Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing Concentration

For general degree requirements, see the College of Letters and Sciencesand the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 1779/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/ LEAD 1705/ LIBR 1105/ POLS 2401/ HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ITDS 2125/PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ ITDS 1145*/ MUSC 1100/ THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215K (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225K (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/ 1301L; GEOG 2215; MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH 2125; PHIL 2500; STAT 1127

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/ PHIL 2030/ PSYC 1101/ SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ ENGL 2136/ GEOG 1101/ HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each ENGL course.
ENGL 2155: Introduction to Literary Studies: Critical Methods
ENGL 2156: Introduction to Literary Studies: Poetics
ENGL 2157: Writing for the English Major
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 30
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Take each of the following: 15 hours
ENGL 3105: Introduction to Fiction Writing
ENGL 3106: Introduction to Poetry Writing
ENGL 3107: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 3176: Print Design
ENGL 4000: Baccalaureate Survey
ENGL 4999: Creative Writing Senior Thesis

Select one course from the following: 3 hours
ENGL 3108: Introduction to Playwriting
ENGL 3109: Introduction to Screenwriting
ARTS 4237: Narrative Illustration

Select one course from the following: 3 hours
ENGL 5157: Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 5158: Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 5159: Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing

Take each of the following: 9 hours
ENGL 4155: Studies in the Novel
ENGL 4555: Capstone: Selected Authors
ENGL 5545: Advanced Topics in Literature, Writing, and Theory

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 18
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Select one course from the following: 3 hours
ENGL 2147: Introduction to Film
ENGL 2148: Film Genres and Themes
ENGL 2149: International Drama

Select one course from the following: 3 hours
ENGL 4107: Chaucer
ENGL 5166: History of the English Language
ENGL 5167: English Grammar
ENGL 5187: Old English
ITDS 5105: History and Practice of Translation

Select two courses from the following: 6 hours
ENGL 3135: Medieval Literature in Britain
ENGL 3136: Renaissance Literature in Britain
ENGL 3137: Restoration & 18th-Century in Britain
ENGL 3138: Romantic Literature in Britain
ENGL 3139: Victorian Literature in Britain
ENGL 3140: Modern Literature in Britain
ENGL 3197: Contemporary Anglophone Literature

Select two courses from the following: 6 hours
ENGL 3145: Early American Literature
ENGL 3146: American Renaissance
ENGL 3147: American Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 3148: American Modernism
ENGL 3149: Contemporary American Literature

Area IGeneral Electives Required Hours: 12

Total Hours Required: 123