Completion of this concentration prepares one for a career as a creative writer, freelance magazine writer, corporate newsletter editor, public relations consultant, advertising copywriter, or speechwriter. Continued study may include a master’s degree in creative writing, library science, or business administration, or a master’s and doctorate in communications or law.
Course requirements for completion follow. Course codes with asterisks (*) have prerequisite or corequisite courses.
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 nine credits from the following workshop courses. |
| ENGL 300 |
Workshop: Women Writers |
3 |
| ENGL 301* |
Workshop: Narrative |
3 |
| ENGL 376* |
Workshop: Poetry |
3 |
| ENGL 383* |
Workshop: Playwriting |
3 |
| ENGL 386* |
Workshop: Memoir Writing |
3 |
| ENGL 395* |
Workshop: Creative Non-fiction |
3 |
| Restricted electives: Select a minimum of nine credits from the following advanced seminar courses. |
| ENGL 354* |
Advanced Seminar: Narrative |
3 |
| ENGL 355* |
Advanced Seminar: Poetry |
3 |
| ENGL 390* |
Advanced Seminar: Prose |
3 |
| ENGL 392* |
Advanced Seminar: Memoir Writing |
3 |
| Restricted electives: Select a minimum of nine Literature Course credits. |