The mission of the Creative & Professional Writing program is to provide a workshop environment for students to develop, market, and publish their original work in multiple genres. Students in our program gain knowledge and hands-on experience in many sectors of contemporary writing, including the creation of new literary works as well as 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 |
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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
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:
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:
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
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 |
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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 |
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POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
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PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
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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 |
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HIS 112 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
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HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
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HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
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HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
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HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours
Choose two difference science disciplines from the following:
Creative & Professional Writing Core - 15 hours
CPW 210/COM 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:
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:
Choose one from the following:
Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all English Core Requirements.
General Electives - 33-37 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