The Writing Track - Description & Course Requirements

THE WRITING TRACK (42 credits) provides students with an opportunity to refine the techniques and applications of writing essential for careers as writing specialists in government, business, and industry.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A WRITING TRACK - 42 credits

The requirements for the Writing Track are identical to those for the Liberal Arts Track, with the exception that students in the Writing Track must complete four upper-level writing courses but need not complete ENGL 361, Literary Research and Applied Criticism. ENGL 361, however, can be elected as one of the four upper-level writing courses applicable to the track.

Literary Heritage (18 credits)
Analysis and Research (6 credits)
- Analysis of Genre (3 credits)
- Study of Major Figure (3 credits)
Language, Linguistics, and Literary Criticism (3 credits)
Writing (15 credits)

I. Literary Heritage (18 credits required)

A. Survey of Development and Period

Lower-division (100-200 level)
Both of the following (worth three credits each):

ENGL 221 - British Literature to 1798
ENGL 222 - British Literature Since 1798

Upper-division (300-400 level)

Two of the following (all worth three credits each). One course from this group or from the Literary Genre group below must represent literature before 1798 (courses marked with an asterisk at the end).

ENGL 321 - Medieval British Literature*
ENGL 323 - British Renaissance Literature*
ENGL 324 - British Literature of the Later Renaissance*
ENGL 325 - Eighteenth Century British Literature*
ENGL 326 - The English Romantic Period
ENGL 327 - The Victorian Age
ENGL 341 - History and Literature of the Old Testament*
ENGL 431 - Literature of the American Romantic Period
ENGL 432 - Literature of the American Realistic Period

B. Literary Genre

Upper-division (300-400 level)
One of the following (worth three credits each):

ENGL 322 - British Medieval and Renaissance Drama*
ENGL 331 - American Drama
ENGL 344 - The Continental Novel
ENGL 345 - Perspectives in World Drama*
ENGL 346 - Modern Drama
ENGL 420 - Development of the British Novel: Eighteenth Century*
ENGL 421 - Development of the British Novel: Nineteenth Century
ENGL 422 - Development of the British Novel: Twentieth Century
ENGL 423 - Modern British Poetry
ENGL 433 - American Short Story
ENGL 435 - Development of the American Novel: Nineteenth Century
ENGL 436 - Development of the American Novel: Twentieth Century
ENGL 437 - American Poetry Through Frost
ENGL 438 - Modern American Poetry
ENGL 439 - Modern World Poetry
ENGL 441 - Modern Fiction to World War II
ENGL 442 - Modern Fiction Since World War II

C. Thematic and Topical Studies

Lower or upper division (200-400 level)
One of the following (worth three credits each):

ENGL 233 - Survey of African-American Literature
ENGL 234 - Major Writers in African-American Literature
ENGL 235 - Ethnic-American Literature
ENGL 236 - American Indian Literature: 1772-Present
ENGL 237 - 19th & 20th Century Jewish Literature
ENGL 243 - Introduction to Classical Mythology
ENGL 244 - Introduction to Folklore
ENGL 270 - Ideas in Literature
ENGL 290 - Special Studies in Literature
ENGL 342 - Folklore and Literature
ENGL 343 - Myth and Literature
ENGL 347 - World Literature Written in English
ENGL 363 - Film and Literature
ENGL 370 - Special Topics: Literature of Women
ENGL 371 - Women Poets: Themes and Images
ENGL 372 - Women Writers
ENGL 373-79 - Themes in Literature
ENGL 471-74, 476-77 - Topics (when applicable)
ENGL 485-86 - Seminar (when applicable)

II. Analysis and Research (6 credits required)

A. Analysis of Genre

Lower-division (100-200 level) worth three credits:

ENGL 261 - Elements of Poetry

B. Study of Major Figure and Related Scholarship

Upper-division (300-400 level)
One of the following (worth three credits each)*:

ENGL 425 - Chaucer
ENGL 427 - Shakespearean Comedy
ENGL 428 - Shakespearean Tragedy
ENGL 429 - Milton and The Humanist Tradition

*Note: With approval of departmental advisor and chairperson, a student may substitute experience in a seminar or topics course to meet this requirement if the substitute focuses on a Major Figure.

III. Language, Linguistics, and Literary Criticism (3 credits required)

Upper-division (300-400 level)
One of the following (worth three credits each):

ENGL 350 - Comparative Grammar
ENGL 351 - Historical Linguistics
ENGL 352 - Structural Linguistics
ENGL 353 - History of the American Language
ENGL 373 - Themes in Literature (when focused on critical theory)
ENGL 451 - History of the American Language
ENGL 452 - Structure of the English Language
ENGL 461 - History of Literary Criticism
ENGL 462 - Modern Literary Theory
ENGL 475 - Topics in Linguistics

IV. Writing (15 credits required)

Lower-division (100-200 level)
One of the following (worth three credits each):

ENGL 102 - Writing for a Liberal Education (formerly College Writing)

or
ENGL 190 - Honors College Writing

Upper-division (300-400 level)
Four of the following (worth three credits each):

ENGL 311 - Writing Poetry
ENGL 312 - Writing Fiction
ENGL 313 - Advanced Composition
ENGL 315 - Creativity and Style in Writing Non-Fiction
ENGL 317 - Writing for Business and Industry
ENGL 318 - Advanced Informational Writing
WMST 333 - Women's Words, Women's Lives
ENGL 361 - Literary Research and Applied Criticism
WRIT 411 - Organizational Communication
WRIT 417-419 - Topics in Writing
ENGL 461 - British and American Prose
ENGL 490 - Directed Studies in English (when applicable)

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