English - Creative Writing Emphasis (BA)

Core Requirements:

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in English select one or more areas of emphasis: Literature, Creative Writing, or Professional Writing.

The degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in English requires the successful completion of 120 semester hours, which must include all the following components:

1. the General Education Program , including ENGL 203  and ENGL 204  .
2. at least six hours of one modern language.
   Note: Modern language courses may be used to fulfill certain General Education requirements. 
3. program of electives or a minor as worked out with the student's adviser
4. program requirements for one or more areas of emphasis: Literature, Creative Writing, or Professional Writing.

Description

The Creative Writing Emphasis degree program serves to prepare students for graduate work in fields such as creative writing, literature, composition, English education, communication, journalism, and linguistics. The degree program further serves as an appropriate pre-professional major for a student who plans to seek a higher degree in a field such as law, medicine, ministry, or mental health, especially when combined with a second major or minor pertinent to that field (for example, history, political science, business, biology, philosophy, psychology, etc.).

Emphasis Requirements

 (39 Hours)

• ENGL 203  World Literature I (General Education Requirement)
• ENGL 204  World Literature II (General Education Requirement)
• ENGL 261 Creative Writing (3)
• ENGL 301 The Study of Literature (3)
• ENGL 308 Advanced Composition (3)
• ENGL 311 Study of the English Language (3)
• ENGL 313 English Grammars (3)
• ENGL 327 Survey of American Literature I, From Beginning to Civil War (3)
• ENGL 328 Survey of American Literature II, From Civil War to Present (3)
• ENGL 361 Advanced Creative Writing (3)
• ENGL 461 Creative Writing Portfolio (3)

Six hours from the following:

• ENGL 324 Survey of British Literature I, From Anglo-Saxon to Restoration (3)
• ENGL 325 Survey of British Literature II, From Restoration through Romantic (3)
• ENGL 326 Survey of British Literature III, From Victorian to Present (3)

Three hours from the following:

• ENGL 2611 Creative Writing: Poetry (1)
• ENGL 2612 Creative Writing: Drama (1)
• ENGL 2613 Creative Writing: Fiction (1)
• ENGL 2614 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (1)
• ENGL 2615 Creative Writing: Distinct Genre or Practice (1)

Three additional creative writing hours from:

• ENGL 361 Advanced Creative Writing (3) (repetition of course)

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• ENGL 440 Independent Study (1, 2, 3)
• Other ENGL 2611, 2612, 2613, 2614, and 2615

Recommended Electives

• ENGL 329 Children's Literature (3)
• ENGL 331 Young Adult Literature (3)

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• JOUR 334 Feature Writing (3)

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• PHIL 101 History of Philosophy I (3)
• PHIL 102 History of Philosophy II (3)

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• Additional hours in Literature and Film.
• Additional coursework in modern languages.