Writing (B.A.)
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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