English, Writing Arts Concentration

Location(s): On-Campus

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Required Courses in the Major

English majors who seek Writing Arts Concentration within the major must complete the following program:

I. English Major Core

One Introduction to Literary Studies Course:

(pre-requisite for ENGL 225 )

ENGL 112 - British Literature
ENGL 114
ENGL 120 - American Literature
ENGL 121 - African American Literature
ENGL 122 - Native American Literature
ENGL 125
or other Department-approved 1XX- or 12X-level ENGL course
ENGL 225 - WI:Introduction English Studies
ENGL 211 - WI: Creative Non-Fiction
ENGL 212 - Intro to Creative Writing
or
ENGL 217 - WI:Introduction to Writing Arts for the required second English WI course*

Two Literary Period Requirements One of Which Must be Pre-20th Century):

II. Internship Pre-Requisite

ENGL 216 - Professional Communication
ENGL 218 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 224 - Introduction to Journalism
or another departmentally approved course in digital writing, professional writing, or journalism.

III. English Internship

(at least one; a second internship may count as one of the Writing Electives [section IV below])

ENGL 288 - Internship
and/or
ENGL 386 - Internship (at least one): English Internship**

IV. Writing Electives

Four writing courses (chosen from the following list of current English catalog and special topics courses), at least two of which must be at the 300 level. Note that students may complete an additional internship (386), following on the required internship listed under part III above, as one of these four required writing courses.

ENGL 211 - WI: Creative Non-Fiction *
ENGL 212 - Intro to Creative Writing *
ENGL 213.2 - Work W/Student Writers:Thry/Praxi
ENGL 214.2 - Writing Studies Research Seminar
ENGL 216 - Professional Communication
ENGL 217 - WI:Introduction to Writing Arts *
ENGL 218 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 224 - Introduction to Journalism
ENGL 230 - Public Speaking
ENGL 242 - Environmental Writing
ENGL 263 - Topics in Writing as Activism
ENGL 311 - Fiction Writing
ENGL 312 - News & Feature Writing
ENGL 313 - Poetry Writing
ENGL 316 - Rhetorics of Everyday Life
ENGL 386 - Internship
Other special topics courses may be used to fulfill this requirement. Please consult with an English advisor.

V. Capstone Experience

ENGL 371 - Senior Seminar

Note:

*Note that Writing Arts certification students may NOT “double-dip” with their chosen WI course (that is, a course taken as the core WI course may not also be included as one of the four required writing courses).

**English majors seeking certification in Writing Arts will be required to have a cumulative QPA of 2.7 or higher before enrolling in the English Internship (in keeping with the University-wide policy for internships).