Campus: Westchester
The BA in Writing and Rhetoric focuses on the arts of writing and critical thinking through different lenses, including composition theory, digital and cultural rhetoric, creative and professional writing, literacy studies, and new media. The program teaches students to see the world with greater texture and nuance and produce work that enacts change as they become engaged citizens and active professionals in careers and graduate programs for which the development, analysis, and synthesis of texts are essential.The BA in Writing and Rhetoric is part of a larger writing program and culture, which is the hub of a thriving on-campus creative community, supporting a student podcast and YouTube channel, literary and arts magazine, and creative arts events like readings, workshops, salons, and festivals with award-winning visiting writers and artists.
Major Completion Summary
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| University Core Requirements | 44-55 |
| Major Requirements | 36 |
| Open Electives | 37-48 |
| Total Credits | 128 |
University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Complete University Core Requirements | 44-55 | |
| Total Credits | 44-55 | |
Major Requirements (36 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway and Foundation Courses | ||
| ENG 206 | Introduction to Writing Studies | 3 |
| LIT 205 | Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media | 3 |
| LIT 2XX | Any 200-level LIT Course | 3 |
| ENG 2XX | Any 200-Level Course | 3 |
| Distribution Requirements | ||
| ENG 3XX | Creative or Professional Writing Course | 3 |
| ENG 3XX | Writing and Rhetoric Course | 3 |
| LIT 3XX | Any 300-Level LIT Course | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Choose 9 credits from upper-level courses in ENG or LIT | 9 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ENG 393 | Internship | 1-6 |
| ENG 499 | Senior Year Experience in English | 3 |
| Total Credits | 34-39 | |
Open Electives (37-48 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Open Electives | ||
| Select 37-48 credits | 37-48 | |
| Total Credits | 37-48 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 110 | Composition | 3 |
| UNV 101 | First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community | 1 |
| First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
| Take two remaining Area of Knowledge course (Learning Community (LC)) | 6 | |
| CIS 101 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 120 | Critical Writing | 4 |
| COM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENG 206 | Introduction to Writing Studies | 3 |
| One Lab Science course | 3 | |
| Second Language Course, if applicable | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| LIT 205 | Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media | 3 |
| One 200-level major foundation requirement course in subject ENG | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One Civic Engagement (CE) course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MAT 102 | Mathematics for Life | 3 |
| One 200-level major foundation requirement course in subject LIT (Writing Enhanced (WE) course) | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| One 300-level major requirement distribution course in subject ENG (Creative or Professional Writing) | 3 | |
| One 300-level major requirement distribution course in subject LIT | 3 | |
| ENG 393 | Internship | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| One 300-level major requirement distribution course in subject ENG (Writing & Rhetoric Studies) | 3 | |
| One major elective course in subject ENG or LIT | 3 | |
| One major elective course in subject ENG or LIT | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| One major elective course in subject ENG or LIT | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 499 | Senior Year Experience in English | 3 |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 128 | |