B. A.                                                 WRITING AND LINGUISTICS                                                      125 HOURS

                                                CONCENTRATION IN CREATIVE WRITING

See pages 48-49 for Core Curriculum, required of all students.

Area A - Essential Skills............................................................................................................................................ 9 Hours

Area B - Institutional Options................................................................................................................................... 4 Hours

Area C - Humanities and Fine Arts.......................................................................................................................... 6 Hours

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology.................................................................................................. 11 Hours

Area E - Social Science.............................................................................................................................................. 12 Hours

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major.................................................................................................................. 18 Hours

FORL - (through 2001/2002) (0-6)

Select 6 hours of any 1000 or 2000 level WRIT or LING courses

Select 6-12 hours from the following:  (not taken in Area A, B, C, or E)

ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology (3)

ART 1000 - Art in Life (3)

ART 2233 - Computer Graphics (3)

ART 2331 - Graphic Design I (3)

ART 2531 - Art History I (3) OR ART 2532 - Art History II (3)

BIOL 1333 - From Neurons to the Brain (3)

BUSA 1105 - Introduction to Business (3)

BUSA 2106 - Environment of Business (3)

CISM 1110 - Computer Applications (1) and CISM 1120 - Computer Concepts (2)

CISM 2230 - Applications Development (3)

COML 2531 - Crossing Borders (3)

COMM 1100 - Introduction to Human Communications (3)

COMM 1110 - Principles of Public Speaking (3)

CSCI 1301 - Programming Principles I (3)

CSCI 1302 - Programming Principles II (3)

ECON 2106 - Business Economics (3)

ENGL 2111 - World Literature I (3)

        ENGL 2112 - World Literature II (3)

ENGR 1111 - Introduction to Engineering (3)

FILM 2331 - Introduction to Film (3)

GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography (3)

HIST 1111 - World History I (3)

IT 1130 - Introduction to Information Technology (3)

JOUR 2331 - Introduction to Journalism (3)            

MUSC 1100 - Music Appreciation (3)

PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)

RELS 2130 - Introduction to Religion (3)

PSYC 1101 - Introduction to Psychology (3)

SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (3)

TCPM 1321 - Desktop Publishing (2) and TCPM 1411 - Desktop Publishing Lab (1)     

THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation (3)

WGST 2530 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WRIT 2130 - Technical Communications (3)

WRIT 2131 – Everyday Creative Writing (3)

Any 1000 or 2000 level course offered by the Department of Writing and Linguistics (2-3)

Health and Physical Activities................................................................................................................................ 4 Hours

HLTH 1520 - Healthful Living (2)

Physical Education Activities (2)

Orientation I............................................................................................................................................................... 1 Hour

        GSU 1210 - University Orientation I (1)

 

  

Creative Writing Upper-level requirements:

 

Common Body of Knowledge Courses.................................................................................................................. 12 Hours

Students must complete with a minimum grade of “C” in WRIT 3130 and at least two other common body of knowledge courses before attempting upper division classes.

WRIT 3130 – Creative Writing (3)

WRIT 3230 – Writing in the Workplace (3)

WRIT 3531 – Frameworks in Writing Studies (3)

WRIT 3630 – Language and Linguistic Theory (3)

Upper Division Requirements................................................................................................................................ 18 Hours

Required courses: (9 hours)

WRIT 4530 – Fiction Writing (3)

WRIT 4430 – Poetry Writing (3)

WRIT 4130 – Creative Non-fiction (3)

Select one or more of the following: (3-9 hours)

WRIT 5531 – Advanced Creative Nonfiction (3)

WRIT 5430 – Advanced Poetry Writing (3)

WRIT 5540 – Advanced Fiction Writing (3)

Select up to two of the following: (0-6 hours)

WRIT 3030 –Selected Topics in Writing (3)

WRIT 5030 – Selected Topics in Writing (3)

WRIT 5330 - History of the English Language (3)

WRIT 5631 – Writing Crime Fiction (3)

WRIT 5632 – Writing Flash Fiction (3)

THEA 5530 – Playwriting (3)

 

Minor.......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Hours

Electives (advisor approved) ................................................................................................................................... 15 Hours
 

ADVISEMENT: Department of Writing and Linguistics, Newton Building, (912) 681-0739

PROGRAM ADMISSION AND OTHER CRITERIA: Students must have an adjusted grade point average of 2.0 and 30 hours to become a major in this Writing and Linguistics program. Students with fewer than 30 hours and/or less than 2.0 adjusted grade point average will be considered “Pre-Writing and Linguistics” majors. Students must make a minimum grade of “C” in WRIT 3530, 3130, 3230, and LING 3630 to receive credit for those courses.