2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin
Department of English and World Languages
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Professors Beringer (19th Century American Literature), Mahaffey (African American Literature and Theory, and New Orleans Cultural Studies), Murphy (Creative Writing, Modern and Contemporary Poetry), Rozelle (Ecocriticism and 20th Century American Literature), Stewart (English), Stoops (Romance Languages), Vàzquez-Gonzàlez (Spanish);
Associate Professors Atwood (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies), Johnson (Medieval and Robin Hood Studies), Mwenja (Rhetoric and Composition), Rickel (Postcolonial Literature), Vaccarella (Spanish), Wurzbacher (Creative Writing);
Assistant Professor Cóte (British Literature), Crimi (Philosophy), Williams (African American Literature).
Department Information
Dr. Paul D. Mahaffey, Chair
Humanities Hall, Second Floor
Emma K. Atwood, English Graduate Coordinator
Humanities Hall, Third Floor
Leonor Vazquez-Gonzalez, Spanish Graduate Coordinator
Humanities Hall, First Floor
Mission
The Department of English and World Languages contributes to the University of Montevallo’s undergraduate liberal arts curriculum through its programs in literature, languages, and philosophy. The Department endeavors to produce critical, creative, and syncretic readers, writers, thinkers, and communicators, while promoting social awareness and expanding intellectual and cultural horizons. The faculty, dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and creative and professional activities, seeks not just to prepare students for graduate studies and a host of careers but also to enrich their lives.
The focus of the English program is “to teach the reading, writing, and analysis of texts in English, to contribute to knowledge about the reading, writing and analysis of such texts, and to make the knowledge of the discipline accessible to and useful for the larger community.” The World Languages program must, by nature, play a key role in the University’s mission of providing to students a “higher educational experience of high quality, with a strong emphasis on undergraduate liberal studies.” World Language study also complements the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences, which is to “educate citizens and prepare them for a diverse and changing world.” Thus, the primary objective of the study of a world language is “to prepare students for living and contributing to the global community with language skills and cultural awareness.”
English
The English Program offers the Master of Arts in English as well as courses in support of the Secondary Education, Alternative, M.Ed. or Secondary Education, Professional Educators, M.Ed. with certification in English/Language Arts. Students who have taken courses at the undergraduate level may not also receive credit for the slash-listed courses, at the graduate level, except for internships, directed readings, and special topics. For information on the M.Ed. programs, refer to the appropriate section under Department of Teaching, Leadership, & Technology
World Languages
The World Languages program does not offer a graduate degree. However, the program offers courses in support of the Secondary Education, Alternative, M.Ed. or Secondary Education, Professional Educators, M.Ed. with certification in World Languages-Spanish. Students who have taken the courses at the undergraduate level may not also receive credit for the slash-listed courses at the graduate level, except for internships, directed readings, and special topics. For information on the M.Ed. programs, refer to the appropriate section under Department of Teaching, Leadership, & Technology . In addition to the general requirements for admission to the M.Ed. program, students must successfully complete an interview in Spanish with the World Language faculty, pass the World Language Praxis Exam, and complete four graduate courses in the Spanish teaching field.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
English M.A. students in their second year of graduate study with at least 18 credits of graduate coursework are eligible to apply for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) position. GTAs will receive tuition remission for up to 12 credit hours plus a $4500/semester stipend in exchange for teaching two sections of ENG 101 in the fall semester and two sections of ENG 101 in the spring semester. GTAs will be required to take (earning at least a “B”) a specially designated 500-level Pedagogy course in the English department before teaching ENG 101. This course will count towards their credit hours for the M.A. degree. To apply, M.A. students should submit a one-page statement of purpose along with an application form by May 1. Students will be accepted for the GTA program based on demonstrated academic strengths, leadership potential, classroom comfort, and openness to professional development. Students interested in the GTA program should contact Dr. Emma Atwood (eatwood@montevallo.edu) for details.
Courses in English and World Languages
Master of Arts
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