Writing Communication, B.A.
The Major in Writing Communication consists of 47 hours, including 45 hours in English and 2 hours in Humanities. Transfer students bringing 45 or more credit hours in transfer are exempted from HUM 299, with the result that the major requirement is reduced to 46 hours.
Required courses include:
Major and Major-Related Courses
ENG 216 is a 1-credit hour course that is to be taken in 3 different semesters.
One of the following (3 hrs.):
| ENG 201 | Advanced Literary Interpretation | 3 |
| ENG 311 | History of the English Language | 3 |
Two courses from the following list (6 hrs.):
Two courses from the following list (6 hrs.):
| ENG 313 | Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 314 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Business and Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENG 316 | Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 317 | Public Relations Writing and Practice | 3 |
| ENG 349 | Selected Topics in English | 3 |
ENG 349 may count for the Writing Communications major if it is a course in creative writing or professional writing.
Two courses in English literature at the 190 level or higher (6 hrs.):
| ENG 191 | American Literature: Puritan through Romantic | 3 |
| ENG 196 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 211 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 212 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 292 | American Literature: Realism to the Present | 3 |
| ENG 297 | Survey of British Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 322 | Advanced Studies in American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 333 | English Literature of the 17th Century | 3 |
| ENG 334 | English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century | 3 |
| ENG 335 | English Literature of the 19th Century | 3 |
| ENG 336 | British and American Literature of the 20th Century | 3 |
ENG 19X/ENG 2XX/ENG 3XX: Literature
One of the following combinations for a total of 9 hours:
| | ENG 337 (9 hours) | 9 |
| Or | |
| | ENG 337 (6 hours) | 6 |
| And | |
| 1 ENG course numbered 190 or higher | 3 |
| Or | |
| | ENG 337 (3 hours) | 3 |
| And | |
| 2 ENG courses numbered 190 or higher | 6 |
*Note: Core-eligible literature courses numbered below ENG 190 (e.g. ENG 160, ENG 170, ENG 180, ENG 181, ENG 182) may not be counted toward the major.
All writing communication majors are strongly encouraged to minor in an area that will give them a degree of expertise in a field other than English.