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Nov 27, 2024
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ARCHIVED 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English (Professional Writing Concentration), BA
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Like all English majors, students who concentrate in Professional Writing are critical and creative thinkers. As Professional Writing students, they sharpen their writing skills, learn to adapt to the changing demands of the marketplace, and prepare for careers in a variety of fields, including law, marketing, and public relations; print, broadcast, and electronic media; technical writing, editing, and publishing; creative writing, magazine writing, and consulting; and they work with non-profit organizations and government agencies. Professional Writing students have the option to take several creative writing courses that focus on fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
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Major Requirements
All English Majors required to take 6 hours of World Languages or alternatives such as Cherokee and American Sign Language The major requires 34 hours as follows: Gateway Course (one hour)
Capstone Course (three hours)
Two of the following three Survey Core Courses (six hours)
Professional Writing Required Courses (six hours)
Professional Writing Electives selected from the following (12 hours):
Guided English Electives (six hours)
Six hours selected from 300-400 level ENGL courses. Note: NO more than ONE liberal studies course may be used to meet the major requirements for the English BA
Other Requirements:
A total of 120 hours is required to graduate with a BA, including a minor, second major, or other approved program (at least 38 hours). Professional Writing students are encouraged to take ENGL classes as their general electives to meet the 120-hour requirement. BA English (Literature, Professional Writing, English Studies Pedagogy, or Motion Picture Studies) students who elect to enroll in the Professional Writing, Film Studies, Literature, or Creative Writing minor may not use an ENGL course for both the major and the minor; double counting of a course between majors and this minor is not allowed. All BSEd Secondary Education-English majors must also enroll in the BA English degree program. Any BA English concentration may be selected (i.e. Literature, Professional Writing, Motion Picture Studies, or English Studies Pedagogy), but the English Studies Pedagogy (ESP) concentration allows completion of both degrees within 120 hours. BSEd Secondary Education-English students who enroll in the BA English-ESP concentration satisfy the BA language requirements with the language requirement of the BSEd Secondary Education - English (six hours in any foreign language or languages). Selection of any other BA English concentration requires completion of the prescribed BA foreign language requirement (six hours MFL 231,232 or 240) and may require students to take coursework beyond the 120 hours to complete the requirements of both programs. Visit the department’s website at: https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/cas/humanities/english/index.aspx to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.
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