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Writing Studies — Associate of Arts Degree (English)
TWO - Year Associate of Arts Degree at Castlegar
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Program Objectives
The Associate of Arts degree in English (Writing
Studies) is designed for students who not only
wish to earn a bachelor’s degree in English, but
also who want to incorporate a strong focus on
writing into their curriculum.
The program provides two years of university
transferable courses that fulfill most or all of
the requirements to enter the third year of
a Major or Honours program in English. In
addition, it emphasizes writing: literary criticism,
communications, freelance writing, or imaginative
writing in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and drama.
Students will develop a portfolio of their work and
learn to prepare manuscripts for publication.
Program Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the program requirements
for a general Associate of Arts degree, to
earn an associate degree in English (Writing
Studies), a student must complete the following
requirements:
• At least 18 credits of English courses at the
100 and 200 level. These credits should
include ENGL 112, ENGL 114, ENGL 200,
ENGL 201 and CWRT 210 - Ecopoetics.
• Four Writing Studies courses - CWRT 100,
CWRT 101, CWRT 200 and CWRT 201.
These should be taken in place of one arts
elective each semester.
Course of Studies
The following is a suggested mix of courses to
satisfy requirements for the Associate of Arts
degree in English (Writing Studies). Courses
should be chosen only after consultation with a
Selkirk College counsellor.
Semester 1
• CWRT 100-3: Studies in Writing I
• ENGL 110-3: College Composition or
• ENGL112-3: Introduction to Poetry and
Drama (ENGL 112 recommended)
• 100-level Math, Computing Science,
or Statistics (3 credits) (may be taken in
Semester 1 or 2)
• 100- or 200-level Humanities, excluding
English; a foreign language is recommended
(3 credits)
• 100- or 200-level Social Sciences (3 credits)
Semester 2
• CWRT 101-3: Studies in Writing II
• ENGL 111-3: Introduction to Literature or
• ENGL 114-3: Introduction to Prose
Fiction(ENGL 114 recommended)
• Lab Science - Requires a minimum two-hour
lab and excludes any course in Engineering/
Applied Science, Computing Science, or
Math. (3 credits) (may be taken in Semester
1 or 2)
• 100- or 200-level Humanities; a foreign
language is recommended (3 credits)
• 100- or 200-level Social Sciences (3 credits)
Semester 3
• CWRT 200-3: Studies in Writing III
• ENGL 200-3: A Survey of English Literature I
• ENGL 202-3: Canadian Literature I or
• ENGL 204-3: Children’s Literature I
• 100- or 200-level Science elective (3 credits)
• 100- or 200-level university transfer elective
(3 credits)
Semester 4
• CWRT 201-3: Studies in Writing IV
• ENGL 201-3: A Survey of English Literature II
• ENGL 203-3: Canadian Literature II or
• ENGL 205-3: Children’s Literature II or
• CWRT 210-3: Ecopoetics
• 100- or 200-level university transfer elective
(3 credits)
• 100- or 200-level university transfer elective
(3 credits)
Contacts
University Arts and Sciences Program Contact
Direct: 250.365.1205
Tel: Ext. 205
uas@selkirk.ca
Linda Harwood School Chair, Instructor, English
Direct: 250.365.1394
Tel: Ext. 394
lharwood@selkirk.ca
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