{"id":109,"date":"2012-06-04T14:23:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T14:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad1213\/sas\/programs\/writing-linguistics-the-creative-process\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T10:15:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:15:06","slug":"writing-linguistics-the-creative-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/sas\/programs\/writing-linguistics-the-creative-process\/","title":{"rendered":"WRITING, LINGUISTICS and CREATIVE PROCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>Brian Clements, Chair<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"clementsb@wcsu.edu\">ClementsB@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nHiggins Hall 219B, Midtown campus<br \/>\n(203) 887-8876<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Krista Brooks, Department Secretary<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nHiggins Hall, 201, Midtown campus<br \/>\n(203) 837-9041<br \/>\nFax (203) 837-3953<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\">Faculty<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 38.092%\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7925%\">Dr. Brian Clements, Chair<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.9623%\">Dr. Kelli Custer<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50.1055%\">Prof Anthony D&#8217;Aries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7925%\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dr. Oscar De Los Santos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.9623%\">Dr. Edward Hagan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50.1055%\">Dr. Michael Lewis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7925%\">Prof John Roche<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.9623%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50.1055%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing program prepares students for careers in fields that include creative writing, technical writing, public relations, online and print journalism, as well as writing intensive professions such as the law, publishing, business and education. Students may choose one of\u00a0three B.A. degree options: 1. Creative Writing, 2. Business and Technical Writing, 3. Journalism\u00a0and Public Relations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To prepare students for careers as professional writers, the Department of Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process focuses on the following objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engaging students through innovative and cutting-edge writing programs in writing as a process of making form and meaning.<\/li>\n<li>Training professional writing students for work in business, publishing in all its facets, and teaching.<\/li>\n<li>Immersing students in the rich environment of professional writing activities and talent available in New York City and author-endowed Fairfield and Litchfield counties.<\/li>\n<li>Emphasizing writing as key to critical thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Highlighting the importance of linguistics and understanding the basic components of language and texts to professional writers.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting students with the development of style, voice and attunement to genre.<\/li>\n<li>Creating a community of writers at Western that fosters an awareness of the importance of writing across the curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>General Education Writing Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process participates broadly in the university\u2019s general education program. The general education writing requirement consists of a sequence of three courses: a Tier 1 Writing course (WRT 101 Composition I), a subsequent Tier 2 Writing-Intensive course, and, finally, a Tier 3 Writing-Intensive course.<\/p>\n<p>The department\u2019s First-Year Coordinator supervises placement of entering students. Most students&#8217; placement is based upon SAT or ACT test scores.<\/p>\n<p>Students are placed into either Writing Tier 1 or Tier 2:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tier 1: Student will take WRT 101: Composition I.<\/li>\n<li>Tier 2: Student may take a writing-intensive course (W2). Any student placed directly into Tier 2 need not take WRT 101.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The following courses offered by the Writing department fulfill the general education Writing Intensive Tier 2 course requirement:<\/p>\n<p>WRT 103W: Composition II: Modes of Research (W2, IL)<br \/>\nWRT 210W: Managerial Writing (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 273W: Writing Identity (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 245W: Technical Writing: Topic (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 371W: Writing the Weird: Conspiracy Theories (W2)<\/p>\n<p>The following courses offered by the Writing department fulfill the Creative Process (CP) general education course requirement:<\/p>\n<p>WRT 102: Introduction to the Creative Process (CP)<br \/>\nWRT133: Introduction to Writing Fiction (CP)<br \/>\nWRT134: Introduction to Writing Poetry (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 171W: Conversations with Predecessors (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 172W: Conversations with Contemporaries (C-)<br \/>\nTHR\/WRT 244W: Playwriting Workshop I (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 274W: Form and Inspiration (CP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">DEGREE PROGRAMS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Bachelor of Arts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Major in Professional Writing with\u00a0three options<\/strong>:<br \/>\nBusiness and Technical Writing<br \/>\nCreative Writing<br \/>\nJournalism and Public Relations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minor Programs<\/strong><br \/>\nBroadcast Journalism<br \/>\nCreative Writing<br \/>\nJournalism<br \/>\nProfessional Writing<\/p>\n<p class=\"subTitle\"><a name=\"ba_prof_writing\"><\/a><strong><span class=\"title\">BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING (B.A.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students must complete all general education requirements, the required major courses listed below, the courses and credits listed in one of the options below, and additional free electives for a total of 120 semester hours.<\/p>\n<p><em>Important note<\/em>:\u00a0 Students must have an overall G.P.A. of 2.5 or better in courses used to satisfy the major.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Students who earn degrees in Professional Writing will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills through writing for a variety of audiences, purposes, and situations.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate an extensive ability to identify, assess, and perform\u2014in both academic and professional settings\u2014the types of writing for the chosen area of focus, such as creative writing, professional writing, and journalism.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate a working ability to identify and perform types of writing outside of the specific area of focus.<\/li>\n<li>Produce a senior portfolio that demonstrates an increasing level of professionalism in writing in terms of choice of topic, application of style, and ability to produce error-free texts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Courses Required for all B.A. in Professional Writing Majors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>All Professional Writing majors in the\u00a0three B.A. options must take the following courses:<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Core (9 S.H.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WRT 171W: Conversations with Predecessors (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 172W: Conversations with Contemporaries (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 274W: Form and Inspiration (CP)<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Writers&#8217; Studio (9 S. H.)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>WRT 190FY Writers\u2019 Studio FY<br \/>\nWRT 290 Writers\u2019 Studio II<br \/>\nWRT 390 Writers\u2019 Studio III<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Required Upper-Level Courses (9 S.H.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LNG 320: Modern English Grammar<br \/>\nWRT 442W: Publication Design and Development<br \/>\nWRT 465W: Thesis Project (W3)<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Writing Electives (6 S.H.):\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Any two (2) WRT courses at 200-level or above.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Additional Courses Required for Each Option in the Major\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In addition to the above courses required of all Professional Writing majors, students must take the following courses according to their Option of choice:<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Business and Technical Writing Option (18 S.H) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WRT 210W: Managerial Writing (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 245W: Technical Writing (W2)<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus any four courses from among the following:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 246: Science Writing<br \/>\nWRT 247: Multimedia Writing<br \/>\nWRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<br \/>\nWRT 270W: News Writing<br \/>\nJLA\/WRT 321W: Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis<br \/>\nWRT 340W: Public Relations Writing, Concepts, and Practices<br \/>\nWRT 490: Practicum\/Internship<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Creative Writing Option (18 S.H.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Any six courses from among the following:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 242W: Poetry Workshop I (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 243W: Fiction Workshop I (CP)<br \/>\nWRT\/THR 244W: Playwriting Workshop (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 247: Multimedia Writing<br \/>\nWRT 261: Forms of Poetry<br \/>\nWRT 262: Forms of Fiction<br \/>\nWRT 271W: Human Interest Writing<br \/>\nWRT 273W: Writing Identity<br \/>\nWRT 339W: Creative Essay<br \/>\nWRT 342W: Poetry Workshop II<br \/>\nWRT 343W: Fiction Workshop II<br \/>\nWRT\/THR 346W: Playwriting Workshop II<br \/>\nWRT 345: Writing Prose Poetry &amp; Flash Fiction<\/p>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: In order to take WRT 342W Poetry Workshop II, the student must first take WRT 242W Poetry Workshop I and WRT 261 Forms of Poetry. In order to take WRT 343 Fiction Workshop II, the student must first take WRT 243W Fiction Workshop I and WRT 262 Forms of Fiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong>Journalism &amp; Public Relations Option (18 S.H.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WRT 270W News Writing<br \/>\nWRT 340W: Public Relations Writing, Concepts and Practice<br \/>\nWRT 373W Editing and Copyediting<em><br \/>\nAnd any three courses from among the following:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT247: Multimedia Writing<br \/>\nWRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<br \/>\nWRT 271W: Human Interest Writing<br \/>\nWRT 279: Sports Writing<br \/>\nJLA\/WRT 321W: Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 335W: Fact-Based Opinion Writing<br \/>\nWRT 338W: Writing about Specialized Subjects<br \/>\nWRT 375: Book, Performance, and Restaurant Reviewing<br \/>\nWRT 490: Practicum\/Internship<br \/>\nCOM 230: History of Mass Media<br \/>\nCOM 243: Broadcast Writing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Portfolio<\/strong>: As a graduation requirement, all B.A. Professional Writing majors must submit a writing portfolio during the semester prior to graduation. In most cases, the student will complete the portfolio in the context of the Thesis course during the final semester.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Restrictions <\/strong><br \/>\nFor a complete list of prerequisites, corequisites and other restrictions for all courses, please consult the Course Description section of this catalog.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"inlineheader\"><span class=\"inlineheader style4\">MINORS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"inlineheader\">Minor in Broadcast Journalism (18 S.H.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Required Communication courses<\/em>:<br \/>\nCOM 146: Basic Video Production<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus two classes selected from the following list:<\/em><br \/>\nCOM 243: Broadcast Writing<br \/>\nCOM 246: Intermediate Video Production<br \/>\nCOM 247: Live News &amp; Election Coverage<br \/>\nCOM 252: Media Performance Techniques (prereq. THR 181)<br \/>\nCOM 270: Fundamentals of Radio Broadcasting<br \/>\nCOM 442: Communication Law<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nRequired Writing courses<\/em>:<br \/>\nWRT 270W: News Writing<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus two classes selected from the following list<\/em>:<br \/>\nWRT 279: Sports Writing<br \/>\nWRT 333W: Editorial Environment<br \/>\nWRT 335: Fact-Based Opinion Writing<br \/>\nWRT 338W: Writing about Specialized Subjects<br \/>\nWRT 375W: Book, Performance, and Restaurant Reviewing<br \/>\nWRT 490: Internship\/Practicum in Writing<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inlineheader style4\">Minor in Creative Writing (18 S.H.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>WRT 242W: Poetry Workshop I (CP) or WRT 243: Fiction Workshop I (CP) <em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus any five courses from among the following:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<br \/>\nWRT 271W:\u00a0 Human Interest Writing<br \/>\nJLA\/WRT 321W: Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 335W: Fact-Based Opinion Writing<br \/>\nWRT 338W: Writing about Specialized Subjects<br \/>\nWRT 340w:\u00a0 Public Relations Writing, Concepts and Practices<br \/>\nCOM 230: History of Mass Media<br \/>\nCOM 243: Broadcast Writing<\/p>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: In order to take WRT 342W Poetry Workshop II, the student must first take WRT 242W Poetry Workshop I and WRT 261 Forms of Poetry. In order to take WRT 343 Fiction Workshop II, the student must first take WRT 243W Fiction Workshop I and WRT 262 Forms of Fiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong><span class=\"inlineheader style4\">Minor in Journalism (18 S.H.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Required course:<\/em><br \/>\nWRT 270W:\u00a0 News Writing<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus any five courses from among the following:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<br \/>\nWRT 271W:\u00a0 Human Interest Writing<br \/>\nJLA\/WRT 321W: Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 333W:\u00a0 The Editorial Environment<br \/>\nWRT 335W: Fact-Based Opinion Writing<br \/>\nWRT 338W: Writing about Specialized Subjects<br \/>\nWRT 340w:\u00a0 Public Relations Writing<br \/>\nCOM 230: History of Mass Media<br \/>\nCOM 243: Broadcast Writing<\/p>\n<p class=\"inlineheader\"><strong><span class=\"inlineheader style4\">Minor in Professional Writing (18 S.H.) <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Required courses:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 210W\u00a0Managerial Writing (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 245W Technical Writing (W2)<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus any two of the following Creative Writing courses:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 242W: Poetry Workshop I (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 243W: Fiction Workshop I (CP)<br \/>\nWRT\/THR 244W: Playwriting Workshop (CP)<br \/>\nWRT 342W: Poetry Workshop II<br \/>\nWRT 343W: Fiction Workshop II<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plus any two of the following Journalism\/Public Relations courses:<br \/>\n<\/em>WRT 255W: Advertising, Copywriting, and Promotion<br \/>\nWRT 270W:\u00a0 News Writing<br \/>\nJLA\/WRT 321W: Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis (W2)<br \/>\nWRT 338W: Writing about Specialized Subjects<br \/>\nWRT 340W:\u00a0 Public Relations Writing, Concepts and Practices<\/p>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: In order to take WRT 342W Poetry Workshop II, the student must first take WRT 242W Poetry Workshop I and WRT 261 Forms of Poetry. In order to take WRT 343 Fiction Workshop II, the student must first take WRT 243W Fiction Workshop I and WRT 262 Forms of Fiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Clements, Chair ClementsB@wcsu.edu Higgins Hall 219B, Midtown campus (203) 887-8876 Krista Brooks, Department Secretary Higgins Hall, 201, Midtown campus (203) 837-9041 Fax (203) 837-3953 Faculty Dr. Brian Clements, Chair Dr. Kelli Custer Prof Anthony D&#8217;Aries Dr. Oscar De Los &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":91,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}