| 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 (29 hours)
(3 hours of World Literature and 3 hours of Foreign Language are included in the major)
English (43 hours)
- ENGL 2213 – World Literature I or
ENGL 2223 – World Literature II
- ENGL 4701 – Senior Project
- 18 hours of upper-level English electives
Select 21 hours from the following:
- ENGL 3003 – Advanced Professional Writing
- ENGL 3023 – Technical Writing
- ENGL 3103 – Advanced Composition
- ENGL 3243 – The Theory and Practice of Writing
- ENGL 4043 – World Creation and Design
- ENGL 4103 – Grant Writing
- 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
Foreign Language (12 hours)
- 12 hours of foreign language courses (including at least 6 hours above the freshman level)
Electives (34 hours)
- 34 hours of unrestricted electives (SPCH 1113 – Introduction to Public Speaking is recommended)
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
