English

Overview
When you major in English, you gain knowledge and skills in writing and speaking, which positions you well for a successful career in any field. Our program has one concentration: Literature. You’ll be ready to become a writer, an editor, a publisher or a journalist, or you can lay the groundwork for a career in marketing, public relations, teaching or law.
Fast Facts
- You’ll lead group discussions and class projects.
- Bloomfield College alumni have won prestigious awards in such areas as poetry.
- You’ll pitch ideas in front of an audience.
- You’ll learn through reading and writing but also through watching films, listening to music and studying the current media.
- Bloomfield College hosts its own three-day program celebrating poetry and the written word..
Students have interned at
Students have interned at:
- Writing from the Margins Literary Institute
- Publishing houses
- Non-profit organizations
- Media outlets
- Public relations agencies
You could be...
You could be …
A writer: Median pay $61,240 per year. Writers develop written content for advertisements, books, magazines, movie and television scripts, songs, blogs and other types of media.
An editor: Median pay $57,210 per year. Editors plan, review and revise content for publication.
A public relations specialist: Median pay $58,020 per year. Public relations specialists create and maintain a favorable public image for the organization they represent. They design media releases to shape public perception of their organization and to increase awareness.
A journalist: Median pay $38,870 per year. Journalists inform the public about news and events. They report the news for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, radio and even social media.
A librarian: Median pay $57,680 per year. Librarians don’t just organize books. They help people find information and conduct research. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public libraries, schools and medical libraries.
(Source: bls.gov and payscale.com)
Requirements
English
Division
Program Type
Additional Information
Many courses have prerequisites which are listed in the course description. Please be sure that necessary prerequisites have been taken before enrolling in any course.
Roadmap
English - Literature Recommended Series of Courses
AT BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE EACH COURSE UNIT IS EQUIVALENT TO 4 CREDITS, .5 COURSE UNIT IS EQUIVALENT TO 2 CREDITS.
GROUP A: ENG 222, ENG 223, ENG 226, ENG 232, ENG/AFS/PHL 248, ENG 259, ENG 264, ENG 268, ENG 356, ENG 359, ENG 363, 368
GROUP B: ENG 202, ENG 222M ENG 223, ENG 226, ENG/REL 227, ENG 229, ENG 232, ENG/AFS/PHL 248, ENG 251, ENG 252, ENG 253, ENG 258, ENG 259, ENG 263, ENG 264, ENG 268, ENG 274, ENG 281, ENG 313, ENG 331, ENG 332, ENG 333, ENG 352, ENG 356, ENG 361, ENG 363, ENG 364, ENG 368
ENG 203 AND ENG 204 SATISFY THE WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENT
FOUR (4) GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE UNITS MUST BE TAKEN AT THE 200 LEVEL OR HIGHER
ENG 251/252 WILL SATISFY ONE (1) OF THE TWO (2) WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENTS
Courses
Faculty

- B.A.Presbyterian College
- M.A.Clemson University
- Ph.D.Drew University
Brandon D. Fralix
Ph.D. in English from Drew University (NJ) in 2011
Dissertation: “Cymru and the Court: The Welsh in Seventeenth Century Masques”
M.A in English from Clemson University (SC) in 2003
Thesis: “Claiming Identity: Acquiring Language in Lyly’s Gallathea”
B.A. in English from Presbyterian College (SC) in 2001
What I teach:
- ENG 203 Survey of British Literature I
- ENG 249 Advanced Grammar
- WRT 106 Analytic and Argumentative Writing
- WRT 107 Synthesis and Research Writing
I am a long time member of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), and the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA), and I regularly present at these organization's annual conferences. Much of my research is focused on the National Census of Writing, a survey of 900 institutions of higher education that asks how writing programs are taught and administered. For this work, I have received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant and the Extraordinary Service Award from the CWPA.

- B.A.California State University Imperial San Bernadino
- M.A.California State University San Bernadino
- Ph.D.University of Utah
Fiona (Freddie) Harris Ramsby, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition. The University of Utah, May 2015
Dissertation: Theory in the Body: Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage
M.A. Rhetoric and Composition. California State University San Bernardino, Sept. 2007
Outstanding Thesis Award: The Habermas/Foucault Debate: Implications for Composition.
B.A. English/Linguistics. Highest Honours. California State University San Bernardino, Sept. 2005.
What I teach:
- Writing 95
- Writing 105 and 107
- Philosophy/Writing 229: Language and Society: Western Rhetoric in Contemporary Use
- English 252: Art of Drama
- English 281: Literature, Theory, and Film
Areas of research include rhetorics of the body and performance, classical rhetorics, critical discourse analysis, ethnography of performance, and critical literacy. She also specializes in developmental writing, multi-modal writing, and exploring the intersection between pop culture and theory. Dr. Ramsby is particularly interested in conducting research with Bloomfield students, as well as collaborating with students on a new theatre project at the College. Recent publications include: "Theory in the Body: Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage". Routledge Press. (Forthcoming 2021) With Bloomfield College students Steven Hawkins and Shammoi Brown, “I Prefer Ladies with More Experience”: Sex, Death, and the Post-feminist Demon.” Death in Supernatural: Essays on the Television Series. McFarland Publishing Company (Forthcoming Fall 2017). Also, with Bloomfield student Mubarak Muhammed, “Warning! Monster Metaphors and the Urban Black Body.” Brill Press. (Spring 2019).

- B.A.William Paterson University
- M.A.Mount St. Clare College/Ashford University

- B.A.Belmont College
- M.A.University of Delaware
- Ph.D.Ohio State University
NORA MCCOOK
Ph.D., English Rhetoric, Composition, and Literature. The Ohio State University, June 2017
Dissertation: "Literacy Volunteer Preparation in a Service Learning and Community Literacy Training Program: Historicizing Literacy Campaigns, Volunteers, and Schools"
M.A. English Literature. University of Delaware, May 2011
B.A. English, Minor in Music. Belmont University, May 2008
What I teach:
First Year Writing (WRT 102, 105, 108, and 109)
Intro to Professional and Technical Writing (WRT 205)
Digital Media Writing (WRT 251)
Special Topics in Writing Studies (WRT 233)
My research and teaching interests focus on social and historical contexts of writing/literacy learning and instruction. I write about language biases and beliefs, histories, and contact zones where diverse language speakers engage and transform language and literacy practices. I bring historical and sociolinguistic perspectives to my writing classroom research and teaching praxis. My research interests also include writing transfer, digital media, professional and technical writing, community engagement, and inclusive pedagogies. I urge students to engage and present their research at on- and off-campus venues, including national conferences (such as the Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference and Our Digital Humanity: Storytelling, Media Organizing, and Social Justice).

- B.A.,City College of the City University of New York
- J.D.,St. John's University School of Law
- L.L.M.,New York University School of Law

- B.A.The College of New Jersey
- M.A.Montclair State University
- Ed.D.Kean University

- B.A.St. Joseph's University
- M.A.University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Ph.D.University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Paul M. Puccio
M.A. and Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dissertation: Brothers of the Heart: Friendship in the Victorian and Edwardian Schoolboy Narrative
A.B., St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia
What I teach:
- Introduction to Western Literature
- Survey of British Literature II
- Shakespeare in Performance
- Children’s Literature
- Gothic Literature
- The Art of Fiction
- Selected Topics in British Literature (Past Topics: Threat and Peril in the British Novel; Women of Mystery in the British Novel; E. M. Forster, Virginia Woolf, and Bloomsbury; Family Troubles in Victorian Fiction)
- Senior Capstones (Past Topics: E. M. Forster, The Bronte Sisters, Jane Austen)
I regularly teach classes in British literature and Western European literature. Those might seem like very foreign subjects, but one of the key goals of my teaching is to explore how literature communicates compelling questions about our humanity and how those questions transcend time and space. My students and I explore these questions in conversation and in writing that is frequently personal as well as “academic.” At the heart of my teaching is a desire to stimulate the imagination (my students’ and my own) because the imagination gives us our capacity for innovation, wonder, and sympathy. These are qualities that enrich our careers, our lives, our relationships, and our world. My publications include articles on the British school novel, contemplative learning and teaching, composition pedagogy, and music theatre; my current research focuses on British children’s literature. As Holley Professor of Applied Ethics, I organize lectures and forums about ethical issues across the work and life of the college.
Program Learning Goals (PLGs)
- Identify discipline-specific literary terms, movements, genres, historical periods, and theories.
- Apply knowledge of literary conventions to interpret texts.
- Create projects that analyze and synthesize primary and secondary texts, using Standard American English.
- Reflect on texts to describe personal responses.