English Major - Rhetoric and Writing Studies Emphasis (33 hours)

1. Required Entry-level Course (4 hours)

ENGL 1100 - Literary Interpretation Credits: 4 hours

2. Required Courses (13 hours)

ENGL 3050 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credits: 4 hours
(Also meets Baccalaureate writing requirement.)

And 9 hours of credit from the following:

ENGL 3060 - Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 4060 - Topics in Textual Production Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 4080 - Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Credits: 3 hours

3. Literature Courses (6 hours)

Select 6 credit hours from the following:

ENGL 2070 - Topics in Literature Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2100 - Film Interpretation Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2110 - Folklore and Mythology Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2220 - Literatures and Cultures of the United States Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2230 - African American Literature Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2520 - Shakespeare Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 3120 - Western World Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3130 - Asian Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3140 - African Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3150 - The English Bible as Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3200 - American Literature I Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3210 - American Literature II Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3300 - British Literature I Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3310 - British Literature II Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 4100 - Special Topics in Literature Credits: 4 hours

Linguistics: Select 4 credit hours from the following:

ENGL 3710 - Structures of Modern English Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 3720 - Development of Modern English Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 4720 - Language Variation in American English Credits: 4 hours

4. Electives (6 hours)

Select at least two courses from the following:

ENGL 4950 - Internship/Field Work Credits: 1 to 4 hours
ENGL 3700 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3620 - Readings in Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 4060 - Topics in Textual Production Credits: 3 hours
(Different topics not used to satisfy required courses in section 2 above.)
ENGL 4080 - Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Credits: 3 hours
(Different topics not used to satisfy required courses in section 2 above.)

External elective options:

Course from an external department, contingent upon department and advisor approvals. Examples:

GPS 1500 - Introduction to Graphic and Printing Science Credits: 4 hours
PADM 5830 - Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3 hours
IME 1420 - Engineering Graphics Credits: 3 hours
IME 2460 - Introduction to Computer-Aided Design Credits: 3 hours
BCM 2420 - Organizational Communication Credits: 3 hours
BCM 3800 - Business Web Design Credits: 3 hours

5. Foreign Language Requirement

Minimum of two semesters of a modern or classical foreign language at the college level with a grade of “C” or better, or two years of such study at the high school level with a minimum grade of “B-” in the second semester of the second year. One year at the high school level coupled with the second semester of the same language at the college level is also satisfactory.