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Field of Emphasis in Writing

This field of emphasis is offered for both English and non-English majors. Students may choose to focus on creative writing, business and technical writing, mass media writing or science-related writing. Beginning with a core group of required writing courses, students may choose from a wide variety of elective writing courses that best meet career needs.

I. Required Courses

• ENGL 220 Expository Writing (4 credits)
• ENGL 223 Modern Usage and Structure (4 credits)
• ENGL 320 Advanced Prose Style (4 credits)

Subtotal: 12 credits

II. Elective Specialization.

Students must select 12 additional quarter hours:

A. For specialization in creative writing

• ENGL 218 Introductory Fiction Writing (4 credits)
• ENGL 219 Introductory Poetry Writing (4 credits)
• ENGL 221 Scriptwriting (4 credits)
• ENGL 318 Intermediate Fiction Writing (4 credits)
• ENGL 319 Intermediate Poetry Writing (4 credits)
• ENGL 321 Advanced Scriptwriting (4 credits)
• ENGL 418 Advanced Fiction Writing (4 credits)
• ENGL 419 Advanced Poetry Writing (4 credits)
• Creative writing students may select one or more of the following courses as electives: ENGL 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 281, or 380.

B. For specialization in business and related fields

• ENGL 227 Technical Writing (4 credits)

C. For specialization in scientific fields

• BIOL 310 The Literature of Biology (3 credits)
• ENGL 227 Technical Writing (4 credits)

D. For specialization in mass media fields

• MASC 202 News Reporting (3 credits)
• MASC 312 Advanced News Reporting (3 credits)
• MASC 340 Feature Writing (3 credits)
• MASC 442 Editorial Writing (3 credits)

Subtotal Specialization: 12 credits

TOTAL CREDITS WRITING FIELD OF EMPHASIS: 24 CREDITS