English, Writing Concentration, B.A.

For All English Majors

A minimum of 39 credits is required within the English major.
Completion of at least two college semesters of one foreign language is required, unless during high school the student has (a) completed three years of study of one foreign language, or (b) completed two years of study in each of two foreign languages. A student may also satisfy the foreign language requirement by passing a proficiency examination designed nationally and administered locally.
Students who transfer into the English major from other institutions must complete 21 credit hours in English at Westfield State University.

Students may satisfy 3 of the required 6 credits in the Literary and Philosophical analysis area of the core with any of the courses on the following list. English Education students may satisfy all 6 of the required Literary and Philosophical analysis credits with courses from this list.

ENGL 0210 - British Literature to 1603 Credits: 3
ENGL 0211 - British Literature 1603-1780 Credits: 3
ENGL 0212 - British Literature from 1780 to the Present Credits: 3
ENGL 0216 - American Literature to 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 0217 - American Literature Since 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 0221 - World Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 0222 - World Literature II Credits: 3

Requirements for the Writing Concentration - 39 Credits

Students completing the Writing Concentration take six courses or 18 credits in the Literature area, as defined below, and seven courses or 21 credits in the Writing area for a total of 39 credits.

Literature - 18 Credits

ENGL 0210 - British Literature to 1603 Credits: 3
ENGL 0211 - British Literature 1603-1780 Credits: 3 or
ENGL 0212 - British Literature from 1780 to the Present Credits: 3
ENGL 0216 - American Literature to 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 0217 - American Literature Since 1865 Credits: 3

Any two of the following genre courses:

Poetry:

ENGL 0376 - Modern British and American Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 0382 - Contemporary Poetry Credits: 3

Fiction:

ENGL 0300 - Development of the Novel Credits: 3
ENGL 0311 - The British Novel Credits: 3
ENGL 0323 - The American Novel Credits: 3

Prose:

ENGL 0372 - History of Prose Credits: 3
ENGL 0373 - Literary Journalists Credits: 3

Drama:

ENGL 0287 - World Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 0317 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Histories Credits: 3
ENGL 0318 - Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances Credits: 3
ENGL 0364 - American Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 0366 - Drama of the Western World Credits: 3
ENGL 0370 - Modern Drama Credits: 3

Film:

ENGL 0391 - Special Studies in Film Credits: 3
ENGL 0393 - History and Development of Motion Pictures Credits: 3

Writing - 21 Credits

A total of seven courses (21 credits) is required from the following categories. A minimum of one course per category is required. No more than a total of two courses may be taken from the “Rhetoric and Writing” category.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .