English
Students majoring in English engage in close study of a wide range of literature, from traditionally valued American and English works to new literature representing many cultures. Similarly, students majoring in Professional Writing choose among many courses to develop their talents in exposition and analysis and to do creative work. Students in both majors typically develop their skills in writing, speech and research, as well as their analytical and aesthetic judgments as readers. Their overall study of both the historical development and current usage of the English language helps them to become effective writers and editors.
The English major is a good basis for further graduate study in literature, the ministry and all levels of education. The Professional Writing major prepares students for writing and for professional careers in editing, law, and government, as well as for work in journalism and for entrepreneurial, managerial and executive work requiring skill in oral and written communication. Such fields as public relations, marketing, personnel management, sales and leadership in nonprofit agencies may also welcome both majors. The American studies minor offers students the opportunity to explore American culture from an interdisciplinary perspective while introducing them to a growing international academic field.
Alumni of Bridgewater College’s English department currently work in a diversity of fields. These graduates include attorneys, technical writers, grant writers, librarians, teachers of English as a second language, sportswriters, reporters, editors and teachers at elementary, secondary and college levels.
Majoring in English or Professional Writing can lay the foundation for rich lifelong reading and writing experiences, as well as prepare students for a variety of careers.
Programs
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English, Bachelor of Arts - Major -
Professional Writing, Bachelor of Arts - Major -
American Studies, Minor -
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Professional Writing, Minor -
Endorsement in English (6-12), Teacher Licensure
Courses
ENG-110: Effective Writing
Introduction to academic expository and argumentative writing, with a focus on developing rhetorical skills and practices appropriate to a range of disciplines. Instruction in ethical use of material from sources and academic documentation systems. Supplementary writer's workshop required, based on placement. FILA general education: master core skills.
ENG-200: Introduction to English Studies
ENG-214: Medieval Outlaws
An examination of medieval outlaw tales. Covers relatively well-known figures such as Robin Hood and William Wallace to lessor known figures such as Hereward and Eustache the Monk. Traces the outlaw tale as a genre and consider its enduring popularity. Also examines some historical documents in order to place each of the figures studied in context. Reading will be either in a modern English translation or in a highly-glossed Middle or Early Modern English version.
ENG-215: Science Fiction & Contemporary Issues
Examines science fiction from a variety of perspectives in both written and film media. Concentrates on defining characteristics of humanness: physically, mentally and spiritually. May include such topics as the role of a creator, evolutionary changes, and technological innovation, to discuss ethical responsibilities and limitations.
ENG-216: Movies From Literature & As Literature
Introduction to the literary aspects of film. Some analyses cover movies derived from fiction, such as Tom Jones, and some treat movies without prior literary source but with a distinguished director, such as John Ford. An examination of the social role of film is included.
ENG-217: Literary Heroes in Popular Culture
Examines characters invented first in books and periodicals but known popularly for their incarnations in other 20th century media. Characters covered are Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, Zorro, and James Bond. Begins with original texts and moves to popular manifestations.
ENG-218: History of Motion Picture
By examining key people, ideas, and techniques, the course presents an historical survey of the development of the motion picture into an art form. Class members will be required to attend on-campus screenings.
ENG-219: Filming the Middle Ages
Examines the role of the Middle Ages in contemporary pop culture as expressed in films. Readings include selections from film and cultural theory as well as appropriate medieval historical and literary texts. Films might include works such as Bergman, The Seventh Seal, Bresson, The Messenger, Boorman, Excalibur, Fuqua, King Arthur, Gilliam and Jones, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Scott, Kingdom of Heaven.
ENG-220: American Folklife
Explores the role played by traditional American culture, including music, narrative, medicine, vernacular architecture, and folk art and craft. Much of the course will concentrate on the folk culture of the Shenandoah Valley. FILA general education: world cultures. Offered alternate years.
ENG-221: The Images of "folk" in Literature
Introduces students to the concept of folk groups and the ways they have been represented to mainstream cultures through the media of film and literature. Explores literature in conjunction with viewing of film and television depictions of "the folk" as well as documentary films made by folklorists. FILA general education: global dynamics. Offered alternate years.
ENG-222: American Lives
Studies a range of autobiographical writings in the context of America culture, focusing on individual lives as they intersect with U.S. social history and lived experience. Readings and other source materials vary.
ENG-224: Introduction to American Studies
Introduces students to the elements of American culture in the interdisciplinary manner of American studies. After gaining an understanding of the academic field itself, students explore the variety of ways to consider American culture including methodological and genre-based approaches. FILA general education: world cultures.
ENG-235: Literature of Southern Africa
Examines representative literature of Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique to assess historical, cultural, and literary importance, beginning with aboriginal expression, moving through the Colonial period and the struggle of apartheid to the present. FILA general education: world cultures.
ENG-237: Contemporary Ukrainian Literature and Culture
An examination of contemporary Ukrainian writers such as Taras Shevchenko, Oksana Zabuzhko, Serhiy Zhadan, Yuri Andrukovich, and many others. The course also explores Ukrainian history, culture, and folklore, as well as the role of literature as a cultural voice and means of preservation for both native Ukrainians and the Ukrainian diaspora. Students will also research Ukrainian writers whose literature helped fuel current political conversations regarding the 2013 political revolutions in Ukraine. FILA general education: world cultures.
ENG-240: Russian Literature & Culture
Study of major writers of 19th and 20th century Russian literature. Texts are read in English translation. Some study of Russian culture is included. FILA general education: world cultures.
ENG-243: Native American Literature and Culture
Anthropological survey of Native North American and Meso-American cultures, examining features such as traditional subsistence patterns, kinship structures, religious beliefs and practices, social and political structures, artistic expression, and intellectual history. Focuses on the literary heritage of Native American cultures, beginning with the oral tradition and storytelling, and continuing on to the "Native American Renaissance", the proliferation of Native American authors and poets that began in the 1960s and continues to the present. FILA general education: world cultures. Offered alternate years.
ENG-300: Linguistics
Linguistic analysis incorporating traditional grammar, phonology, syntax, sociolinguistics, morphology semantics and historical linguistics (including the history of the English language).
ENG-317 / FREN-317 / SPAN-317: ESL and World Language Teaching
Covers materials on instructional practice and student assessment as they relate to the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) and foreign languages. Material and discussions are focused on the central theme of how to contextualize language instruction and how to run a proficiency-oriented classroom. Taught in English. Required for students seeking ESL endorsement. Strongly recommended for students preparing to teach Spanish. (Cross-listed as FREN-317 and SPAN-317)
ENG-320X / PWR-320X: Writing Contemporary Poetry
Both a writing workshop and a reading course, wherein students practice writing and analyzing poetry in consultation and comparison with practicing poets. A portion of the course includes participation in the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, a four-day event which is held in odd-numbered years. Students will manage, promote, host, and lead portions of the festival, and some will read their own work. FILA general education: experiential learning. (Cross-listed as PWR-320X)
ENG-321 / PWR-321: Advanced Writing of Contemporary Poetry
Blending writing poetry, critical reading, and event management skills, wherein students practice writing and analyzing poetry in consultation and comparison with practicing poets. A portion of the course includes a leadership position in the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, a four-day event held on campus. Students will manage, promote, and lead portions of the festival. Students will also read their work publicly, meet with publishers, lead small writers' groups, and meet professional expectations in hosting a major literary event. (Cross-listed as PWR-321)
ENG-322X: Interpreting the Built Environment
This course introduces students to methods of interpreting the cultural significance of their surrounding landscapes. Readings and lectures draw on architectural history, cultural geography, environmental studies, history, and other relevant fields. Successful completion requires field trips to local and regional sites. FILA general education: world cultures and experiential learning.
ENG-323X: International Culture Analysis
This course examines significant similarities and differences between the cultures of the United States and a variety of international cultures. Students explore differences in media, foodways, music and theater, folk and popular culture, and museums. The class meets for approximately a week on the Bridgewater campus prior to traveling to several locations throughout the world. Cities that may be toured include: Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, and Prague (exact cities to be visited are selected each year). Additional costs associated with travel. FILA general education: world cultures and experiential learning.
ENG-324: American Cultural History
A survey of the beliefs and ideas that have shaped American culture from the colonial period to the present. Topics covered may include the rise of consumer culture, cultural attitudes toward the arts, the significance of race and gender in American culture, and the effect of American cultural and political attitudes on the landscape. While gaining knowledge of the United States' cultural past students will acquire an understanding of culture's role in the present state of the nation and the United States' international roles. FILA general education: world cultures.
ENG-327W / REL-327W: Bible Themes in Literature
A study of literature inspired by the Bible. The focus is on reading and writing about how religious ideas are expressed in literature, how authors use specific biblical stories in their novels, and how various authors may vary in their retellings of the same story. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive. Offered alternate years. (Cross-listed as REL-327W)
ENG-330: Shakespeare
Critical examination of Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and of his basic themes. Approximately 12 plays are studied. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-332W: Arthurian Literature
Examines the effect of the legends of King Arthur and his knights, showing such ideas as the Holy Grail and the code of chivalry in modern retellings and appropriations of the medieval sources. An acquaintance with Malory's Morte D' Arthur is expected. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive.
ENG-333W: Irish Literature
Study of Irish literature, including Celtic mythology. Late 19th and 20th century authors such as Yeats, Joyce, Synge, O'Casey, and Bowen are emphasized. Includes study of Irish political and cultural history will be included. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive.
ENG-334W / GER-334W: German Literature in Translation
Study of German-language fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry. Additionally, students will gain knowledge of Germanic political, cultural, and literary histories. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive. (Cross-listed as GER-334W)
ENG-335W / FREN-335W: French Literature in Translation
Selected readings of the fiction, drama, poetry, and non-fiction prose of French literature. Includes study of French political and cultural history as a way to examine recurring themes, innovation, and movements in literature. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive. (Cross-listed as FREN-335W)
ENG-336: Black Literature
Selected readings in the fiction, drama, poetry and non-fiction prose of major black writers, both African and African-American. Influential authors may include Douglass, Wright, Ellison, Achebe, Baldwin, and Morrison. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-337W: Asian American Literature
Through close reading and discussion of poetry, short fiction, and the novel students will approach an understanding of what it means to categorize these texts as "Asian American literature." The course explores what connections and discontinuities people of Asian ancestry encounter while living in the United States and asks how gender, sexuality, and class inflect representations of Asian American identity. Representative authors include Chang Rae-Lee, Aimee Nezhukumatithil, Brian Komei Dempster, Li Young Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Ocean Vuong. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive.
ENG-341: Mythology and Classical Literature
Examination of Greek myth, especially of mythological ideas and figures that have had great influence on literature and thought, and of selected Greek and Roman classics. Readings may include selections from Homer, Greek drama, Plato, Lucretius, Virgil, and St. Augustine. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-342: Medieval Literature From Beowulf to Dante
Study of several of the major works of medieval literature, including epic, Arthurian romance; religious lyric and drama; biography; and satire, with special attention to themes such as adventure, courtly love, and self-discovery. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-343: Literature of Renaissance & the Enlightenment
Readings in the Renaissance epic, in early prose narrative, and in drama, lyric, and other major literary forms. May include works by Machiavelli, Milton, Thomas More, Shakespeare, Moliere, Swift and Voltaire. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-344: Literature of Romanticism & Realism
Study of literature during the late 18th and 19th centuries. Explores the development of Romanticism and realism in American, English, and other western European literatures such as German, Russian, and French. Includes fiction, poetry, and drama by authors such as Blake, Wordsworth, Goethe, Pushkin, Dickens, Austen, G. Eliot, the Brontes, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Poe, Melville, Twain, James, Ibsen, and Flaubert. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-345W: Literature for Children
Development and analysis of the major types of children's literature are addressed, including picture books, poetry, fables, folktales, fantasy, realism, and historical fiction. Students read and analyze classic examples of each type. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive.
ENG-347W: Nineteenth Century Children's Literature
Study of works written during the first golden age of children's literature. Exploration of examples of the century's proliferating types of fiction (fantasy, adventure, domestic and exotic realism), comparison of original literary texts to filmed adaptations, investigation of the influence of folktales upon children's literature, and acquaintance with some of the best illustrators and writers for children of the period. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive.
ENG-350: Literature for Young Adults
Reading and critical response to a range of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written for a middle school through high school audience or considered suitable reading for this audience. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-360W / THEA-360W: Modern Drama
Examination of theatrical literature and forms from the late 19th century well-made plays, Realism, Expressionism, Futurism and Symbolism, to Epic theatre and the Theatre of the Absurd. Playwrights such as Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, and others will be studied. The goals of this course are for students to gain an understanding of the scope, history, techniques and influence of Modern Drama. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive. Offered alternate years. (Cross-listed as THEA-360W)
ENG-362W / THEA-362W: Contemporary Drama
Contemporary theatrical forms of American and British drama. Begins with post-World War II dramatic works and moves sequentially to the present day. Areas of attention include the "angry young men," metadrama, gender race and ethnicity, the "new brutalism," and contemporary docudrama. Particular focus on how play texts engage with the cultural and historical moment of their creation. Students gain an understanding of the scope, history, techniques and influence of contemporary drama. Playwrights such as John Osborne, Edward Albee, Eduard Bond, Jose Rivera, Martin McDonagh, Tony Kushner, Sarah Kane, Suzan Lori-Parks, Nilo Cruz, Moises Kaufman, Sarah Ruhl and others are studied. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive. Offered alternate years. (Cross-listed as THEA-362W)
ENG-364: Studies in Short Fiction
Study of the development of the short story as a distinctive literary form with focus will be on the genre's history, techniques, and conventions, giving emphasis to 19th and 20th century authors from various national literatures who have had a particular impact on the form's development. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-366: Studies Novel
Study of the development of the novel as a distinctive literary form with emphasis on different techniques, conventions and themes of the genre exemplified by representative works chosen from American, British, and other national literatures. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-368: Studies Poetry
Study of the development of poetry as a distinctive literary form with emphasis on the techniques, conventions and themes of the genre exemplified by representative works chosen from American, British and other national literatures. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-385W: Modern Literature
Study of the modernist movement in American, English, and world literatures with emphasis on fiction, poetry and drama written in the first half of the 20th century before World War II. Writers studied may include Hemingway, Faulkner, Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Woolf, Pound, Conrad, Camus, Sartre, Joyce, Kafka, and Mann. FILA general education: literature and writing intensive.
ENG-386: Contemporary Literature
Study of post-modern and contemporary literature in American, English, and world literatures with emphasis on fiction, poetry, and drama written from World War II to the present day. Writers studied may include Beckett, Ellison, Vonnegut, Achebe, Borges, Kundera, and Heaney. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-390: Southern Literature
Study of the literature and culture of the southern United States from the 19th century to the present. Explores the cultural development of the region and the influence of the historical context including slavery, reconstruction, economic depression, and the Civil Rights movement. Writers studied may include Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston, James Dickey, Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, Alice Walker, Cormac McCarthy and Larry Brown. FILA general education: literature. Offered alternate years.
ENG-400: Seminar in a Major Literary Figure
Critical examination of the life and writing of a major figure from American, British, or world literature. May take more than once for credit if the featured literary figure is different each time. Figures may include Dante, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Milton, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Henrik Ibsen, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf or William Faulkner. FILA general education: literature.
ENG-401: American Literature I
Explores the development of American literature from the Colonial period up through late 19th century American Realism (ENG-401). Transcendentalism, Realism, and Naturalism are examined. Sequence continues from the Modernist period to the present (ENG-402). Examines imagist poetry, existentialism, confessional poetry, postmodernism, the Beat movement, metafiction, and various multicultural perspectives. Does not satisfy the FILA general education literature requirement.
ENG-402: American Literature II
Explores the development of American literature from the Colonial period up through late 19th century American Realism (ENG-401). Transcendentalism, Realism, and Naturalism are examined. Sequence continues from the Modernist period to the present (ENG-402). Examines imagist poetry, existentialism, confessional poetry, postmodernism, the Beat movement, metafiction, and various multicultural perspectives. Does not satisfy the FILA general education literature requirement.
ENG-450: Senior Seminar
An in-depth, graduate-level seminar examining a special literary topic or a literary figure or figures, to be chosen by the instructor. Explores both the primary sources and the critical and theoretical context of those sources. Culminates with students' production of critical essay which contributes to the ongoing critical discussion. Does not satisfy the FILA general education literature requirement.
ENG-480X: Internship
Provides an opportunity for a student to gain field experience in an area related to the student's program of study or career goals. The learning objectives for internships include connecting academic knowledge and problem-solving processes to experiences and problems in professional settings. Supervision of an intern is provided by an appropriate faculty member and by a site supervisor of the agency or business in which the student is an intern. A student who wishes to engage in an internship must consult with the appropriate faculty member at least eight weeks in advance of the start of the term in which the internship is to be completed. A description of the internship, signed by the student and the faculty sponsor, must be filed with the director of internships by the first day of the semester prior to the start of the internship. Approval of each application for an internship is made by the director of internships based upon approved policies and guidelines. Internships are graded on an S or U basis. Students must complete 120 hours of internship-related work as well as weekly journal entries and a final reflective paper completed in accordance with approved requirements. A student may enroll in an internship program for 3 credits per semester, and internship credit may be earned in subsequent semesters subject to the limitations that no more than two internships may be pursued in any one agency or business and a maximum of 9 credits in internships may be applied toward graduation. FILA general education: experiential learning.
ENG-490: Independent Study
ENG-491: Research
ENG-499: Honors Project
PWR-115: Writing Center
PWR-131 / COMM-131: News Practicum
Skills-and-theory class that applies critical thinking to discuss and solve practical problems in news media production. Prepares students for the convergence of media, providing practical experience in multiplatform media writing and production, including print, radio, TV and web journalism. Work includes approximately three hours outside the class and one hour inside each week. May be repeated for credit. (Cross-listed as COMM-131)
PWR-131X / COMM-131X: News Practicum
Skills-and-theory class that applies critical thinking to discuss and solve practical problems in news media production. Prepares students for the convergence of media experience in multi-platform media writing and production including print, radio, TV and web journalism. Work includes approximately three hours outside the class and one hour inside each week. FILA general education: experiential learning. (Cross-listed as COMM-131X)
PWR-201: Introduction to Professional Writing
Introduces students to a range of rhetorical principles and practices in professional genres that they will explore in future coursework and in their careers.
PWR-225X: Travel Writing
Explores published works from various genres on the cultures and natural environments of variable destinations, which provide the bases for students' original works in several modes of travel writing, including memoir, travelogue and creative nonfiction. FILA general education: world cultures and experiential learning.
PWR-227W: Food Writing
A writing workshop dedicated to writing about food. Topics covered include food blogs, restaurant reviews, experiences with trying new foods, recipes, experiences with food preparation and meal experiences. Literary selections and film depictions of food writing are also discussed. Expenses for incidentals such as restaurant visits are the responsibility of each student. FILA general education: writing intensive.
PWR-255W / COMM-255W: Introduction to News Writing
Teaches students the basic skills of researching, investigating and writing in a variety of formats. Emphasis on identification of the writing structures used by contemporary media writers and utilization of these structures in original pieces researched and written by the students. FILA general education: writing intensive. (Cross-listed as COMM-255W)
PWR-275: Grammar, Style & Editing
Overview of what is traditionally called grammar, including syntax, mechanics, style, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary-building and proofreading for teaching writing at the elementary and secondary levels as well as for publication at a professional level. Develops competency in creation, analysis and editing of written English.
PWR-305 / COMM-305: Multimedia Reporting & Writing
Builds on the skills-oriented approach of COMM/PWR-255W by putting theory behind the practice of writing. Through individual and group writing projects, students work toward understanding the increasingly complex definition of news, its blurring line with entertainment, and the dynamic interplay between technologies and audiences. Offered alternate years. (Cross-listed as COMM-305)
PWR-311: Creative Writing
Intensive workshop providing an opportunity to gain deeper insight into literary techniques and practices through the production of original short and longer works of fiction, poetry and drama, as well as creative expository forms. Students develop a single, but substantial, literary project unified by a common theme or themes. Group workshops and individual conferences provide extensive feedback and critical response as the student progresses through the project.
PWR-312W: Technical Writing
Advanced writing course in composing reports, proposals, instructions, brochures, digital information and other technical documents. Principles of document design, strategies for incorporating graphic elements into texts and methods of editing are also emphasized. FILA general education: writing intensive.
PWR-313W: Writing for Business
Explores analytical and practical skills in a range of business genres, including memos, letters, proposals and collaborative reports. FILA general education: writing intensive.
PWR-315: Teaching Writing
Introduction to writing instruction for prospective teachers and writing center tutors from all disciplines. Incorporates current theoretical perspectives, applied linguistics and research on the writing process to introduce classroom practices such as one-to-one conferencing, the writing workshop approach and teaching in computer classrooms.
PWR-318W: Writing for Visual Media
Studies the nature of writing as it is shaped by digital technologies, including desktop publishing, document design and electronic portfolios. Implications of these media for writing in both theory and practice are emphasized. FILA general education: writing intensive.
PWR-319: Publishing and Marketing
Surveys industry processes, including manuscript acquisition, editing, design, distribution, promotion and sales.
PWR-320X / ENG-320X: Writing Contemporary Poetry
Both a writing workshop and a reading course, wherein students practice writing and analyzing poetry in consultation and comparison with practicing poets. A portion of the course includes participation in the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, a four-day event which is held in odd-numbered years. Students will manage, promote, host, and lead portions of the festival, and some will read their own work. FILA general education: experiential learning. (Cross-listed as ENG-320X)
PWR-321 / ENG-321: Advanced Writing of Contemporary Poetry
Blending writing poetry, critical reading, and event management skills, wherein students practice writing and analyzing poetry in consultation and comparison with practicing poets. A portion of the course includes a leadership position in the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, a four-day event held on campus. Students will manage, promote, and lead portions of the festival. Students will also read their work publicly, meet with publishers, lead small writers' groups, and meet professional expectations in hosting a major literary event. (Cross-listed as ENG-321)
PWR-322: Advanced Creative Writing
Advanced workshop providing an opportunity to demonstrate literary techniques and practices through the production of original short and longer works of fiction, poetry and drama, as well as creative expository forms. Students develop a single, but substantial, literary project, defined by means of a contract with the instructor and unified by a common theme or themes. Advanced workshop students also lead group workshop discussions, providing and receiving extensive feedback and critical response as class members' progress through their projects. Advanced students also explore the publishing market appropriate to their work and make a serious effort to secure publication in some form.
PWR-324: Special Topics in Writing
Covers topics pertaining to writing in twenty-first-century modes and environments. Study of models and theoretical approaches combined with practical experiences enable students to develop written expression in the focus area. May take more than once for credit if the topic is different each time. Possible topics include creative nonfiction, science and nature writing, sports writing, humor writing, biography.
PWR-325WX: Special Topics in Public Writing
This course explores theories and practices of writing that serve a public interest. Study and production of models and theoretical approaches combined with intentional community engagement enables students to develop and share written expression in the focus area. May be taken more than once for credit if the topic is different each time. Possible topics include augmented reality writing, writing for nonprofits, writing for a cause (safety, health, political activism, the environment, animal rights, the arts, etc.) Depending on the topic, students will develop writing projects with non-profits, businesses, and other groups in the community. FILA general education: writing intensive and experiential learning.
PWR-451: Senior Seminar in Professional Writing
An in-depth seminar that studies significant trends in writing and helps students prepare for the job market.
PWR-480X: Internship
Provides an opportunity for a student to gain field experience in an area related to the student's program of study or career goals. The learning objectives for internships include connecting academic knowledge and problem-solving processes to experiences and problems in professional settings. Supervision of an intern is provided by an appropriate faculty member and by a site supervisor of the agency or business in which the student is an intern. A student who wishes to engage in an internship must consult with the appropriate faculty member at least eight weeks in advance of the start of the term in which the internship is to be completed. A description of the internship, signed by the student and the faculty sponsor, must be filed with the director of internships by the first day of the semester prior to the start of the internship. Approval of each application for an internship is made by the director of internships based upon approved policies and guidelines. Internships are graded on an S or U basis. Students must complete 120 hours of internship-related work as well as weekly journal entries and a final reflective paper completed in accordance with approved requirements. A student may enroll in an internship program for 3 credits per semester, and internship credit may be earned in subsequent semesters subject to the limitations that no more than two internships may be pursued in any one agency or business and a maximum of 9 credits in internships may be applied toward graduation. FILA general education: experiential learning.