Undergraduate Requirements

A grade of C or higher in English 1101 and 1102 or the equivalent from another univesity is required for all people who would take any Advanced Composition and Rhetoric courses or Technical and Professional Writing courses. If you are planning to Major in English and concentrate in this area, you are required to take English 3050, Introduction to Rhetoric as early as possible. The department requires a minimum of twenty-seven semester hours in upper-division English, with no more than eleven being transferred credits. The College of Arts and Sciences requires that students pass all upper-division courses in their majors with a grade of C or higher.

General Degree Requirements

Degree offered: Bachelor of Arts Major in English
Concentration in Advanced Composition and Rhetoric

1. Undergraduate Core Curriculum Areas A - E;

2. Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major, listed below;

3. Area G: Major Courses, listed below;

4. Area H: Minor and Additional Courses, listed below if needed.

Area A: Essential Skills (9)

Area B: Institutional Options (4)

Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts (6)

Area D: Science, Mathematics, and Technology (11)

Area E: Social Science (12)

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major Field (18)

• 1. Foreign Language (6) Lang 2001 Intermediate World Language I (3) Lang 2002 Intermediate World Language II (3)
• 2. Required Courses (9) Engl 2120 British Literature (3) Engl 2130 American Literature (3) Engl 3050 Introduction to Rhetoric (3)
• 3. Select one elective from area C or Hist 1111, Hist 1112, Hist 1140, AAS 2010, or WSt 2010. (3)

Area G: Major Courses (27) A grade of C or higher is required in all major courses. The English major requires nine upper-division courses (27 semester hours) distributed as described below. The same course may not be used to satisfy more than one of the listed requirements.

Area H: Minor Courses (9-15) English majors may choose to double major, minor in another subject, or choose three additional courses in the major

Advanced Composition and Rhetoric Concentration

If you are unfamiliar with the terminology used in the following section, either consult the English Department's Undergraduate Studes Handbook available outsite the English Department's main office, 923 GCB, or call Prof. George Pullman, 404-413-5854.

1. Select one course from British Literature 1, British Literature 2, or American Literature 3.

2. Select one course from Literature Electives.

3. Select one course from Language, Theory and Criticism. (3)

4. Select one course.

• Engl 3080 History, Theory, and Practice of Argumentative Writing (3)
• Engl 3090 History, Theory, and Practice of Expository Writing (3)
• Engl 3100 Twentieth-Century Composition Theory and Practice (3)
• English 4520 Gender and Writing (3)

5. Select one course.

• Engl 3110 Technical Writing (3)
• Engl 3115 Document Design (3)
• Engl 3120 Electronic Writing and Publishing (3)
• Engl 3130 Business Writing (3)
• Engl 3140 Editing (3)
• Engl 3135 Visual Rhetoric (3)

6. Select two electives chosen from advanced composition and rhetoric courses not already taken (one may be selected from creative writing courses). (6)

7. Select an elective from English or Folklore courses. (3)

8. Engl 4320 Senior Seminar: Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3)