NOTE: This listing differs from the catalog listing in that for each concentration here we list all the degree requirements rather than just those required for the concentration.
Total credits in the Feature Writing concentration: 42 credits
Total credits in the Integrative Core Curriculum: 28-45
Total open elective credits: 33-50
Total for B.A. in Writing: 120
Required Courses
- WRTG 10600 Academic Writing I (does not count toward the major)
9 required courses (27 credits):
- WRTG 16500 Introduction to the Essay
- WRTG 17500 Introduction to Creative Writing
- WRTG 20100 Argument
- WRTG 22500 Grammar and Usage
- WRTG 23200 Creative Nonfiction
- WRTG 32000 Public Essay
- WRTG 33100 Feature Writing
- WRTG 41000 Senior Project
- WRTG 41500 Senior Seminar
Select one course from the following (3 credits):
- WRTG 36000 Language, Literature, and Writing Studies (formerly Composition Theory)
- WRTG 36500 Poetics (creative writing theory)
Select two courses from the following (6 credits):*
- WRTG 21100 Writing for the Workplace
- WRTG 31400 Science Writing
- WRTG 31900 Writing as a Naturalist
- WRTG 34000 Magazine Writing
- WRTG 34200 Writing about Sports
- WRTG 34500 Writing as a Critic
- WRTG 45000 Internship: Writing**
And an additional 6 credits of electives
* Students are encouraged to take at least one genre course
** Only 1-3 credits can count toward the concentration
Total credits for the Feature Writing Concentration: 42