Writing Emphasis

(For official requirements, see the Clayton State University Academic Catalog.)

Writing Core (15 hours)

• ENGL 3210 Advanced Grammar
• ENGL 3212 Advanced Composition
• ENGL 3800 Introduction to Creative Writing
• ENGL 3900 Professional and Technical Writing
• ENGL 4300 Advanced Poetry Writing
• ENGL 4301 Advanced Prose Writing

English Electives (24 hours)

• ENGL 3150 Shakespeare
• ENGL 3200 History of the English Language
• ENGL 3260 Postcolonial Literature
• ENGL 3300 Women and Literature
• ENGL 3400 African-American Literature
• ENGL 3500 Multicultural Literature
• ENGL 4000 English Internship (may be repeated)
• ENGL 4100 American Federal and Colonial Literature
• ENGL 4110 American Romanticism
• ENGL 4120 American Realism and Naturalism
• ENGL 4130 Southern Literature
• ENGL 4140 Modern American Literature
• ENGL 4200 Medieval Literature
• ENGL 4210 Renaissance Literature
• ENGL 4220 Restoration and Neoclassical Literature
• ENGL 4240 Romantic and Victorian Literature
• ENGL 4250 Modern British Literature
• ENGL 4610 Modern Poetry
• ENGL 4630 The Short Story
• ENGL 4800 Selected Topics in English (may be repeated when topics vary)
• ENGL 4810 Special Topics in Women’s Literature (may be repeated with permission)
• ENGL 4900 Directed Research (may be repeated with permission)

Guided Electives (9 hours)

Courses applied to guided electives must be relevant to the student’s educational or career goals, must be offered by the College of Arts & Sciences, and must include at least two different prefixes (e.g., CMS and HIST).