Creative Writing
The Creative Writing emphasis is designed for students who wish to devote a considerable portion of their work in English to the writing of poetry or fiction (or both). Opportunities also exist in playwriting and hypertext. Students may fulfill this emphasis by taking additional writing courses from the writing core, ideally at the upper level. Students are encouraged to consider "reading" courses in various genres, writers, and/or periods to develop a sense of the history and conventions of their craft.
Non-Fiction Writing & Editing
This emphasis is designed for students who want to write non-fiction books and articles or who may be interested in careers in editing and publishing. Students may choose from several courses that provide instruction and guided practice in diverse types of non-fiction prose, including business and administrative writing, report writing, travel writing, autobiography, and various forms of essays. Students will have the opportunity to take an introductory course in related genres of writing, including fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as courses from outside English, such as ethnography, rhetoric, news writing, magazine writing, advertising, editing, and computer-assisted publishing.
Technology Studies
Increasingly, writing is being written for an on-line audience. Students can combine their Writing major with a concentration in Studies in Information Technology. This emphasis allows students to select courses that expose them to the social and cultural considerations of writing virtually and that provide experience in hypertext, web design, programming, and so on. Courses from outside English may include those in computer science and graphic design, as well as courses like "Digital Citizenship" (ENV 150); "Cyberspace/Cybersociety" (SOC 176), "Media and Modern Politics' (POLS 116), or "Web Page Design" (JMC 105).
Documentary Film
Students can combine their Writing major with the Documentary Production Concentration. In addition to courses in English, students would take such Journalism courses as Broadcasting Methods, Television and Radio Production, Video Planning and Analysis and produce their own documentary film.
Note: Other areas may include media studies Women's Studies, Critical Study of Culture, Environmental Studies, or Science Writing, just to name a few. The possibilities are limited only by your and your advisor's imaginations.
The Creative Writing emphasis is designed for students who wish to devote a considerable portion of their work in English to the writing of poetry or fiction (or both). Opportunities also exist in playwriting and hypertext. Students may fulfill this emphasis by taking additional writing courses from the writing core, ideally at the upper level. Students are encouraged to consider "reading" courses in various genres, writers, and/or periods to develop a sense of the history and conventions of their craft.
Non-Fiction Writing & Editing
This emphasis is designed for students who want to write non-fiction books and articles or who may be interested in careers in editing and publishing. Students may choose from several courses that provide instruction and guided practice in diverse types of non-fiction prose, including business and administrative writing, report writing, travel writing, autobiography, and various forms of essays. Students will have the opportunity to take an introductory course in related genres of writing, including fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as courses from outside English, such as ethnography, rhetoric, news writing, magazine writing, advertising, editing, and computer-assisted publishing.
Technology Studies
Increasingly, writing is being written for an on-line audience. Students can combine their Writing major with a concentration in Studies in Information Technology. This emphasis allows students to select courses that expose them to the social and cultural considerations of writing virtually and that provide experience in hypertext, web design, programming, and so on. Courses from outside English may include those in computer science and graphic design, as well as courses like "Digital Citizenship" (ENV 150); "Cyberspace/Cybersociety" (SOC 176), "Media and Modern Politics' (POLS 116), or "Web Page Design" (JMC 105).
Documentary Film
Students can combine their Writing major with the Documentary Production Concentration. In addition to courses in English, students would take such Journalism courses as Broadcasting Methods, Television and Radio Production, Video Planning and Analysis and produce their own documentary film.
Note: Other areas may include media studies Women's Studies, Critical Study of Culture, Environmental Studies, or Science Writing, just to name a few. The possibilities are limited only by your and your advisor's imaginations.