English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies Major (RWSJ)

A minimum of 33 hours is required for this major.

1. Required Entry-level Course (4 hours)

ENGL 1100 - Literary Interpretation Credits: 4 hours

2. Required Courses (13 hours)

ENGL 3050 - Professional Writing: Audience, Genre, and Workplace Cultures Credits: 4 hours
(Also meets Baccalaureate writing requirement.)

And 9 hours of credit from the following:

ENGL 3060 - Rhetoric, Writing, and American 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 Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 1420 - Engineering Graphics Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 2460 - CAD - Solid Modeling Credits: 3 hours

5. Cognate: Foreign Language Requirement

The Foreign Language requirement is determined by the College of Arts and Sciences. Students should consult an advisor in that unit for specifics.

Accelerated BA/MA program

Students in this major are eligible for the English department’s accelerated BA/MA program in English. Interested students should consult WMU’s Graduate Catalog and, in their sophomore or early junior year, contact the Director of Graduate Studies for more information on this accelerated degree program.