Department of English

The Department office is located in the Music and Business building, Room 2579

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept Phone: (510) 885-3282

Faculty

Professors Emeriti

Eileen A. Barrett, Ph.D. Boston College

Jacqueline Doyle, Ph.D. Cornell University

Susan A. Gubernat, M.F.A. University of Iowa

E.J. Murphy, Ph.D. University of Illinois

Associate Professor Emerita

Eve M. Lynch, Ph.D. University of California, Davis

Professors

Dennis M. Chester, Ph.D. University of Washington

Stephen D. Gutierrez, M.F.A. Cornell University

Sarah E. Nielsen (Chair), Ph.D. University of California, Davis

Ke Zou, Ph.D. University of Southern California

Associate Professor

Margaret Tomlinson-Rustick, Ph.D. Washington State University

Assistant Professors

Christine Gottlieb, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Ryan Heryford, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego

Douglas Taylor, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Lecturers

Cynthia Andrzejczyk

Sartaz Aziz

Scott Bentley

Sally Baxter

Mary D’Alleva

Ingrid Hufgard

Dale Ireland

Aaron Jason

Rochelle Nameroff

Michael Rovasio

Marina Sapozhnikov

Jeff Scott

Paul White

Graduate Coordinator: Eve Lynch

Graduate TESOL Coordinator: Ke Zou

Director of Creative Writing: Stephen D. Gutierrez

Composition Coordinator: Margaret Tomlinson-Rustick

Department Statement

The Department of English offers its diverse student population a rich array of courses in literature, language, creative writing, and composition. The department attempts to foster in its students an understanding and appreciation of 1) the major works of British and American literature, including works by and about ethnicand cultural minorities and women, 2) the history and structure of the English language in all its variety, and 3) the aims and processes of writing, both creative and critical. In all its courses, the department attempts to help its students develop the advanced skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking necessary for successful careers in teaching, publishing, law, administration, and business.

About the Department

Use our university website link to learn more about what the English Department has to offer.

• Writing Programs
• Arroyo Literary Review
• Occam’s Razor
• Distinguished Writers Program
• Awards and Prizes
• And more…

Programs

• English, B.A.: British and American Literature Concentration
• English, B.A.: Creative Writing Concentration
• English, B.A.: English Language and Literacies Concentration

• Creative Writing Minor
• English Minor

• English, M.A.
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, M.A.

Courses

• ENGL 497 - Topics in the Study of the English Language

• ENGL 340 - Critical Theory of Literature

• ENGL 251 - Grammar for Writers
• ENGL 252 - Vocabulary Building
• ENGL 300 - Writing for Proficiency
• ENGL 301 - Writing for Proficiency (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
• ENGL 302 - Discursive Writing
• ENGL 303 - Advanced Expository Writing
• ENGL 304 - Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing
• ENGL 499 - Senior Seminar

• ENGL 312 - Renaissance Humanism

• ENGL 205 - Beginning Workshop in Fiction
• ENGL 206 - Beginning Workshop in Poetry
• ENGL 305 - Intermediate Workshop in Fiction
• ENGL 307 - Intermediate Workshop in Creative Nonfiction
• ENGL 405 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction
• ENGL 406 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry