Professional Writing - B.A.
120 credit hours
Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)
WC 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
TH 200 | Introduction to Religion and Spirituality | 3 |
EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
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PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
BI 330 | Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
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FR 111 | Basic French I | 3 |
SP 111 | Basic Spanish I | 3 |
WC 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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BU 131 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
PS 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
SO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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MA 117 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
MA 253/PS 253 | Statistics | 3 |
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BI 101 | Biology: Unity and Diversity | 3 |
BI 101L | Biology: University and Diversity Laboratory | 0 |
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CH 101 | Chemistry for Changing Times | 3 |
CH 101L | Chemistry for Changing Times Laboratory | 0 |
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AD 200 | Studies in the Visual Arts | 3 |
MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
TA 213 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
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WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
WC 480 | Woods Core Capstone Topics | 3 |
Required Major Courses (36 credit hours)
EN 101 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
EN 115 | Editing and Copywriting | 3 |
EN 150 | Publication Production | 1 |
EN 157 | Professional Writing I | 3 |
EN 212 | Creative Writing | 3 |
EN 257 | Professional Writing II | 3 |
EN 321 | Nonfiction Literature | 3 |
EN 330 | Public Relations | 3 |
EN 398 | Senior Thesis/Project Preparation | 1 |
EN 419 | Advanced Professional Writing | 3 |
EN 421 | Nonfiction Writing | 3 |
EN 490 | Internship | 1-3 |
EN 498 | Senior Thesis/Capstone Project | 3 |
Professional Writing Electives (6 credit hours)
Students must select and complete one lower– and one upper-division course for a total of six credit hours. Please note that these may include courses in English, Art, Graphic Design, Media Art, History, etc. in order to best develop the student’s individual course of study. Course selection must be approved by student’s advisor.
Open Electives (39 credit hours)
Thirty-nine credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours. A student may choose to declare a minor.