1990-1991 Academic Catalog

132 Languages andLiterature The professional emphasis prepares students for positions as writers and editors in industry and public relations. Though typically taken in the context of the English major, the emphasis itself, involving twenty– five quarter hours in specific professional writing courses, may be taken with other majors. The professional writing emphasis must begin the fall quarter of the junior year. All courses with the PWRT prefix must be taken in the sequence listed below. Course requirements for a major in English with an emphasis in professional writing involve seventy quarter hours including: English ................................................................................................. 45 ENG-110 English Composition I .......................... :................................ 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .......................................................... 5 LIT-231 World Literature ....................................................................... 5 LIT-335 Shakespeare ............................................................................. 5 LIT-337 Contemporary American Literature .......................................... 5 (or LIT-338 Contemporary British Literature ........................................ 5) American Literature (one course) ............................................................ 5 English Literature (one course) ............................................................... 5 Electives in English .............................................................................. 10 Professional Writing ............................................................................. 25 PWRT-211 Style and Mechanics for Writers ........................................... 3 PWRT-312 Professional Writing ............................................................ 5 PWRT-314 Computer Applications for Writers ....................................... 2 PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing ...................................................... 3 PWRT-414 Report Writing ..................................................................... 5 PWRT-415 Advanced Professional Writing ............................................ 4 PWRT-417 Editing and Proofreading ..................................................... 3 with a Professional Proficiency requirements ..................................................................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements ............................................. 65-87 English major/professional writing requirements ................................... 70 Electives ......................................................................................... 28-50 Total not induding proficiency) 192 The Language and Literature Department believes that a living language can be learned properly only as the student masters the pronunciation, develops the ability to understand both the spoken and written language, and is able to express himself intelligently in a number of cultural contexts. The general education requirement in foreign language is satisfied by completing two years of the same modem or classical (Latin, Greek) lan– guage in high school or by successfully completing the third quarter of an elementary foreign language in college.