English Studies, BA Creative Writing Emphasis

36 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in English Studies with an emphasis in Creative Writing prepares students to you to use language both persuasively and creatively and to read, think, and write critically in any setting. Graduates pursue a variety of professional objectives and career paths, including graduate school in literature and creative writing, law school, teaching at the secondary level, journalism, technical and business writing, copywriting, editing, and proofreading.

A major in English Studies with Creative Writing Emphasis requires 36 credit hours of coursework through the Department of English Studies (or courses approved by the department) plus the foreign language requirement listed below.

The major is structured to provide you with the flexibility to craft the program of study most suitable to your goals (in consultation with your advisor).

Requirements

Four required courses (12 credit hours):

ENGL 21400	Introduction to Writing Poetry	3
ENGL 21500	Introduction to Writing Fiction	3
ENGL 30100	Methods of Literary Study	3
ENGL 45400	Senior Capstone in English Studies	3

Eight courses selected from the following options or from all other 30000- or 40000-level ENGL course offerings (24 credit hours):*

ENGL 20800	Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric	3
ENGL 22200	Writing about Reality	3
ENGL 30700	The Teaching of Writing	3
ENGL 31200	Technical Writing	3
ENGL 31500	Arrow Rock Literary Journal	3
ENGL 32100	Advanced Fiction Writing: It's Time for Your Stories to be Told!	3
ENGL 32300	Advanced Poetry Writing: Without Lightning, There's No Thunder	3
ENGL 34000	Stranger than Fiction – Writing Advanced Nonfiction	3
ENGL 35800	Getting Published – Tips for Writers	3
ENGL 36300	Philosophy of Language: Secrets, Symbols, and the Literary Mind	3
ENGL 36500	Digital Humanities	3
ENGL 36700	World-Building	3
ENGL 37100	Reading and Writing of the Young Adult Novel	3
ENGL 37200	Grammar and Writing	3
ENGL 38200-38299	Advanced Topics in English	3

*Students may substitute up to two elective ENGL courses with courses from the following list. Other courses not on this list may be accepted for credit toward the degree with permission of the program chair. Some of the courses listed have prerequisites that may be waived after consultation with the program chair.

COM 24200	Basic Reporting	3
COM 30700	Writing for Visual Media	3
COM 38200	Feature Writing	3
DCS 35000	Personal Branding and Content Creation	3
INTL 48070	International Business and Cross-Cultural Communications	3
MGMT 26030	Business Communications	3
MRKT 35040	Advertising and Promotional Strategy	3
PS 30700	Public Affairs: Writing and Reporting	3

Note: No duplication of coursework is allowed.

English Studies majors must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to Lindenwood University’s Elementary II level. Students who transfer in at least six college credit hours in such a language or who have a sufficient AP exam score in such a language are considered to have demonstrated proficiency. Students who have studied a language offered by Lindenwood University but who do not have sufficient college course credit in the language may consult with the program chair about having their proficiency tested by the faculty in our non-English language programs to determine which courses, if any, they must take to fulfill the requirement. Students who have studied a language not offered by Lindenwood University and who do not have sufficient college course credit in the language may consult with the program chair about taking an online proficiency test to determine whether they will need to undertake further language study at Lindenwood. (Note: Not all languages are available for testing.)

English Studies majors should take ENGL 30100 as soon as possible after completing ENGL 17000.

Note: ENG courses may satisfy program requirements at the discretion of the advisor.