Program Overview
The English Writing & Rhetoric concentration at this institution offers students the opportunity to enhance their writing skills for various purposes. Through a combination of foundational literary courses, writing-focused classes, and electives exploring culture and identity, students develop their voice and explore the impact of rhetoric and language on society. The program prepares graduates for careers in fields such as law, medicine, writing, and public relations.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The concentration in English Writing & Rhetoric is for students interested in devoting a portion of their studies (12 credits) to courses that develop their writing for personal, academic, and professional goals, and that explore how rhetoric, literacy, and languages shape our lived experiences.
Outline:
General Liberal Arts and Sciences
- General Education Requirements: 60 Credits
Major Concentration—English:
36 Credits
Open Electives:
24 Credits
Total:
120 Credits
Students of English of any concentration must complete:
- ENGL 195 - Intro to English Studies
- ENGL 400 - Seminar in Literary Research & Writing
Building Foundations: Literary Surveys
- ENGL 205 - Survey English Lit I
- ENGL 206 - Survey English Lit II
- ENGL 207 - American Lit Survey I
- ENGL 208 - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present
Developing Your Voice: Writing, Rhetoric, & Style
- ENGL 209 - Writing for the Professions
- ENGL 210 - Cultural Rhetorics
- ENGL 219 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction
- ENGL 304 - Mod Engl Writing with Style
- ENGL 306 - Secret Life Words & Sentences
Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories
- ENGL 225 - Classical Literature
- ENGL 275 - Modern American Fiction
- ENGL 276 - Contemporary American Lit
- ENGL 300 - Medieval Literature
- ENGL 305 - Chaucer
- ENGL 310 - Renaissance Poetry & Prose
- ENGL 315 - Shakespeare
- ENGL 316 - Shakespeare’s Tragedies
- ENGL 318 - Explorers and Exiles in Paris
- ENGL 325 - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose
- ENGL 330 - The Eighteenth Century
- ENGL 335 - The Major English Romantics
- ENGL 340 - The Major Victorians
- ENGL 353 - African-American Literature
- ENGL 365 - American Romanticism
- ENGL 370 - American Realism
- ENGL 385 - Masterpieces of European Lit
Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference
- ENGL 214 - Cyberpunk/Technoculture
- ENGL 224 - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit
- ENGL 234 - Literature by Women
- ENGL 236 - Hip Hop Literature & Culture
- ENGL 239 - American Studies I
- ENGL 240 - Literature to Film
- ENGL 257 - Latin American Literature
- ENGL 267 - Caribbean Literature
- ENGL 268 - Harlem Renaissance
- ENGL 269 - Hispanic Latino Lit
Elective Groups
Exploring Further: Genre Studies & Textual Transformations
- ENGL 212 - Science Fiction
- ENGL 220 - The Short Story
- ENGL 223 - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense
- ENGL 235 - True Stories:Memoir,Essay& Bio
- ENGL 249 - American Gothic
- ENGL 271 - Modrn British Novel:1900-Prsnt
- ENGL 280 - History of Drama
- ENGL 281 - Modern Drama
- ENGL 285 - Modern Poetry
- ENGL 301 - Utopian Literature
Crossing Borders & Disciplines
- ENGL 215 - Literature and Medicine
- ENGL 222 - The Graphic Novel
- ENGL 230 - The Bible as Literature
- ENGL 238 - Sport Literature
- ENGL 242 - Literature and Psychology
- ENGL 259 - Oral Performance of Literature
- ENGL 263 - Black Atlantic:Lit/History
- ENGL 290 - World Lit-Beyond Borders
Developing Your Voice: Creative Writing
- ENGL 217 - Creative Writing : Fiction
- ENGL 218 - Creative Writing: Poetry
- ENGL 265 - Introduction to Playwriting
Careers:
Representative career opportunities include law, medicine, arts and entertainment, public relations, public information, writing, editing, publishing, sales, marketing, advertising, management and personnel relations, newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, federal, state, or local government, teaching, and administration.
