Degree Requirements
- Credit Hours: Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in English at the graduate level.
- Grade Point Average: Students must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Students must also earn a minimum GPA of 2.75 and a minimum grade of B- in all courses applied to the degree.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PROVESSIONAL WRITING AND EDITING COURSES: | 12 | |
| Studies in Composition and Rhetoric | ||
| Editing | ||
| Professional Writing Theory | ||
| College Composition Pedagogy * | ||
| INTERNSHIP: ** | 3 | |
| Professional Writing Internship | ||
| ELECTIVES: | 15 | |
Select six credits of the following ENGL or WRIT courses at the 500-level or above: *** | ||
| Publishing | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing for Community & Industry | ||
| The Writing of Health and Medicine | ||
| Rhetoric and Science | ||
| Approaches to Teaching Composition | ||
| Introduction to the Digital Humanities | ||
| Topics in Rhetoric | ||
| Seminar in Rhetoric | ||
Select nine credits of ENGL courses at the 500 level or above. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- *
Students who do not hold an assistantship will substitute three additional hours of electives.
- **
With program approval, a thesis option can be substituted for the internship.
- ***
Additional courses may accepted with Professional Writing Coordinator approval, excluding ENGL 698, 790, and 798.
Major Learning Outcomes
Professional Writing and Editing
The learning outcomes for the M.A. in PWE reflect the program’s mixture of theory and practice:
- Recognize and evaluate a variety of ethical, social, legal, and political values intertwined in the production and consumption of technical communications.
- Analyze the uses and applications of new communication technologies.
- Acquire historical and critical understanding of rhetorical theories and practices.
- Master a variety of research and analytical methods, especially as these apply to the study and practical application of oral, written, and visual communication in professional contexts.
- Acquire a practical and theoretical understanding of workplace dynamics including client relations and project management skills.