| 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.
University Requirement (2 hours)
GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (29 hours)
Note: 6 hours of fine arts/humanities requirements are included in the major.
English (22 hours)
ENGL 2213 – World Literature I or ENGL 2223 – World Literature II
ENGL 4701 – Senior Project
18 hours of upper-level English electives
Writing (39 hours)
Select 33 hours from the following:
ENGL 3003 – Advanced Professional Writing
ENGL 3023 – Technical Writing
ENGL 3103 – Advanced Composition
ENGL 3243 – Theory and Practice of Writing Consultation
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
Select 6 hours from the following:
ENGL 2213 – World Literature I
ENGL 2223 – World Literature II
Upper-level English electives
Foreign Language (12 hours)
12 hours of Foreign Language (at least 6 hours above the freshman level)
Electives (16 hours)
16 hours of unrestricted electives (SPCH 1113 – Introduction to Public Speaking is recommended)
Minor Requirements:
Writing Minor (18 hours)
Select 12 hours from the following:
ENGL 3003 – Advanced Professional Writing
ENGL 3023 – Technical Writing
ENGL 3103 – Advanced Composition
ENGL 3243 – Theory and Practice of Writing Consultation
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
Select 6 hours from the following:
ENGL 2213 – World Literature I or ENGL 2223 – World Literature II
Upper-level English electives
