(MINIMUM 45 CREDITS)
Completion of this concentration prepares one for a career as a newspaper reporter, staff radio/TV writer, corporate publications writer, speechwriter, public advocate, researcher, or online newswriter. Continued study may include a master’s degree in journalism, creative writing or public administration, or a master’s and doctorate in communication.
Course requirements for completion follow. Course codes with asterisks (*) have prerequisite or corequisite courses. These prerequisites and corequisites are listed with the course descriptions that follow.
Course Number
|
Course Title*
|
Credits
|
| ENGL 213* |
Introduction to the Study of Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 412* |
Capstone Seminar |
3 |
Restricted electives: Select a minimum of six credits in British and six credits in American literature courses. One British literature course must cover a period before1789 and one course must be a survey. One American literature course must cover a period before 1900 and one must be a survey.
|
| ENGL 333* |
British Literature through the
Early Renaissance (to 1603) |
3 |
| ENGL 334* |
British Literature: Late Renaissance
through Enlightenment (1603–1785) |
3 |
| ENGL 335* |
British Literature: Romantic and
Victorian Literature (1785–1901) |
3 |
| ENGL 336* |
Modern and Contemporary British Literature (1901 to the present) |
3 |
| ENGL 337* |
American Literature through the
Romantic Period (to 1865) |
3 |
| ENGL 338* |
American Literature: Realism to the
Modern Age (1865–1929) |
3 |
| ENGL 339* |
Modern and Contemporary American Literature (1929–present) |
3 |
| Restricted electives: Select a minimum of three credits from the following language courses. |
| ENGL 341* |
History of the English Language |
3 |
| ENGL 343* |
Linguistics: Language, Culture and
Communications |
3 |
| ENGL 359* |
Grammar and Usage |
3 |
| Restricted electives: Select a minimum of 21 credits from the following journalism courses. |
| ENGL 375* |
Journalism Workshop |
3 |
| ENGL 377* |
Writing Popular Criticism |
3 |
| ENGL 378* |
Editing in Contemporary Media |
3 |
| ENGL 379* |
History of U.S. Media |
3 |
| ENGL 381* |
Writing the News Story |
3 |
| ENGL 382* |
Sportswriting |
3 |
| ENGL 388* |
Writing the Feature Story |
3 |
| ENGL 391* |
Persuasive Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 393* |
Public Relations |
3 |
| Restricted electives: Select a minimum of three credits from the following journalism workshop courses. |
| ENGL 401* |
Independent Study in Journalism |
3
|
| SPFD X320 |
Seminar in Cooperative Education |
3
|