English Major, Concentration in Writing

Requirements for a Major in English, Concentration in Writing

15 credits in writing courses (exclusive of EN-101 and EN-102) in addition to the 15 credits in Shakespeare (EN-360); surveys (EN-210 or EN-211; EN-220 and EN-221), and EN-255 required of all majors. The remaining 6 credits must be literature electives at the 300-level or above.

English Requirements(15 credits)
EN-210Survey of American Literature I3
or EN-211 Survey of American Literature II
EN-220Survey of English Literature I3
EN-221Survey of English Literature II3
EN-255Methods of Literary Study3
EN-360Shakespeare I3
Writing Courses(15 credits)
Select 15 credit hours from the following:15
EN-207
The Writer's Life
EN-250
Creative Thinking and Critical Writing
EN-251
Advanced Expository Writing
EN-252
Technical Writing
EN-253
Business Communications
EN-256
Creative Writing: Fiction
EN-258
Creative Writing: Nonfiction
EN-260
Creative Writing: Poetry I
EN-262
Creative Writing: Poetry II
EN-266
Journalism: Practice and Techniques
EN-267
Journalism: Advanced Newswriting
EN-268
Journalism: Feature Writing
EN-269
Journalism: Interpretive Reporting
EN-270
Journalism: Editing
EN-271
Journalism Workshop
EN-272
News Reporting and Writing I
EN-275
Sportswriting
EN-281
Writing for Digital Environments
EN-341
Advanced Practices in Writing
EN-351
News Reporting and Writing II
EN-352
Practicum in Journalism
EN-353
Narrative Journalism
EN-354
Opinion Writing
EN-411
Theory and Teaching of Writing
EN-415
Technology and the Teaching of Writing
CM-366
Scriptwriting
A 3-6 credit internship in writing, whether in English (EN-410 or EN-475) or other languages (FR-475 or SP-475)
Total Credits30