Course Requirements:

A minimum of 42 credits is required, exclusive of the freshman composition courses (Eng. 099, 101 and 103). The sequences of courses outside of the Department of English, as described below, are in addition to the 42 credits in English. Internships will be granted to majors in the program and to students in related disciplines with a QPA of at least 2.500. College Writing I (24101) is a prerequisite for all writing courses.  General course descriptions are available on the Lower Division English Courses and Upper Division English Courses pages.

Concentration

24 Hours required

• Engl 204 Composition & Rhetoric
• Engl 205 Introduction to Professional Writing
• Engl 306 Technical & Scientific Writing
• Engl 308 Advertising Copywriting
• Engl 309 Advanced Professional Writing
• Engl 409 Advanced Research Writing
• Engl 450 Internship (minimum 6 hours)

3 Hours required

• Engl 225 Intro to Creative Writing

Capstone Experiences

The Advanced Research Writing (Engl 409) should be regarded as the program's capstone course, in which students will engage in a major research project as well as contribute to the editing and production of publications. In addition, students must submit a portfolio of work produced while in the program to qualify for graduation. 

 

Required Literature Courses

3 Hours required

• Engl 403 Literary Criticism

6 Hours required

• Engl 242 African-American Literature
• Engl 243 Literature of the Women's Movement
• Engl 244 Native American Literature
• Engl 246 Latino Literature of the U.S.
• Engl 248 Eastern Literature
• Engl 311 Chaucer
• Engl 317 British Literature I
• Engl 318 British Literature II
• Engl 319 American Literature I
• Engl 320 American Literature II
• Engl 389 Stratford Shakespeare Tour
• Engl 402 World Literature

Language Requirement

9 Hours requirement

• Engl 331 Historical Development of the Language
• Engl 332 Traditional Grammar
• Engl 333 Concepts in Linguistics

42 Total Credit Hours Required 

Completion of 15 hours or more outside the English Department in a sequence from one department, or of a minor or major, in a subject other than English is required. The selection of outside must be approved by the student's English advisor and by the Chairperson of the English Department.