2022-2023 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| Foundational Work | ||
| ENGL 1004 | Books, Libraries, Archives | 3 |
| ENGL 1514 | Language and Society | 3 |
| ENGL 2604 | Introduction to Critical Reading | 3 |
| Literary Traditions | ||
| ENGL 2534 | American Literary History | 3 |
| ENGL 2544 | British Literary History | 3 |
| Critical Frameworks | ||
| ENGL 3324 | Acts of Interpretation 1 | 3 |
| Digital Literacy | ||
| ENGL 3844 | Writing and Digital Media | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Foundational Course | ||
| ENGL 3104 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 3 |
| Professional and Technical Writing Electives | ||
| Select four of the following: 2 | 12 | |
| Technical Editing and Style | ||
| Creating User Documentation | ||
| Visual Rhetoric and Document Design | ||
| Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing | ||
| Grant Proposals and Reports | ||
| Developing Online Content | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Field Study | ||
| Magazine Writing | ||
| Capstone Experience | ||
| ENGL 4874 | Issues in Professional and Public Discourse 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 36 hours of Free Electives | 36 | |
| Subtotal | 36 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 5f | 6 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Courses required for this major have other pre-requisites/co-requisites and/or enrollment requirements.
At least one course (3 hours) must be at the 4000-level.
The B.A. in English with a Major in Professional and Technical Writing requires 39 hours in English, distributed as follows, and 120 hours overall. In accordance with university guidelines, courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be double counted to satisfy other areas of a degree (e.g. Pathways).
Note: All English courses above the 1000-level have as a pre-requisite completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement— i.e., completion of 1106 or COMM 1016 Communication Skills. Some courses required for this major have other pre-requisites/co-requisites and/or enrollment requirements. Such courses are identified with Footnote 1 on this checksheet. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or consult your advisor for information about the specific pre-req/co-req or enrollment requirements for a specific course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1004 | Books, Libraries, Archives | 3 |
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 1504 | Introduction to Contemporary Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL 1514 | Language and Society | 3 |
| ENGL 1524 | Language and the Mind | 3 |
| ENGL 1604 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 1614 | Introduction to Short Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 1624 | Introduction to Detective Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 1634 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 1644 | Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 1654 | Introduction to Science Fiction and Fantasy | 3 |
| ENGL 1664 | Introduction to Womens Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 1704 | The Harry Potter Phenomenon | 3 |
| ENGL 2034 | Analyzing the Sounds of Language | 3 |
| ENGL 2534 | American Literary History | 3 |
| ENGL 2544 | British Literary History | 3 |
| ENGL 2604 | Introduction to Critical Reading | 3 |
| ENGL 2634 | Writing and Social Justice | 3 |
| ENGL/AFST 2644 | Introduction to African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2744 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL/AINS 2804 | Contemporary Native American Literatures | 3 |
| ENGL 3104 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENGL/WGS 3134 | Gender and Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL/RLCL/SOC 3144 | Language and Ethnicity in the United States | 3 |
| ENGL 3154 | Literature, Medicine, and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 3204 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3214 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3234 | Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3244 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3264 | Modernist British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3274 | Modernist American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3624 | Appalachian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3644 | The Postcolonial Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 3654 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3684 | Literature and the Law | 3 |
| ENGL 3684H | Literature and the Law | 3 |
| ENGL 3694 | Topics in World Novels | 3 |
| ENGL 3704 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3714 | Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3724 | Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3734 | Community Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3734H | Community Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3744 | Writing Center Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ENGL 3744H | Writing Center Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ENGL 3754 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3774 | Business Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3804 | Technical Editing and Style | 3 |
| ENGL 3814 | Creating User Documentation | 3 |
| ENGL 3824 | Visual Rhetoric and Document Design | 3 |
| ENGL 3834 | Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3844 | Writing and Digital Media | 3 |
| ENGL 3954 | Study Abroad | 1-9 |
| ENGL 4004 | Linguistic Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| ENGL 4054 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENGL 4074 | Syntax | 3 |
| ENGL 4084 | Conducting Research in the Language Sciences | 3 |
| ENGL 4114 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 4124 | Introduction to Old English | 3 |
| ENGL/PSYC 4134 | Language Development | 3 |
| ENGL 4144 | Phonology | 3 |
| ENGL 4164 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 4214 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL/AINS 3304 | The Languages of Native America | 3 |
| ENGL/TA 3315 | Playwriting | 3 |
| ENGL 3324 | Acts of Interpretation | 3 |
| ENGL 3364 | Topics in Literature by Women | 3 |
| ENGL 3514 | Ethnic Literature for Children | 3 |
| ENGL 3524 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| ENGL 3534 | Literature and the Environment | 3 |
| ENGL/CINE 3544 | Literature and Cinema | 3 |
| ENGL 4704 | Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4714 | Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4724 | Creative Writing: Fiction for Young People | 3 |
| ENGL 4784 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ENGL 4804 | Grant Proposals and Reports | 3 |
| ENGL 4814 | Developing Online Content | 3 |
| ENGL 4824 | Science Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 4854 | Writing, Research, Study Abroad | 3 |
| ENGL 4874 | Issues in Professional and Public Discourse | 3 |
| ENGL 4954 | Study Abroad: Issues and Texts | 1-6 |
| ENGL/STS 4314 | Narrative Medicine | 3 |
| ENGL/STS 4314H | Narrative Medicine | 3 |
| ENGL 4434 | The American Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 4444 | The British Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 4504 | Modern Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4514 | Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4624 | Studies in a British Author after 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL 4634 | Studies in an American Author before 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4644 | Studies in an American Author after 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4664 | Contemporary Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4674 | Studies in Contemporary Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 4684 | Special Topics in Literature | 3 |
Satisfactory progress toward the B.A. in English, Major in Professional and Technical Writing, requires that upon having attempted 72 credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, and course withdrawal), students must have passed 12 of the required credits in the English Core (Section I) and have attained a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the major and overall.
In order to graduate, students must complete the degree with a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the Professional and Technical Writing Major and overall. All English courses above the 1000-level are factored into the in-major GPA.
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