2012-2013 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Writing
Requirements for a Major in Writing (42 Credits)
All writing majors will earn the B.A. degree, which requires third-semester proficiency in a foreign language. The writing major totals 42 credits.
Core Requirements:
- WRT 200 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credits: 3
- WRT 210 - Writing with Style Credits: 3
- WRT 219 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: 3
- WRT 253 - Document Production and Design Credits: 3
Module Requirement:
6 courses: 2 courses from 3 groups.
Poetry
- WRT 320 - Intermediate Poetry Workshop Credits: 3
- WRT 420 - Advanced Poetry Workshop Credits: 3
Fiction
- WRT 330 - Intermediate Fiction Workshop Credits: 3
- WRT 430 - Advanced Fiction Workshop Credits: 3
Nonfiction
- WRT 360 - Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Credits: 3
- WRT 460 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Credits: 3
Drama
- WRT 340 - Intermediate Drama Workshop Credits: 3
- WRT 440 - Advanced Drama Workshop Credits: 3
Writing for the Web
- WRT 351 - Writing for the World Wide Web Credits: 3
- WRT 451 - Advanced Writing for the Web Credits: 3
Style and Technique
- WRT 310 - Intermediate Style and Technique Credits: 3
- WRT 410 - Advanced Style and Technique Credits: 3
Writing with Technologies
- WRT 353 - Visual Rhetoric and Document Design Credits: 3
- WRT 455 - Multimodal Composing Credits: 3
Magazine Writing
- WRT 365 - Intermediate Magazine Writing Credits: 3
- WRT 465 - Advanced Magazine Writing Credits: 3
Working with Writers
- WRT 307 - Consulting With Writers Credits: 3
- WRT 308 - Working with Manuscripts Credits: 3
Electives Requirement:
Take two advisor approved interdisciplinary electives or any two writing electives. (See your advisor).
Internship Requirement:
- WRT 490 - Internship Credits: 1 to 3
Capstone Requirement:
- WRT 495 - Genre and Writing (Capstone) Credits: 3