Writing Major
Requirements for a major in writing:
Students must complete 49 credit hours consisting of 32 credits in the courses listed below (16 hours at the 300 level or above) and 16 credits in literature courses designated LIT (8 hours at the 200 level and 8 hours at the 300 level or above), plus a portfolio course. One studio arts course (4 hours) other than a writing course is recommended. Note: As explained in requirements for the English major, one literature course, designated LIT, or permission of instructor, is required to take LIT courses at the 300 or 400 level.
Literature (LIT) courses used to fulfill the writing major or minor may also count toward an English major or minor.
Degree Requirements
Literature courses as listed above
One of the following sequences must be completed:
Writing majors must choose 24 credit hours from courses in the following list:
WRI 200 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 |
WRI 210 | Writing as a Means of Self-Discovery | 4 |
WRI 212 | Memoir and Autobiography | 4 |
WRI 220 | Writing for Online Audiences | 4 |
COM 225 | Media Writing | 4 |
COM 226 | Introduction to Scriptwriting for Motion Pictures and Television | 4 |
COM 234 | Topics in Communication | 1-4 |
WRI 230 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
WRI 240 | Writing Drama | 4 |
WRI 245 | Yearbook Publication | 2 |
WRI 247 | Dramatic Writing for Radio and Alternative Performance | 4 |
WRI 250 | Poetry Writing I | 4 |
WRI 260 | Fiction Writing I | 4 |
JOU 271 | News Reporting and Writing | 4 |
JOU 273 | Practicum in Student Publications | 1-4 |
WRI 274 | Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
JOU 290 | Special Topics in Journalism | 4 |
COM 325 | Writing for Broadcast News | 4 |
COM 340 | Screenwriting I | 4 |
COM 346 | Writing for Interactive Media | 4 |
WRI 350 | Poetic Forms | 4 |
WRI 351 | Poetry Writing II | 4 |
WRI 352 | Special Topics in Writing | 1-4 |
WRI 361 | Fiction Writing II | 4 |
WRI 362 | Multigenre Creative Writing Seminar | 4 |
WRI 365 | Fiction Forms | 4 |
ENG 370 | Printing, Publishing and Book Arts | 4 |
JOU 371 | Feature Writing | 4 |
COM 373 | Interactive Journalism Production | 4 |
WRI 374 | Narrative Nonfiction | 4 |
WRI 381 | Technical and Professional Editing | 4 |
COM 383 | Writing for Advertising | 4 |
COM 384 | Writing for Public Relations | 4 |
JOU 390 | Advanced Special Topics in Journalism | 4 |
WRI 450 | Seminar in Poetry Writing | 4 |
WRI 456 | Directed Poetry Writing | 1-4 |
WRI 460 | Seminar in Fiction Writing | 4 |
WRI 465 | Directed Fiction Writing | 1-4 |
WRI 470 | Topics in Nonfiction | 4 |
WRI 485 | Directed Professional Writing | 1-4 |
WRI 490 | Writing Internship | 1-10 |
Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Portfolio
ENG 491 | Senior Portfolio | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: 49