The following specializations are open to all students majoring in any English academic plan. Admission to any specialization is by consent of the Department of English Language and Literature upon completion of the first year of studies.
Creative Writing Specialization
The Creative Writing Specialization requires successful completion of four courses:
Note
ENGL 332 is a repeatable course. Individual instructors choose the topic or genre of creative writing on which the course will focus. Students may take the course for credit a maximum of twice, provided that the topics in the two iterations of the course are distinct from each other.
Digital Media Studies Specialization
The Digital Media Studies Specialization requires successful completion of four courses:
- ENGL 293
- two of ENGL 294, ENGL 392A, ENGL 392B, ENGL 403/DAC 400, ENGL 408C, ENGL 470C
- one of ENGL 203/DAC 201, ENGL 204/DAC 202, ENGL 295, ENGL 320, ENGL 371, ENGL 408A, ENGL 408B, ENGL 494
Note
The Digital Media Studies Specialization is not available to students currently enrolled in or who have graduated from the Digital Arts Communication Minor or Digital Arts Communication Specialization.
Global Literatures Specialization
The Global Literatures Specialization requires successful completion of four courses:
- ENGL 291
- two of ENGL 208L/GSJ 208L, ENGL 208M, ENGL 290, ENGL 322, ENGL 345, ENGL 463/GSJ 463
- one of ENGL 260, ENGL 280, ENGL 313, ENGL 318, ENGL 342, ENGL 410C, ENGL 460A, ENGL 460B, ENGL 460C, ENGL 460D
Technical Writing Specialization
The Technical Writing Specialization requires successful completion of four courses: