English (BA), Professional & Technical Writing Emphasis

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Program Prerequisite: Not required.
Minor: Required.
Grade Requirements: A 2.0 or better in all courses required for this major in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 (C) or higher.
Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; a minimum of 39 of these must be English courses. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 or above); a minimum of 36 must be English courses.
Program Code: 3024BA
CIPC: 231303

Advisement

English majors are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least twice annually for course and program advisement. If this requirement is not met, students may not be allowed to register for classes within their major. Call 801-626-6251 for more information or to schedule an appointment. (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.)

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Admission Requirements

Declare your program of study at the English department office, Elizabeth Hall 413. No special admission or application requirements are needed for this program.

General Education

Refer to Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts requirements. See Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA listed under the major course requirements.

Consult with a departmental advisor for detailed general education guidelines.

Major Course Requirements for BA Degree

A minimum of 39 credit hours is required in English courses, of which at least 36 credit hours must be upper division (3000-4000 level courses). A minor is also required.

Required English Courses (30 credit hours)

Foundation - 6 credit hours

1. One 2000-level course (3 credits) meeting University General Education Outcomes, excluding ENGL 2010 . Those courses include the following, along with future courses bearing the HU designation:
ENGL 2200 HU/DV - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 2220 HU/DV - Introduction to Fiction Credits: (3)
ENGL 2230 HU/DV - Introduction to Drama Credits: (3)
ENGL 2240 HU/DV - Introduction to Poetry Credits: (3)
ENGL 2510 HU/DV - Masterpieces of Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 2710 HU/DV - Perspectives on Women’s Literature Credits: (3)
2. Critical Approaches Course (to be taken early in the major) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 :
ENGL 3080 - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits: (3)

Core - 6 credit hours

1. American Literature Surveys: (one of the following) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 :
ENGL 3610 - American Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3620 - American Literature II Credits: (3)
2. British Literature Surveys: (one of the following) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 :
ENGL 3650 - British Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3660 - British Literature II Credits: (3)

Professional and Technical Writing - 18 credit hours

Take all of the following:

ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3140 - Professional and Technical Editing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3190 CEL - Document Design Credits: (3)
ENGL 4100 - Issues in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 4110 - Content Management Credits: (3)
ENGL 4120 CEL - Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)

Electives - 9 credit hours minimum

To complete the required 39 credit hours, majors in the Professional & Technical Writing Emphasis, English BA program may choose as electives any 3000 and 4000 level English courses, excluding those they wish to count as language arts courses in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts requirement (see “Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA” below). / Prerequisites as specified for individual courses in course catalog.

Language Courses Required to Fulfill the BA

English majors must take either 12-credit hours of a foreign language or 6 hours of a foreign language and 6 hours of language arts. Any 3000 or 4000 level English class may be used as a language arts course, but one course (3 credits) with a primary emphasis on language or writing is strongly recommended. Courses chosen as electives cannot also count as language arts courses.