What kinds of courses are required?
5 writing courses
• Any five courses from Journalism, Creative Writing and/or Technical Writing
• Can include any writing internship
8 literature courses
English Major Core
• Reading literature
• Literature, Theory & Culture
• World literature
• American literature
• British literature
• A major author
• A special topics
• The Senior Seminar
39 credit hours
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English Major with Writing Concentration requirements are described below.
What specific courses are required?
The Bachelor of Arts degree in English
WRITING CONCENTRATION
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 123; ULLC 223;
2) ENGL 208, 308W, and 490W;
3) Select one: ENGL 321, 322, 325, or 425;
4) Select one: ENGL 341, 342, 343, 410, or 412;
5) Select one: ENGL 370, 372, 374, or 376;
6) Select one: ENGL 421 or 423;
7) Select one: ENGL 320, 339W, 395 (lit topic) or 415;
8) Select five (5): ENGL 260, 309W, 350, 351, 352,
353W, 354W, 355, 356W, 360W, 361W, 362, 363,
395 (writing topic), 450, 460, 461, 491; THEA 468.
This program is designed for students who wish to
select their own variety of writing courses to comprise a
concentration. Students interested in this program should
first meet with the Department Chair.