Public & Professional Writing Courses

Required Courses for the Major

ENGL 2211

Maj British Writers: 1300-1800

A study of major British writers from Chaucer to Johnson.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 2212

Maj British Writers: 1800-1950

A study of major British writers from Wordsworth to Auden.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 2215

Maj Amer Writers:Begin to 1890

A study of major American writers of the 19th century, Poe through Twain.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 2216

Maj American Writers:1890-1950

A study of major American writers of the 20th century, James through Faulkner.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 3201

English Grammar

A study of the terminology and rules of standard English grammar with attention to evaluating speech and text for adherence to representative syntactic structures and to developing syntactic versatility. (Offered in alternate years)
(3 Hours)
ENGL 4101

English Seminar

Reading, discussion, independent research and written reports on a topic selected by the department.
(3 Hours)

Public and Professional Writing Concentration

ENGL 3308

Professional & Technical Writ

An introduction to the rhetorical contexts and genres of professional and technical communication, with emphasis on the production, revision, and editing of workplace documents.
(3 Hours)
COMM 2255

Writing For Media

Theory and practice in various forms of writing for print journalism, electronic journalism, and public relations.
(3 Hours)

Select ONE of the following:

ENGL 4201

Practicum in English

Approved projects or field experience following a contractual plan approved by the Department Chair.
(6 Hours)
ENGL 4401

Internship in English

A field experience related to English study with the formal evaluation, supervision and direction provided by an outside agency in collaboration with the coordinating professor and student. Prerequisites: formalized plan, permission of coordinating professor and department chair.
(4 Hours)
COMM 4401

Internship in Communication

A supervised application of theory to practice in a functional area relating to communication arts. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
(6 Hours)

Choose ONE of the following courses:

ENGL 2155

Arrowhead Production

A practical approach to the professional work of literary editing and publishing, focusing on the production of the Arrowhead magazine. Limited to members of the Arrowhead staff. May be repeated twice for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
(1 Hours)
COMM 2249

Applied Journalism

The learning and development of journalism techniques through actual publication practice. Limited to students working with the Pioneer, this course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 semester hours credit.
(1 Hours)

Choose four electives from the following (12):

ENGL 3307

Creative Writing: Non-Fiction

Guidance and experimentation in the process of producing, revising, and evaluating non-fiction prose. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 3309

Visual Rhetoric

An introduction to the theory and practice of visual rhetoric, focusing primarily on the incorporation of visuals into text-based documents created for both popular and professional audiences.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 3310

Digital Writing

This course will introduce you to issues of writing in various digital environments including web pages, podcasts, augmented reality games, and Google documents. This class also introduces fundamentals of HTML authoring, digital rhetoric, and image and sound manipulation.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 3801

Major Rhetorical Texts

A survey of the major theorists and theories of rhetoric from ancient Greece to the late twentieth century.
(3 Hours)
ENGL 3361

Travel and Travel Writing

(3 Hours)
ENGL 4301

Independent Study in English

Self-directed study following a contractual plan initiated by the student and accepted by the staff.
(4 Hours)
COMM 1240

Introduction to Journalism

Provides an overview of American journalism socially, politically, and historically from the Colonial era through the current digital age with an emphasis on research, basic journalistic writing/reporting, ethics, and law.
(3 Hours)
COMM 2310

Feature Writing

A study and practical application of the principles and processes involved in writing feature-style articles for various media outlets. Prerequisite: COMM 1240.
(3 Hours)
COMM 2810

Organizational Communication

An introduction to the theory and practices associated with management and communication of information within organizations and businesses.
(3 Hours)
COMM 3900

Intercultural Communications

Study of communication differences across various non-western or distinctly unique subcultures and the impact of cultural differences on interactions in various social and business settings.
(3 Hours)
COMM 3920

Persuasion

An exploration of persuasive communication over the years with a focus on the formulation and creation of arguments in interpersonal and media in the past and today.
(3 Hours)
DMP 1501

Intro to Digital Media Product

Covers the basic skills of content production. Theory of camera use, editing and storytelling will be covered. Use of editing software will be introduced and used.
(3 Hours)