English Major in Writing / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 44 

The English Studies Department offers a concentrations in creative writing, professional writing, and general writing. English majors in the Writing program may not minor in Literature and Language.  The following courses are designated capstone experiences: ENGL 38000 The ePortfolio Seminar and ENGL 46000 Senior Seminar in English Studies.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-ENGL-A
Concentration: ENGW

I. Core Courses (38)

A. Courses in Writing Theory and Practice

ENGL-25000Introduction to English Studies

3

ENGL-30000Introduction to Professional Writing

3

ENGL-30100Rhetoric for Writers

3

ENGL-31000Advanced Writing

3

ENGL-31100Introduction to Creative Writing

3

ENGL-31800Writing Center Practicum

1

ENGL-31900Publishing Practicum: Jet Fuel Review

3

ENGL-32100Writing Digital Media

3

ENGL-38000The ePortfolio Seminar

1

ENGL-46000Senior Seminar in English Studies

3

B. Choose one Language course from among the following:

ENGL-31400Linguistics

3

FLAN-XXXXXSecond-Semester Foreign Language

3

SPED-20200Sign Language 1

3

CPSC-20000Introduction to Computer Science

3

Second-Semester Foreign Language courses include but are not limited to FLAN 10400 First-Year Spanish 2, FLAN 20400 Spanish for Heritage Speakers 2, FLAN 10800 First-Year Arabic 2, FLAN 11200 First-Year Chinese 2, FLAN 11400 First-Year Japanese 2, FLAN 11800 First-Year Polish 2, FLAN 12200 First-Year Russian 2, FLAN 12400 First-Year French 2, FLAN 12600 First-Year Italian 2, FLAN 12800 First-Year German 2, and so forth.

C. Literature Courses

1. Choose one American Literature OR one British Literature survey
ENGL-23500U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865

3

ENGL-23600U.S. Literature: 1865 to Present

3

-
OR

ENGL-23700British Literature: Beginnings to 1800

3

ENGL-23800British Literature: 1800 to Present

3

2. Choose one Non-Western OR one Multicultural Literature
ENGL-33400Non-Western Literature

3

ENGL-33500U.S.-Latino Literature

3

ENGL-33600Latin American Literature

3

ENGL-33900Topics in World Authors

3

ENGL-34600Topics in Ethnic and Immigrant Literatures

3

ENGL-34700Native American Literature

3

ENGL-34800African American Literature

3

ENGL-35600Post-Colonial Literatures in English

3

ENGL-37600World/Ethnic Film

3

3. Shakespeare
ENGL-36000Shakespeare

3

II. Recommended Writing Electives (6)

Depending on their concentration (Creative Writing, Professional Writing, or General Writing), students choose, in consultation with an advisor, appropriate courses from one of the concentrations listed below.

A. Creative Writing

ENGL-30900Topics in Writing

3

ENGL-31200Intermediate Workshop in Creative Writing

3

ENGL-41300Advanced Workshop in Creative Writing

3

ENGL-41500Seminar in Writing

3

B. Professional Writing

ENGL-30600Editing for Publishing

3

ENGL-30800Technical Writing

3

ENGL-30900Topics in Writing

3

ENGL-41500Seminar in Writing

3

C. General Writing

ENGL-12500Writers' Roundtable

1

ENGL-30700The Electronic Word: Computers and Writing in Theory and Practice

3

ENGL-30900Topics in Writing

3

ENGL-40000Internship

1-6

ENGL-41500Seminar in Writing

3

ENGL-42000Literary Theory and Criticism

3

D. Other Electives

Elective courses taken outside the English Studies Department must have the approval of the Writing Program Director.
ARTS-23100Introduction to Computer Graphic Design

3

ENGL-42500Theories of Composing

3

COMM-20000Feature Writing

3

COMM-33500Advertising Copywriting

3

COMM-38200Web Design

3

III. ePortfolio

In consultation with their advisors in the English Studies Department, majors must submit for review an ePortfolio of writing. The ePortfolio represents assignments and projects completed in courses. Students should register for ENGL 38000 ePortfolio Seminar and complete the ePortfolio in the final semester before graduation (i.e., the semester in which they plan to graduate). Further information can be obtained from the advisor and department chair.

IV. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of
ENGL-31000Advanced Writing

3

V. Internship Opportunity

Students in the Writing Concentration are strongly encouraged to enroll in an Internship during their final year of study. Further information can be obtained from the Advisor or Department Chair.