UNCW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
2011-2012 CATALOGUE
B. A. English (ENG)
College: Arts & Sciences
Professional Writing Option
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Course requirements for all UNCW degrees include: (1) University Studies, (2) specific major requirements, and (3) sufficient
elective hours for a combined total of a minimum of 124 hours.
(1) UNIVERSITY STUDIES
See University Studies sheet and/or information on the web at http://www.uncw.edu/uc/basic/basic.html
(2) MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – ENG: Professional Writing Option
(Minimum 42 hrs with at least 30 hrs at the 300-400 level)
Core Courses:
_____ ENG 204
_____ ENG 205
_____ ENG 309
or ENG 310
_____ ENG 314
or ENG 319
_____ ENG 388
or ENG 389
_____ ENG 496
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Introduction to Professional Writing (3)
(Meets Computer Competency and Applied Learning Requirements)
Introduction to Literary Studies (3)
Technical Editing (3) Prerequisite: ENG 204 or consent of instructor
Theory and Practice of Editing (3) Pre/Corequisite: ENG 204 or consent of instructor
Writing and Technology (3) Prerequisite: ENG 204 or consent of instructor
Document Design (3) Pre/Corequisite: ENG 204 or consent of instructor
Rhetorical Theory to 1900 (3) Pre/Corequisite: ENG 204 or 205 or consent of instructor
Rhetorical Theory Since 1900 (3) Pre/Corequisite: ENG 204 or 205 or consent of instructor
Senior Seminar in Writing/Rhetoric (3)
(Meets Oral Communication Competency Requirement)
Choose two courses from the following: ENG 303, 307, 316, 318
Choose two courses from the following: ENG 302, 304, 312, 313
Choose two writing courses
Choose one literature course
Choose a course in the English language
An overall GPA of “C” (2.00) or better is required among courses used to satisfy the major.
NOTE: Up to 6 hrs of writing courses from outside the ENG dept, including CRW, may be counted toward the major, with
permission. These courses will be approved by department.
NOTE: No more than 12 hours may be at the 200-level.
ENG 110 or ENG 111 will not count toward the major.
University Studies English courses may count toward either University Studies or the major, but not both.
(3) ELECTIVES
_____ Elective hours to equal a minimum of 124 hours
Requirements to declare ENG: Completion of 24 hours
Requirements for Certification in Professional Writing: (21 hours) Students in any major can achieve certification
in professional writing, a valuable career credential, by completing 21 hours of coursework including ENG 204, 3 hours from
309 or 310, 3 hours from 314 or 319, 498, 3 additional writing courses.
Visit http://www.uncw.edu/english/undergraduate/certificate.html for writing course options.
For further information, see the ENG website: http://www.uncw.edu/english and http://uncw.edu/catalogue/undergraduate%201112/Undergraduate%20Catalogue%20Master%20Word.pdf#page=130.
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CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGLISH COURSES
CRW 201
CRW 203
CRW 207
Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
Forms of Creative Writing (3)
Fiction Writing (3) Prerequisite: ENG 100, 101 or
103 or consent of instructor
CRW 208 Poetry Writing (3) Prerequisite: ENG 100, 101 or
103 or consent of instructor
CRW 209 Creative Nonfiction (3) Prerequisite: ENG 100, 101
or 103 or consent of instructor
CRW 210 Writing for Digital Media (3) Prerequisite: ENG
100, 101 or 103 or consent of instructor
For prerequisites or corequisites in CRW courses numbered 299
and above, please consult the undergraduate catalogue.
CRW 302 Forms of Creative Nonfiction (3)
CRW 303 Forms of Poetry (3)
CRW 304 Forms of Dramatic Writing (3)
CRW 305 The Creative Process (3)
CRW 306 Forms of Fiction (3)
CRW 307 Intermediate Fiction Writing (3)
CRW 308 Intermediate Poetry Writing (3)
CRW 309 Intermediate Creative Nonfiction (3)
CRW 314 Theory and Practice of Literary Translation (3)
CRW 315 Special Topics in Creative Writing (3)
CRW 316 (THR 316) Playwriting (3)
CRW 318 (COM 318) (FST 318) Screenwriting I:
Introduction to Screenwriting (3)
CRW 320 Special Workshop in Writing (1-3)
CRW 321 Book Publishing (3)
CRW 322 Editing for Publication (3)
CRW 323 Bookbuilding (3)
CRW 324 Special Topics in Publishing (3)
CRW 407 Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
CRW 408 Advanced Poetry Writing (3)
CRW 409 Advanced Creative Nonfiction (3)
CRW 418 (FST 418) Screenwriting II: Writing the Feature Film
(3)
CRW 419 (FST 419) Screenwriting III: Film Adaptation (3)
CRW 445 (THR 445) Advanced Playwriting (3)
CRW 460 Publishing Practicum (1-3)
CRW 491 Directed Individual Study (1-3)
CRW 496 Senior Seminar in Creative Writing: Topics (6)
CRW 498 Internship in Writing (3-6)
CRW 499 Honors Work in Creative Writing (2-3)
ENG 100 College Writing and Reading I Global Emphasis
Prereq: Satisfactory ENG Placement Test score
ENG 101 College Writing and Reading I (3) Prerequisite:
Satisfactory ENG Placement Test score
ENG 103 College Writing and Reading (Adv.) (3) Prereq:
Satisfactory ENG Placement Test, AP or CLEP score
ENG 105 English as a Second Language (3)
ENG 110 Introduction to Literature (3)
ENG 111 Introduction to Literature Global Emphasis (3)
ENG 200 College Writing and Reading II Global Emphasis
(3) Prereqs: ENG 100 or 101and sophomore standing
ENG 201 College Writing and Reading II (3) Prerequisites:
ENG 100 or 101 and sophomore standing
ENG 202 Introduction to Journalism (3)
ENG 204 Introduction to Professional Writing (3)
ENG 205 Introduction to Literary Studies (3) Prerequisite:
ENG 103 or 200 or 201
ENG 209 (CLA 209) Classical Literature in Translation:
Topics (3)
ENG 210 (CLA 210) Mythology (3)
ENG 211, 212 British Literature (3, 3)
ENG 223, 224 American Literature (3, 3)
ENG 225, 226 World Literature (3, 3)
ENG 227 World Anglophone Literatures (3)
ENG 230 Women in Literature (3)
ENG 232 African American Literature (3)
ENG 233 The Bible as Literature (3)
ENG 290 Themes in Literature (3)
For prerequisites or corequisites in ENG courses numbered 299
and above, please consult the undergraduate catalogue.
ENG 301
ENG 302
ENG 303
ENG 304
ENG 306
ENG 307
ENG 309
ENG 310
ENG 311
ENG 312
ENG 313
ENG 314
ENG 315
ENG 316
ENG 317
ENG 318
ENG 319
ENG 320
ENG 321
ENG 322
ENG 323
ENG 324
ENG 332
ENG 333
ENG 335
ENG 336
ENG 337
ENG 338
ENG 340
ENG 341
ENG 342
ENG 343
ENG 344
ENG 350
ENG 351
ENG 352
ENG 353
ENG 354
ENG 355
ENG 356
ENG 357
ENG 358
ENG 361
ENG 362
ENG 363
ENG 364
ENG 365
ENG 370
ENG 371
ENG 372
ENG 373
ENG 374
ENG 375
ENG 380
ENG 381
ENG 382
ENG 383
ENG 384
ENG 386
ENG 387
ENG 388
ENG 389
ENG 390
ENG 430
ENG 431
ENG 432
ENG 490
ENG 491
ENG 495
ENG 496
ENG 498
ENG 499
International Journalism (3)
Journalism Workshop (3)
Reading & Writing Arguments (3)
Writing for Teachers (3)
Essay Writing (3)
Advanced Composition Studies (3)
Technical Editing (3)
Theory and Practice of Editing (3)
Professional Magazine Writing (3)
Writing for Business (3)
Writing About Sciences (3)
Writing and Technology (3)
Topics in Writing and Rhetoric (3)
Analyzing Style (3)
(FST 317) Writing About Film (3)
Writing and Activism (3)
Document Design (3)
Introduction to Linguistics (3)
Structure of the English Language (3)
Language and Meaning (3)
History of the English Language (3)
Topics in Linguistics (3)
Shakespeare’s Early Plays and Poems (3)
Shakespeare’s Later Plays (3)
Restoration and 18th-Century Literature (3)
British Romanticism (3)
Victorian Literature (3)
British Modernism (3)
Multiculturalism and Literature (3)
Postcolonial and Third World Literature (3)
Transnational Literatures (3)
Studies in Postcolonial Literature (3)
Latino Voices in American Literature (3)
American Romanticism (3)
American Realism (3)
American Modernism (3)
Southern American Literature (3)
North Carolina Writers (3)
Ethnic Literature of the United States (3)
American Indian Literatures (3)
African American Literary Tradition to 1945 (3)
African Amer. Literary Tradition since 1945 (3)
Studies in Short Fiction (3)
Studies in the Novel (3)
Studies in Nonfiction (3)
Studies in Poetry (3)
(THR 365) Studies in Drama (3)
European Literature to 1900 (3)
European Literature Since 1900 (3)
Contemporary Literature (3)
Women’s Literary Traditions (3)
American and British Poetry 1900-1945 (3)
American and British Poetry since 1945 (3)
Literature for Children (3)
Literature for Young Adults (3)
Ways of Teaching Literature (3)
Classics Reconsidered (3)
Reading Popular Culture (3)
Critical Theory and Practice (3)
History of Literary Criticism and Theory (3)
Rhetorical Theory to 1900 (3)
Rhetorical Theory Since 1900 (3)
Studies in Literature (3)
(504) The Age of Chaucer (3)
(505) The Age of Elizabeth (3)
(506) The Age of Milton (3)
(509) Topics in Literature (3)
Directed Individual Study (1-3)
Senior Seminar in Literature (3)
Senior Seminar in Writing/Rhetoric (3)
Internship in Writing (3)
Honors Work in English (2-3)
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