2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Major in Writing

Requirements for Major

Requirements for the major and an example of a typical program of courses are listed below.

WR 100 - Effective Writing or
HN 210 - Eloquentia Perfecta
WR 200 - Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
WR 220 - Introduction to Rhetoric
WR 230 - Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
Three WR 300- or 400-level courses
Five (usually) upper-level courses in another discipline (e.g., English, art, history, modern languages, philosophy, political science, etc.)
WR 400 - Senior Seminar

First Year

Fall Term

WR 100 - Effective Writing *
Fine Arts Core
Language Core
Math/Science Core
Social Science Core

Spring Term

WR 200 - Introduction to Creative Nonfiction * or
WR 230 - Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
WR 220 - Introduction to Rhetoric *
EN 101 - The Art of Reading
HS 100-Level Core Course
Language Core or
Elective

Sophomore Year

Fall Term

WR 200 - Introduction to Creative Nonfiction * or
WR 230 - Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
PL 201 - Foundations of Philosophy or
TH 201 - Theology Matters
EN 200-Level or HS 300-Level Course
Math/Science Core
Elective

Spring Term

PL 201 - Foundations of Philosophy or
TH 201 - Theology Matters
Major Course (Type A) */ †
Major Course (Type B) */ †
Math/Science Core
Elective

Junior Year

Fall Term

Major Course (Type A) */ †
Major Course (Type B) */ †
PL 200-Level or TH 200-Level Course
Social Science Core
Elective

Spring Term

Major Course (Type B) */ †
Elective
Elective
Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term

Major Course (Type A) */ †
Major Course (Type B) */ †
Ethics Core
Elective
Elective

Spring Term

WR 400 - Senior Seminar *
Major Course (Type B) */ †
Elective
Elective
Elective

Key:

* Required for major.
† "Type A" courses are writing courses, and "Type B" courses are within the second discipline.

Notes:

WR 100 is the prerequisite for most upper-level writing courses and must be taken in the first year. (Honors students fulfill this prerequisite through HN 210 .)
All WR 300-level courses include a course-appropriate research component.
Students who choose the Interdisciplinary Major in Writing and Communication will not be allowed to count any courses twice.
Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).