Nonfiction Concentration

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 Nonfiction 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)

8 required courses (24 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 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 three courses from the following (9 credits):

  • WRTG 30100   Autobiography
  • WRTG 31000   Women and Writing
  • WRTG 31400   Science Writing
  • WRTG 31800   Writing from Cultural Experience
  • WRTG 31900   Writing as a Naturalist
  • WRTG 33100   Feature Writing
  • WRTG 33400   Humorous Writing
  • WRTG 34000   Magazine Writing
  • WRTG 34200   Writing about Sports
  • WRTG 34500   Writing as a Critic
  • WRTG 35000   Selected Topics in Expository Writing
  • WRTG 35200   Selected Topics in Expository Writing
  • WRTG 38000   Visiting Writers' Workshop*
  • WRTG 42000   Apprenticeship
  • WRTG 45000   Internship: Writing**

And an additional 6 credits of electives

* Can be taken three times
**Can be taken twice

Total credits for the Nonfiction Concentration: 42