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A student seeking a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English will choose one of the three emphases described below. All candidates for this degree must complete a minor. All students seeking this degree should look at requirements for all baccalaureate degrees and general education degree requirements. Persons completing this degree who plan to teach must also complete licensure requirements.
Core for Traditional, Creative Writing, and Technical/Professional Writing emphases of the Bachelor of Arts in English: |
Core Requirements |
Hours |
| ENGL 199 Introduction to English Studies |
2 |
| ENGL 202 English Grammar and usage |
3 |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 230 American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 241 British Literature I |
3 |
| ENGL 242 British Literature II |
3 |
| ENGL 699 Senior Seminar in English |
1 |
| |
18 |
I. TRADITIONAL EMPHASIS |
Hours |
| ENGL 304 Introduction to Writing About Literature* |
3 |
Writing elective selected from |
3 |
| ENGL 250 Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 301 Technical/Professional Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 351 Fiction Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 352 Poetry Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 556 Topics in Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 756 Topics in Writing |
3 |
Language elective selected from |
3 |
| ENGL 308 English Linguistics |
3 |
| ENGL 603 History of the English Language |
3 |
Literature electives** |
9 |
English electives |
6 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
*English majors and minors counting ENGL 304 Introduction to Writing About Literature for general education credit must take additional upper division literature electives to meet total hour requirements.
**Selected from literature courses numbered above 500; at least three credit
hours must be American.
II. CREATIVE WRITING EMPHASIS (Poetry) |
Hours |
| ENGL 250 Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 346 The Craft of Poetry |
3 |
| ENGL 347 The Craft of Fiction or ENGL 351 Fiction Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 352 Poetry Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 452 Advanced Poetry Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 347 The Craft of Fiction or ENGL 351 Fiction Writing or ENGL 752 Senior Poetry Writing** or ENGL 753 Multi-Genre Writing*** |
3 |
Literature electives* |
6 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
CREATIVE WRITING EMPHASIS (Fiction) |
|
| ENGL 250 Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 346 The Craft of Poetry or ENGL 352 Poetry Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 347 The Craft of Fiction |
3 |
| ENGL 351 Fiction Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 451 Advanced Fiction Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 346 The Craft of Poetry or ENGL 352 Poetry Writing or ENGL 751 Senior Fiction Writing** or ENGL 753 Multi-Genre Writing*** |
3 |
Literature electives* |
6 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
*Selected from literature courses numbered 500 and above; at least three hours must be American.
**Prerequisite: Completion of the 400-level course in the genre or permission of the Director of Creative Writing.
***Requires completion of ENGL 351 Fiction Writing or ENGL 352 Poetry Writing or permission of the Director of Creative Writing.
III. TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL WRITING EMPHASIS |
Hours |
| ENGL 301 Technical/Professional Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 501 Document Design |
3 |
| ENGL 503 Technical/Professional Editing |
3 |
| ENGL 504 Advanced Technical/Professional Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 505 Technical/Professional Writing Internship |
3 |
| GIT 240 Page Layout Software |
3 |
Support Courses (select two) |
6 |
| (Other support courses approved by the Director of Technical/Professional Writing) |
| CSIS 130 Computer Information Systems* |
3 |
| CSIS 240 C++ Programming |
3 |
| CSIS 250 Principles of Software Design |
3 |
| GIT 241 Image Composition Software |
3 |
| GIT 322 Web Site Design or |
|
| COMM 537 Integrated Electronic Communication |
3 |
| COMM 601 Intercultural Communication |
3 |
| PSYCH 463 Cognitive Processes |
3 |
| ENGL 505 Technical/Professional Writing Internship |
1-3 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
| Total Core and Emphasis Hours for a Bachelor of Arts in English |
42 |
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*CSIS 130 Computer Information Systems will satisfy 3 hours of the
producing and consuming category of the General Education requirement. |
