Through writing, textual analysis and intercultural experiences, students develop the language skills and cultural fluency necessary for professional success and personal fulfillment.
As you move through the major, you'll create fiction, nonfiction and poetry in your advanced writing courses. In reading/writing seminars, you'll analyze published works and produce texts of your own. In language and rhetoric courses, you'll learn the history and working structures of language and study the influences of audience and style that have shaped discourse at different times. And you'll end your program with the Senior Seminar, which provides you an opportunity to reflect on your course work and consider professional issues.
The B.A. in English, Professional Writing Concentration is a program in the Department of Communication and Languages at Lander University. Click here to learn more about the department.
The Department of Communication and Languages is housed in Lander University’s College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. For more information on the college, click here.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Note: The information below provides convenient links to some of the courses required for this degree; however, it should not be used as a course registration guide. Please refer to the official Lander University Academic Catalog for the most accurate and up-to-date program requirements.
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS1 | CREDIT HOURS |
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| A. Core Skills |
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| ENGL 101 | Writing and Inquiry I | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Inquiry II | 3 | |
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Approved Mathematics |
3 | ||
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B. Humanities and Fine Arts |
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| ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature | 3 | |
| Approved Humanities and Fine Arts elective | 3 | ||
| C. Behavioral and Social Perspectives (6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines) |
6 | ||
| D. Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning | |||
| Approved Science or Mathematics | 3 | ||
| Approved Lab Science | 4 | ||
| E. Founding Documents of the United States | |||
| HIST 111R2 | United States History to 1877 OR HIST 112R2 United States History since 1877 OR POLS 101R2 American National Government |
3 | |
| F. World Cultures | 3 | ||
| G. LINK 101 | 1 | ||
| Total General Education Requirements | 35 | ||
1 For approved courses see the General Education section
2 If you already have credit for HIST 111, do not take HIST 111R; if you already have credit for HIST 112, do not take HIST 112R; if you already have credit for POLS 101, do not take POLS 101R
| MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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| ENGL 199 | Careers in English | 1 |
| ENGL 200 | Writing Skills for English Majors | 2 |
| ENGL 499 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| MAJOR PROGRAM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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| 101-level Foreign Language | 0-3* | |
| 102-level Foreign Language | 0-3* | |
| WRIT 300 | Narrative Theory | 3 |
| WRIT 350 | Professional Revising and Editing | 3 |
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ENGL 202: Survey of American Literature ENGL 204: Survey of African-American Literature ENGL 205: Readings in Southern Literature ENGL 214: World Literature and Experience ENGL 220: Survey of World Literature ENGL 241: Readings in Drama, Fiction, or Poetry |
3 |
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Introductory writing course (select 1) COM 275: Professional Communication JOUR 201: Introduction to Journalism WRIT 251: Introduction to Creative Writing WRIT 276: Public Writing and Research |
3 |
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Advanced writing course (select 3) COM 450: Advanced Professional Communication ENGL 351: Approaches to Teaching Writing ENGL 407: Research in English ENGL 408: Research in English ENGL 409: Research in English ENGL 417: Reading/Writing Seminar JOUR 360: Journalism for Multiple Media MEDA 311: The Art of the Podcast WRIT 353: Writing Poetry WRIT 354: Writing Fiction WRIT 364: Writing Nonfiction WRIT 373: Writing and Research Methods WRIT 390: Scriptwriting WRIT 450: Technical Writing WRIT 453: Advanced Creative Writing |
9 |
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Writing practica (select 1) COM 490: On-Campus Internship ENGL 290: English Practicum JOUR 490: The Forum Student Newspaper JOUR 491: Off-Campus Internship MEDA 290: Media Practicum WRIT 405: New Voices WRIT 490: Internship |
3 |
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*English majors are required to complete foreign language study through the intermediate level (SPAN or FREN 203). Students who place above the 203 Intermediate level are exempt from the major requirement for foreign language.
| MAJOR PROGRAM ELECTIVES | CREDIT HOURS |
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| Literature courses (select 2) ENGL 301: Medievalism ENGL 303: Renaissance ENGL 304: Classicism ENGL 311: Romanticism ENGL 312: Victorianism ENGL 322: Realism and Naturalism ENGL 325: Ethnic/Regional Literatures ENGL 326: Cultural Studies in American Cinema ENGL 338: Modernism ENGL 339: Postmodernism ENGL 401: Special Topics in Literature ENGL 402: Young Adult Literature ENGL 403: Special Topics in Film Studies ENGL 406: Studies in Major Authors ENGL 414: Studies in Genre |
6 |
Language courses (select 1) ENGL 344: Teaching and Applying English Grammar ENGL 345: Introduction to Language and Linguistics ENGL 413: Studies in Rhetoric ENGL 445: Topics in Language and Linguistics |
3 |
| Total Major Program Requirements | 36-42 |
| Additional Electives+ | 43-49 |
| TOTAL FOR B.A. DEGREE | 120 |
*In addition to the courses listed above, students may choose a 100-level course from a different language than that used to fulfill the Major Program Foreign Language requirement or a 200-level course from the same language: SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 203, SPAN 204, SPAN 205, FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203
+Students in the Professional Writing Emphasis are strongly encouraged to choose a minor and/or take electives in the field in which they would like to write professionally.