Creative and Professional Writing, B.F.A. major

CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING, B.F.A. REQUIREMENTS

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MUST COMPLETE ALL AREAS WITH A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 42 SEMESTER CREDITS AND A 2.25 GPA

I REQUIRED WRITING COMPONENT (PART I)

A. SELECT 12 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
NOTE: SOME COURSES EITHER HAVE PREREQUISITES
NOT REQUIRED IN THIS MAJOR OR REQUIRE CONSENT OF
INSTRUCTOR.

FICTION:

ENGL 3115 Writing Fiction I (3 credits)
ENGL 4116 Writing Fiction II (3 credits)

POETRY:

ENGL 3125 Writing Poetry I (3 credits)
ENGL 4126 Writing Poetry II (3 credits)

CREATIVE NONFICTION:

ENGL 3145 Writing Creative Nonfiction I (3 credits)
ENGL 4146 Writing Creative Nonfiction II (3 credits)

PROFESSIONAL WRITING/TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 3155 Professional Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 4166 Freelance Writing (3 credits)

ELECTRONIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING

ENGL 3177 Weblogs and Wikis (3 credits)
ENGL 3179 Elements of Electronic Rhetoric (3 credits)
ENGL 4169 Web Content Writing (3 credits)
ENGL4170

INTERNSHIPS:

ENGL 4861 Internship in Literary Publishing I (3 credits)
ENGL 4862 Internship in Literary Publishing II (3 credits)
ENGL 1970 Internship (3 credits)
ENGL 2970 Internship (3 credits)
ENGL 3970 Internship (3 credits)
ENGL 4970 Internship (3 credits)

REQUIRED WRITING COMPONENT (PART II)

B. SELECT 6 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM THE ABOVE AREAS
(AT THE 3000 LEVEL OR ABOVE; MAY INCLUDE ARRANGED
COURSES) AND/OR FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

MASC 3340 Editing (3 credits)
MASC 3790 Screenwriting (3 credits)

II REQUIRED LITERATURE COMPONENT (PART I)

A.SELECT 9 SEMESTER CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1865 (3 credits)
ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1865 to Present (3 credits)
ENGL 2357 British and World Drama (3 credits)
ENGL 2358 British and World Poetry (3 credits)
ENGL 2359 British and World Prose (3 credits)

B. Select 12 additional credits from the following
courses; those courses with "Topics" in the title may
be taken multiple times with different topic subtitles

ENGL 3540 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits)
ENGL 3580 The English Language (3 credits)
ENGL 3600 Author Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 3607 Film Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 3608 Genre Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 3609 Period Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
ENGL 4429 Shakespeare for Teachers (3 credits)
ENGL 4700 Advanced Author Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 4706 Advanced Culture Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 4707 Advanced Film Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 4708 Advanced Genre Topics (3 credits)
ENGL 4709 Advanced Period Topics (3 credits)
PHIL 2240 Aesthetics (3 credits)
PHIL 2310 Philosophy in Literature (3 credits)

IV REQUIRED SENIOR PROJECT

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

ENGL 4883 B.F.A. Capstone (3 credits)

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

English

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