WRIT - Writing

Students will develop creative skills, refine their writing through reading and critique, and build a deeper understanding of the creative process and the use of figurative language. Selected pieces may be considered for publication in the Baylorian.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and one 2000-level English course

Students will develop skills in writing creative nonfiction, short stories, and other forms of creative writing, refining their work through workshop discussion and critique. Selected pieces may be considered for publication in the Baylorian.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and one 2000-level English course.

A study of modern English grammar with emphasis on its origin, syntax, morphology, usage, and current misusage. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, ENGL 1322, and one ENGL 2000-level course.

A course focused on developing advanced skills in nonfiction writing. Includes study of theories of composition. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, ENGL 1322, and two ENGL 2000-level courses.

This course introduces students to writing in technical and professional workplaces. Students learn to communicate complex information clearly and ethically to a range of audiences, including specialists, managers, and the general public. Emphasis is placed on real-world genres such as technical reports, proposals, instructions, user documentation, data summaries, and professional correspondence.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1321 and ENGL 1322 and Junior standing.

Practical experience in editing and production of literary journals. Students will serve on the staff of the UMHB literary magazine, The Baylorian, and will assist with the Writers’ Festival. This course may count only one time as a Set 2 course in the English minor but may be repeated for elective credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and two 2000-level English courses.

Practical experience in editing and production of literary journals. Students will serve on the staff of the UMHB literary magazine, The Baylorian, and may assist with the Writers’ Festival. This course may count only one time as a Set 2 course in the English minor but may be repeated for elective credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and two 2000-level English courses.

A course focused on developing advanced skills in nonfiction writing. Includes study of theories of composition. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and two 2000-level English courses.

Study of classical and modern rhetoric, from Aristotle and Cicero to Booth, Toulmin, and others. Emphasis on skills necessary to construct and analyze arguments and to engage in a variety of discourses in a rhetorically effective way. Prerequisites: Junior standing, ENGL 1321, 1322, and one 3000-level English course.

Practical experience in editing and production of literary journals. Students will serve on the staff of the UMHB literary magazine, The Baylorian, and may assist with the Writers’ Festival. This course may count only one time as a Set 2 course in the English minor but may be repeated for elective credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and two 2000-level English courses.

Practical experience in editing and production of literary journals. Students will serve on the staff of the UMHB literary magazine, The Baylorian, and may assist with the Writers’ Festival. This course may count only one time as a Set 2 course in the English minor but may be repeated for elective credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, 1322, and two 2000-level English courses.