college of liberal arts and sciences - Indiana University South Bend

1783 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Concentration in Literature Requirements (12 cr.)
200-level or higher English major course (3 cr.)
300-level or higher literature courses (9 cr.)
Concentration in Writing Requirements (12 cr.)
300-level or higher writing courses (6 cr.)
200-level or higher writing course (3 cr.)
200-level or higher English major course (3 cr.)
The following journalism courses are offered by
communication arts in the Ernestine M. Raclin School
of the Arts and can count toward an English major. See
communication arts in this section for these offerings.
JOUR-J 200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing I
JOUR-J 341 Newspaper Reporting
The department recommends that students who plan
to continue in a graduate degree program take several
hours of world languages, because master’s and doctoral
degree programs in English, as well as in many other
areas, commonly require one or two world languages.
MINOR IN ENGLISH
Students should choose to concentrate in literature or in
writing, and meet the course requirements listed below:
REQUIREMENTS (15 CR.)
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
Select one of the following:
ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600–1800
ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800–1900
ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900–
Present
ENG-L 222 Introduction to Literary Criticism
ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and
Culture to 1800
ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865
ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
ENG-L 354 American Literature 1914-1960
Three additional English courses chosen from any
that count toward the major, two of which must be
300-level or above
MINOR IN CREATIVE WRITING
Advisor: Smith
English majors may minor in creative writing if they
choose the literature concentration in the major. In place
of the ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation requirement
for the minor, English majors take any creative writing
course. In addition, they have the option to substitute
another creative writing course for the literary survey
requirement of the minor.
REQUIREMENTS (15 CR.)
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Students should meet the course requirements listed
below:
ENG-W 203 Creative Writing
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
Select one of the following:
ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction (may be taken twice
for credit)
ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry (may be taken twice
for credit)
Select one of the following:
ENG-A 190 Arts, Aesthetics, and Creativity
ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction (may be taken twice
for credit)
ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry (may be taken twice
for credit)
ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing (may be
taken twice for credit)
ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing (may be
taken twice for credit)
Select one of the following:
ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and
Culture to 1800
ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865
ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
ENG-L 354 American Literature 1914-1960
ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600-1800
ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800-1900
ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900-Present
CERTIFICATE IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING
The goal of the certificate program is to produce highly
skilled professional writers who are valued for their skills
throughout their professional lives. The high academic
standards of the program are established in recognition
of the fact that good writing is difficult to produce. The
program requires students to advance beyond mere
competence and strives to enable them to perform well
in professional settings, where the ability to plan and
execute work independently is sometimes crucial.
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED
Completion of the certificate program requires 18 credit
hours of course work from the following list of approved
courses.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The courses below are offered on a regular basis.
Additional courses may be developed for the program
over time.