Creative and Professional Writing

Mission Statement

The mission of the Creative & Professional Writing program is to provide learning space and a workshop environment for students to experiment, practice, develop, market, and publish their original work in multiple genres. Our program allows students to develop knowledge and hands-on experience in multiple sectors of contemporary writing. This includes the creation of new literature as well as other forms of contemporary writing within multiple media platforms, career writing, and content creation.

Students seeking teacher licensure in Tennessee cannot choose this degree.

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 3 hours

FSL 101	Foundations of Scholarship and Learning	3
	or
HON 101	First Year Honors Seminar	3

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101 or HON 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
	or
HON 110	Honors English Seminar	3
ENG 225	Spoken Word and Public Performance	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102 or HON 110, and ENG 225.

Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours

Choose one from the following:

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 119	Precalculus	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

CIS 170	Introduction to Microcomputer Applications	3
ED 190/CIS 190	Introduction to Computers for Instruction	3

Area II - The Arts - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
ENG 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 215 or ENG 216.

Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours

Choose two courses from different disciplines from the following:

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	or
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	3
HON 221	Humanities & Social Sciences Honors Seminar	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3
POLSC 223	Introduction to American National Government & Politics	3
	or
POLSC 224	Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
	or
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3
	or
SOC 223	Social Problems	3
	or
SOC 243	Peoples and Cultures of the World in Sociological Perspective	3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one sequence from the following:

HIS 111	History of Western Civilization I	3
	and
HIS 112	History of Western Civilization II	3
	or
HIS 191	World Civilization to 1500	3
	and
HIS 192	World Civilization since 1500	3
	or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
	and
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

Choose two difference science disciplines from the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
	or
BIO 111	General Biology I	3
	and
BIO 111L	General Biology I Lab	1
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
	or
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
	and
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
HON 140	From Atoms to Evolution	4
PHY 201	College Physics I	4
	or
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PS 100	Physical Science	4
SCI 105	Special Topics in Science	4

Creative & Professional Writing Core - 15 hours

CPW 210	Professional and Multimedia Writing	3
CPW 410	Advanced Multimedia Writing & Digital Publishing	3
CW 101	Introduction to Creative and Imaginative Writing	3
CW 421	Creative Writing Senior Project	3
ENG 300	Introduction to Literary Studies	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Creative & Professional Writing Core courses.

Creative & Professional Writing Electives - 18 hours

Choose three from the following:

CW 255	Writing Fiction	3
CW 256	Writing Poetry	3
CW 257	Writing Creative Nonfiction	3
CW 258	Writing Drama	3

Choose three from the following:

CPW 498	Special Topics in Creative & Professional Writing	3
CW 405	Advanced Fiction	3
CW 406	Advanced Poetry	3
CW 407	Advanced Creative Nonfiction	3
CW 408	Advanced Script-writing	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Creative & Professional Writing Electives.

English Core Requirements - 9 hours

Choose one from the following:

ENG 311	American Literature I	3
ENG 312	American Literature II	3

Choose one from the following:

ENG 321	British Literature I	3
ENG 322	British Literature II	3
ENG 423/THR 423	Shakespeare	3

Choose one from the following:

ENG 424	World Literature I	3
ENG 425	World Literature II	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all English Core Requirements.

General Electives - 33-38 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

The Creative & Professional Writing faculty have provided suggested areas of focus. These are not required, but if selected will fit within the General Electives.

Non-profit Entrepreneurship (12 hours)
BUA 101
BUA 321
BUA 475
BUA 479

Rhetoric & Performance (12-13 hours)
ENG 350
ENG 445
THR 200 or THR 220 or Music Ensemble/Private Lessons (at least four hours)
THR 440

Social Justice (12 hours)
PBADM 320
PHIL 312
PSY 230
SOC 230

Science & Medicine (13 hours)
AC 201
BIO 220
CRJ 111
HCA 300
HCA 350

Language & Culture (12 hours)
ANTH 210
ENG 331
SOC 243
SPAN 111 or SPAN 112

Total GEC Required (41-45 hours)
Total Creative & Professional Writing Core (15 hours)
Total Creative & Professional Writing Electives (18 hours)
Total English Literature courses (9 hours)
Total General Electives (33-38 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.