Department: | Modern Languages / College of Liberal & Performing Arts |
Hours Required: | 120 |
Categories: | Major, Minor, Undergraduate |
Delivery: | On-Campus |
The BA in English-Writing is designed to promote expertise in writing within a number of different contexts and disciplines (including business writing, technical writing, rhetoric, and creative writing). By combining an emphasis on strong writing skills with a background in literary analysis, this option will prepare students for a number of careers where writing skills are at a premium, including law, public relations, advertising, publishing, editing, the creation of web content, sales, marketing, the ministry, and entrepreneurship.
Major in Modern Languages: Emphasis in Writing (BA) -120 hours
University Requirement – 2 hours
GSTD 1002 Freshman Seminar
General Education – 32 hours – ENGL 2213/2223 World Literature I/II are required in the major. Foreign language may be double-counted.
English – 43 hours
ENGL 2213 World Literature I
ENGL 2223 World Literature II
ENGL 4701 Senior Project
Select 18 hours of upper level ENGL courses.
Select 18 hours from the following:
ENGL 3003 Advanced Professional Writing
ENGL 3103 Advanced Composition
ENGL 3243 The Theory and Practice of Writing
ENGL 4043 World Creation and Design
ENGL 4503 Creative Writing Poetry
ENGL 4513 Creative Writing Fiction
ENGL 4523 Writing: Special Topics
ENGL 4533 Writing: Special Topics II
ENGL 4543 Creative Writing- Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 4793 English Internship
Other requirements – 15 hours
SPCH 1113 Introduction to Public Speaking
12 hours of foreign language
Completion of minor area approved by the advisor.
Electives – Remaining hours to total 120.
Minor Requirements:
Writing Minor – 21 hours
3 hours from the following:
ENGL 2213 World Literature I
ENGL 2223 World Literature II
12 hours from the following:
DC 4203 Scriptwriting
ENGL 3003 Advanced Professional Writing
ENGL 3013 Advanced Composition
ENGL 3243 The Theory and Practice of Writing
ENGL 4043 World Creation and Design
ENGL 4503 Creating Writing-Poetry
ENGL 4513 Creative Writing-Fiction
ENGL 4523 Writing: Special Topics
6 hours from the following:
ENGL 2213 World Literature I*
ENGL 2223 World Literature II*
ENGL 3000/4000 level
*if not elected above