2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Writing Major, 30 hours: B.A.—Minor Required

CIP: 231301

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

B.A. Modern Language Requirement (9 hours)

Modern Language

9

All 9 hours must be in the same language.

Writing Core Requirements (15 hours)

ENGL 10210Introduction to Creative Writing

3

ENGL 10203Writing and Rhetoric

3

ENGL 10315Professional and Technical Writing

3

 

ENGL 10403Studies in Language

3

OR

ENGL 10504Language and Linguistics

3

 

ENGL 10410Professional Portfolio Preparation

3

OR

ENGL 10405Senior Seminar

3

Literature (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the following:

ENGL 10233American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 *

3

ENGL 10234American Literature: 1865 to the Present *

3

ENGL 10245English Literature: Beowulf through the 18th Century *

3

ENGL 10246English Literature: Romantics to the Present *

3

ENGL 10224Multiethnic Literature of the United States

3

ENGL 10226Modern and Contemporary World Literature

3

ENGL 10230Foundations of Literary Study

3

ENGL 10341Literature and Film

3

ENGL 10351Science Fiction Literature

3

ENGL 10372Introduction to Shakespeare

3

ENGL 10520Studies in Early British Literature

3

ENGL 10331The Bible and Literature

3

ENGL 10343Survey of Women's Literature

3

ENGL 10590Young Adult Literature

3

Approved electives (12 hours)

Choose 12 hours from the following:

An additional course from the Literature list of courses above

3

ENGL 10312Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction

3

ENGL 10313Creative Writing: Fiction

3

ENGL 10314Creative Writing: Poetry

3

ENGL 10316Creative Writing: Playwriting

3

ENGL 10322Introduction to the Teaching of Writing

3

ENGL 10380Introduction to Writing Center Studies

1

ENGL 10414Approaches to Creative Writing

3

ENGL 10425Knacktive

3

ENGL 10430Digital Literacy

3

ENGL 10495Internship in Writing and Research

1 to 8

ENGL 10501Writing and Pedagogy

3

ENGL 10512Publication Skills

3

ENGL 10560Advanced Creative Writing

3

Minor requirements and/or free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours