{"id":18,"date":"2018-07-17T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/writing\/undergrad\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T16:43:56","slug":"undergrad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/writing\/undergrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Options and Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Organization of the Undergraduate Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

The department is thrilled about its 2020 revised curriculum. Students who are seniors in 2020-21 most likely will complete their degrees on the plans posted in the 2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog and in the program sheets that are available on the department and university websites. All other students, however, will adopt the new, more flexible degree requirements that are described here.<\/p>\n

WRITERS’ STUDIO (9 SH): <\/strong>This three-course sequence brings together all first-year through third-year Writing majors for communal learning experiences and small-group workshops that reinforce our department\u2019s strong sense of community and commitment to making connections between creativity and professionalism. Each fall, students will enjoy guest writers, panel discussions, opportunities to work with student publications, and hands-on learning all wrapped into an experience that will orient them to learning success and professional success.<\/p>\n

CORE WORKSHOPS (9 SH): <\/strong>These three workshops invite students to engage with significant models of writing in many genres. Students will read texts by such important writers as Toni Morrison, Shakespeare, Ralph Ellison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Virginia Woolf, Homer, and many others and will create their own texts in response. Students will consider the creative process, will grapple with the relationship between form and insight, and through writing and reading will enter directly into the conversation between and among writers over the centuries. In these workshops, texts will be used as models, prompts, and inspirations for student writing projects. Much as student painters are asked to imitate the Masters, we will invite our students to write in the context of the models and exemplars presented in these courses and through rigorous attention to craft to find inspiration for their own innovations.<\/p>\n

UPPER-LEVEL COURSES (9 SH): <\/strong>Each Professional Writing student will take LNG320 Modern English Grammar, WRT442W Publication Design and Development, and, in their final semester, WRT465W Thesis.<\/p>\n

WRITING ELECTIVES (6 SH): <\/strong>Each Professional Writing student will take any two additional WRT courses at the 200-level or above.<\/p>\n

COURSES IN THE OPTION (18 SH): <\/strong>Students will take 18 hours of courses that are appropriate for their specific option (Creative Writing, Journalism and Public Relations, Business and Technical Writing). These courses are practically oriented workshops and seminars.<\/p>\n

Creative Writing Option<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Six\u00a0courses from among the following:<\/em><\/p>\n

WRT242W Poetry Workshop I<\/p>\n

WRT243W Fiction Workshop I<\/p>\n

WRT\/THR244W Playwriting Workshop I<\/p>\n

WRT247\u00a0Multimedia\u00a0Writing<\/p>\n

WRT261 Forms of Poetry<\/p>\n

WRT262 Forms of Fiction<\/p>\n

WRT271W Human Interest Writing<\/p>\n

WRT273W Writing Identity<\/p>\n

WRT339W Creative Essay<\/p>\n

WRT342W Poetry Workshop II<\/p>\n

WRT343W Fiction Workshop II<\/p>\n

WRT\/THR 346W Playwriting Workshop II<\/p>\n

WRT345 Writing Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction<\/p>\n

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Journalism and Public Relations Option<\/p>\n

WRT 270W News Writing<\/p>\n

WRT 340W: Public Relations Writing, Concepts and Practice<\/p>\n

WRT 373W: Editing and Copyediting<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Plus\u00a0any three courses from among the following:<\/em><\/p>\n

WRT247\u00a0Multimedia\u00a0Writing<\/p>\n

WRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<\/p>\n

WRT 271W: Human Interest Writing<\/p>\n

WRT279 Sports Writing<\/p>\n

JLA\/WRT 321W: Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis (W2)<\/p>\n

WRT 335W: Fact-Based Opinion Writing<\/p>\n

WRT 338W: Writing about Specialized Subjects<\/p>\n

WRT375 Book, Performance, and Restaurant Reviewing<\/p>\n

WRT 490: Practicum\/Internship<\/p>\n

COM 230: History of Mass Media<\/p>\n

COM 243: Broadcast Writing<\/p>\n

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Business and Technical Writing Option<\/p>\n

WRT 210W: Managerial Writing (W2)<\/p>\n

WRT 245W: Technical Writing (W2)<\/p>\n

Plus\u00a0any four courses from among the following:<\/em><\/p>\n

WRT246 Science Writing<\/p>\n

WRT247\u00a0Multimedia Writing<\/p>\n

WRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<\/p>\n

WRT 270W: News Writing<\/p>\n

JLA\/WRT 321W Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis<\/p>\n

WRT 340W: Public Relations Writing, Concepts, and Practices<\/p>\n

WRT 490: Practicum\/Internship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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