400
Advanced training in poetry writing, as well as directed reading and discussion of modern poetry. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major. May be repeated for advanced credit with portfolio by permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
(A)
Prerequisites
One of
WRI 250 or
WRI 351, or consent of instructor.
Individual advanced training and supervision of poetry writing. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major.
Credit Hours: 1-4
Prerequisites
WRI 450 or consent of instructor.
Involves advanced training in fiction writing, as well as directed reading and discussion of modern fiction. May be repeated for advanced credit with portfolio by permission of instructor. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major.
Credit Hours: 4
(A) (W)
Prerequisites
WRI 260 or
WRI 361, or consent of instructor.
Involves individual advanced training and supervision of fiction writing. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major.
Credit Hours: 1-4
Prerequisites
WRI 460 or consent of instructor.
This course will develop writing, editing, and reading skills. Students will hone the art of nonfiction narrative while minimalizing distortion or misrepresentation. Students will learn to identify strengths and weaknesses in their own writing and in other writing. Students will learn to recognize the importance of truth and reportorial techniques that characterize nonfiction.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
One of the following:
WRI 274,
WRI 351,
WRI 361,
WRI 362
Involves advanced training in professional writing on the job or for freelance markets, with emphases on flexibility and practicality of topic and style. May not be used to satisfy general distribution requirements.
Credit Hours: 1-4
Prerequisites
One of the following:
JOU 271, WRI 280,
WRI 281,
WRI 285
Open only to juniors and seniors. An internship that involves closely supervised on-the-job training in career writing. May be repeated for a maximum of 10 semester hours of credit, four of which may count toward the writing major. Students must apply for the internship one semester in advance. May not be used to satisfy general distribution requirements.
Credit Hours: 1-10
Prerequisites
3.0 GPA or higher and consent of faculty adviser and department chair.
The senior portfolio course is required for all English majors in the last semester of their senior year. The course will assess student attainment of stated outcomes and also offer preparation for career development, including employment or graduate and professional schools.
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisites
Senior status, final year.