B. A. WRITING AND LINGUISTICS
125 HOURS
CONCENTRATION IN WRITING AND CULTURE
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)
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)
Common Body of Knowledge
Courses.........................................................................................
12 Hours
Students must complete with a minimum grade of “C” in
WRIT 3530 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)
LING 3630 - Language and Linguistic Theory (3)
Upper Division
Requirements......................................................................................................
18 Hours
Select six of the following (18 hours):
WRIT 3131 - Teaching Writing (3)
WRIT 3430 - Linguistics and Grammar for Teachers (3)
WRIT 3030 - Special Topics in Writing (3)
WRIT 4550 –
Literacy Studies
WRIT 4560 – Composition Studies
WRIT 4570 – Rhetoric in Writing
WRIT 4580 – Cultural Studies in Writing
WRIT 4130 - Creative Non-Fiction (3)
WRIT 5330 - History of the English Language (3)
WRIT 5550 - Technologies of Writing (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.
