Writing
Mission
Students in the Department of English and Writing engage the world through literature, enrich the world through their own writing, and empower others to do the same.
Goal
Graduates who have majored in Writing will have become acquainted with major forms, rhetorical structures, and styles that govern contemporary work in at least three of the following genres: Business, Drama, Advanced Expository/Nonfiction, Feature, Fiction, Poetry, and Technical. Students also will have had experience in three genres with editing, revising, and submitting their work for publication.
Requirements for the major in Writing
36 s.h.—18 s.h. of English at the 2000 level or above, including ENG 3220, and 3230, and ENG 4550 or WRI 4160, and excluding ENG 2070, ENG 2600, ENG 3610, and ENG 3620, with ENG 3740 strongly recommended; plus six of the following courses: WRI 2040, WRI 2200, either COM 2570 or COM 2580, WRI 3200 or WRI 4200, WRI 3210, WRI 3240, WRI 3250, WRI 3260, WRI 32700, WRI 3530, WRI 43300,WRI 4850, WRI 4990; and foreign language courses in one language through the 2020-level or demonstration of competence.
Requirements for the minor in Writing
(focuses on creative writing)
18 s.h.—9 s.h. of English at the 2000 level or above, excluding ENG 2070, ENG 2600, ENG 3610, and ENG 3620; plus three of the following courses: WRI 2040, WRI 2200, either COM 2570 or COM 2580, WRI 3200 or WRI 4200, WRI 3210, WRI 3240, WRI 3250, WRI 3260, WRI 32700, WRI 3530, WRI 43300,WRI 4850, WRI 4990
Requirements for the A.A. concentration in Writing
18 s.h.—9 s.h. of English at the 2000 level or above, excluding ENG 2070, ENG 2600, ENG 3610, and ENG 3620; plus three of the following courses: WRI 2040, WRI 2200, either COM 2570 or COM 2580, WRI 3200 or WRI 4200, WRI 3210, WRI 3240, WRI 3250, WRI 3260, WRI 32700, WRI 3530, WRI 43300,WRI 4850, WRI 4990
