Writing (B.A.)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| English Major Requirements (42 credit hours) | ||
| 24 credits must be upper-division | ||
| Required Courses (12 credit hours) | ||
| ENG 190 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 201 | THE CRAFT OF WRITING (Should be taken soon after completion of freshman composition requirement or within first year of transfer to English Department. Serves a prerequisite for some upper-division writing courses.) | 3 |
| ENG 410 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORICAL THEORY | 3 |
| ENG 491 | SENIOR SEMINAR FOR WRITING MAJORS | 3 |
| Electives in Writing (15 credit hours) | ||
| Select five courses from the following areas: | 15 | |
| Students may choose to concentrate their studies in one primary area or may select freely from across the options. | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING: NARRATIVE | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | ||
| ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING: NARRATIVE | ||
| ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | ||
| PLAYWRITING | ||
| ENSEMBLE THEATER (1-3) | ||
| Professional Writing | ||
| WRITING ABOUT THE ARTS | ||
| WRITING FOR THE PROFESSIONS | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | ||
| WRITING FOR BROADCAST (TV, RADIO, FILM) | ||
| LITERARY PUBLISHING | ||
| WRITING GRANTS AND PROPOSALS | ||
| Journalism | ||
| WRITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE JOURNALISM | ||
| FEATURE WRITING | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: JOURNALISTIC WRITING | ||
| Literary Genres | ||
| NATURE WRITING | ||
| THE PERSONAL ESSAY | ||
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR | ||
| CREATIVE NON-FICTION | ||
| Electives in Literature, Linguistics, Rhetoric, or Film (15 credit hours) | ||
| Select five literature, linguistics, rhetoric, and film courses offered by the Communication, English, Modern and Classical Languages, and Theater Departments; at least two courses must be upper-division. HUM 200 may be used to fulfill this requirement. | 15 | |
| All College Electives | ||
| 45 credit hours | 45 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Students will:
- demonstrate the ability to produce effective, final texts in multiple genres
- demonstrate an ability to Interpret advanced theoretical approaches to understanding the principles and practices of writing in genres of their specialization
- demonstrate knowledge of related theoretical movements in rhetoric and literature in original writing
- demonstrate a knowledge of the publishing industry and professional writing world
- will participate in professional writing activities