507-933-7391
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Location: Confer-Vickner
Questions? E-mail english@gustavus.edu
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| Name | Phone | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Amamoto Associate Professor | 507-933-7399 | profile | schedule | |
| Elizabeth Baer Professor (Chair) | 507-933-7324 | profile | web | schedule |
| Philip Bryant ’73 Professor | 507-933-7393 | profile | web | schedule |
| Sean Cobb Assistant Professor Film Studies | 507-933-6085 | profile | web | schedule |
| Deborah Downs-Miers Associate Professor | 507-933-7397 | profile | web | schedule |
| Eric Eliason Professor | 507-933-7396 | profile | schedule | |
| Rebecca Fremo Associate Professor/Writing Center Director | 507-933-7392 | profile | web | schedule |
| Robert Kendrick Visiting Assistant Professor | 507-933-6090 | profile | schedule | |
| Baker Lawley Assistant Professor | 507-933-7402 | profile | schedule | |
| Sun Hee Lee Assistant Professor | 507-933-7394 | profile | schedule | |
| So Young Park Assistant Professor | 507-933-7398 | profile | schedule | |
| Donald Scheese Professor | 507-933-6087 | profile | schedule | |
| Joyce Sutphen Professor | 507-933-6083 | profile | web | |
| Jennifer Tollefson Administrative Assistant | 507-933-7391 | profile |
"When I'm feeling down, I look to literature. When I'm on a high, I look to literature. When I'm looking for answers, I look to literature. When I have nowhere else to go, I look to literature. When I need a break, I look to literature. When I need meaning, I look to literature."
—Megan Gode
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