Nov 21, 2024

2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

English:Journalism/Professional Writing Major

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Requirements for Major

Core: (28)

ENGL 150 - Introduction to Literature (4)
ENGL 310 - Writing in the Professions (4)
JRNL 320 - Editing and Design (4)
JRNL 326 - Ethics, Law, and Media (4)
ENGL 336 - Writing for the Web (4)
ENGL 340 - English Language (4)
ENGL 480 - Senior Seminar for English Majors (4)
Practicums and Internships - (2 - 8 hours)
JRNL 323 - Publications Practicum (1- 4) (1 - 4)
ENGL 495 - Internship in Professional Writing (1-4) (1 - 4 hours)

Electives (15-16 hours):

one from: 200-level or higher numbered literature courses

one from: 300-level or higher numbered literature course

two from:

Signature Learning Requirements for Journalism/Professional Writing Majors:

First Year Seminar
Reading and Writing
Oral Communication
Ethics
Quantitative Reasoning
Fine Arts
Religion
Social Science
Cultural Pluralism
Natural Science - Students must take a minimum of SIX (6) credit hours of Natural Science courses (the combination of the Natural Science and Society requirement and the Laboratory Science requirement).
Humanities
Global Systems

See Signature Learning Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.