English, Professional Writing Concentration, BA

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Requirements for the Major

The major in English is offered with one of four concentrations, for which the requirements are detailed below.

With Concentration in Professional Writing

Professional Writing courses will prepare you for writing in the world outside of college. PPW courses teach about how to write for a specific audience and how to use verbal and visual styles to write, design, and edit documents. Course contexts include writing in the workplace, writing in nonprofit settings, writing in the arts, writing in the health sciences, writing about law and public policy, editing and publishing, and grant writing. PPW students also learn effective collaborative skills in internships with community clients and learn how to build a professional writing portfolio.

Minimum of 48 hours beyond first-year English

First Year/Sophomore Requirements:

EN 185 - Contemporary Writing Min Units: 3
EN 203 - Intro to Professional Writing Min Units: 3
EN 290 - Research Seminar Min Units: 3
three EN 200-level literature electives *

Junior/Senior Requirements:

Two
EN 303 - Studies in Professional Writing Min Units: 3
EN 386 - Studies in Rhetoric Min Units: 3
OR
ST 330 - Language, Rhetoric, and Science Min Units: 3
six EN 300-level literature electives *
EN 403 - Professional Writing Capstone Min Units: 3
OR
EN 395 - Internship Min Units: 3
OR
an additional EN 303 - Studies in Professional Writing Min Units: 3

Note

*Students are required to take at least one 200- or 300-level course in literature from before 1700. Students may take up to six credit hours of Creative Writing or Professional Writing courses as literature electives.