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.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students should apply theories of technical communication in a variety of genres demonstrating theoretical and practical foundation of the Professional and Technical Writing minor and emphasis.
Students should write a variety of documents that reflect application of sophisticated levels of cognition in addition to mastering basic concepts in the discipline.
Students should perform substantive editing in both hard copy and electronic copy. Students should demonstrate a rhetorical approach to document design by thoroughly analyzing situational audience, purpose, and context.
Students should construct documentation projects using single-sourcing and modular-writing principles.
Students should develop a portfolio of their best work containing a variety of documents created throughout the entire program; the portfolio may be in hardcopy, online, or a combination of media.

Major Course Requirements for BA Degree

A minimum of 39 credit hours is required in English courses, of which at least 33 credit hours must be upper division (3000-4000 level courses). A minor is also required.

Required English Courses (39 credit hours)

Foundation - 6 credit hours

3 credit hours

Critical Approaches Course (to be taken early in the major).

ENGL 2210 - Introduction to Film Theory and Criticism Credits: (3)
ENGL 2700 - Introduction to Critical Theory Credits: (3)

3 credit hours

One 2000-level course (3 credits) excluding ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 .

ENGL 2200 HU/CC - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 2210 - Introduction to Film Theory and Criticism Credits: (3)
ENGL 2220 HU/CC - Introduction to Fiction Credits: (3)
ENGL 2230 HU/CC - Introduction to Drama Credits: (3)
ENGL 2240 HU/CC - Introduction to Poetry Credits: (3)
ENGL 2501 HU/CC - Literature Today Credits: (3)

Core - 6 credit hours

Choose two courses from the following areas.

American Literature Surveys

Prerequisite ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 :

ENGL 3610 - American Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3620 - American Literature II Credits: (3)

British Literature Surveys

Prerequisite ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 :

ENGL 3650 - British Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3660 - British Literature II Credits: (3)

World Literature

Prerequisite ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 :

ENGL 3510 HU/CC - World Literature Credits: (3)

Foundations in Professional and Technical Writing - 27 credit hours

Foundations in Professional and Technical Writing - 12 credit hours

ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3120 - Foundations in Professional & Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3140 - Professional and Technical Editing Credits: (3)
ENGL 4120 CEL/INT - Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3) (senior year; must have advisor approval)

Electives in Professional and Technical Writing - 15 credit hours

ENGL 3050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3130 - Digital Writing Technologies Credits: (3)
ENGL 3160 CEL - Grant Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3190 CEL - Document Design Credits: (3)
ENGL 3754 - Topics and Ideas in Writing and Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: (3)
ENGL 4100 - Issues in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 4110 - Content Management Credits: (3)

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.