| The Bachelor of Arts degree in English WRITING CONCENTRATION The study of literature and writing is symbiotic. Skill in literary analysis and interpretation gives one an important context for human experience, and can lead to engagement in civic society, as well as in meaningful leadership roles. Students immersed in the writing emphasis will examine and compose texts in a variety of genres and will hone their ability to analyze the ways in which writing responds to, shapes, and negotiates race, class, gender, society, politics, religion, and other global issues. Students will learn to communicate collaboratively, clearly, and persuasively for a variety of purposes and audiences, while building a firm rhetorical grounding in the writing and thinking skills necessary for the professional lives of free people. In addition to requiring successful completion of the liberal learning curriculum, the writing concentration, requires successful completion of the following courses in major and elective studies: 1) ENGL 308W, ENGL 490W; 2) Select one: ENGL 321, 322, 341, 370, 372; 3) Select one: ENGL 325, 342, 343, 374, 376; 4) Select one: ENGL 421, 423; 5) Select one: ENGL 260, 309W, 353W; 6) Select one: ENGL 310, 385; 7) Select five writing courses (15 credits); 8) Select two 300-400 English courses (6 credits). |
You can mix & match any five Writing Concentration courses, sampling several or creating your own focus in professional writing, creative writing or journalism. |
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