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Department of
Writing and Rhetoric

Gerard Hall

Undergraduate Studies

Welcome to the Department of Writing Studies.

Purpose Statement

It was established with the purpose of coordinating collaboration in research and writing, focused on learning about analyzing and applying solutions to problems in all the disciplines of the university.

Curriculum

Analysis and Research are critical to understanding and finding solutions to problems. The Department of Writing Studies and Research brings student researchers from all disciplines together to think analytically about problems and problem-solving.

About the Faculty

Professors and students of the University of Murus are researchers who actively engage in research in their various fields of endeavor to extend the frontiers of knowledge.

Undergraduate degree programs

BA Writing Studies

The BA program in Writing Studies is an interdisciplinary study, which has a focus on the following:

African studies

Intelligence Studies

Analytical Research

Courses at the Department of Writing Studies are cross-listed with courses in other departments.

If you are (were) a student of any recognized university in the world, you can obtain another BA degree from the University of Murus Ignis completing a specified number courses over several years, taking only one course semester.

Undergraduate Plan of Study

The following are our regular courses for the interdisciplinary B.A. program in Writing Studies. However, because of logistical reasons our Global Campus students may substitute English and writing courses for some some of the course, especially for the core courses of the program. Details are available in our catalog.

Freshman Year (30 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3

Modern Language (6 credit hours)

SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3

History (3 credit hours)

HIST 100 - Introduction to History Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (6 credit hours)

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

BIOL 304 - Plants and Human Affairs

Sophomore Year (33 credit hours)

ENGL 290 - Introduction to English Studies Credit Hours: 3

English (6 credit hours)

Choose from 200-level ENGL courses.

ENGL 210 - Literary Genres Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 298 - Supervised Individual Study Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 credit hours)

ENGL 223 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3

Modern Language (6 credit hours)

SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

PSYC 370 - Behavior Modification Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

ENGL 351 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

English (3 credit hours)

ENGL 457G - Classical Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3

Linguistics (3 credit hours)

ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 3

Race and Ethnic Studies (3 credit hours)

ENGL 211 - Thematic Approaches to Literature Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

THEA 161 - Introduction to Theatre Credit Hours: 3

History (6 credit hours)

HIST 330 - Modern Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 351 - Colonial Latin America Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

PHIL 101 - What is Philosophy? Credit Hours: 3

Minor (6 credit hours)

ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 328 - Creative Writing-Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

ENGL 490 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Linguistics (3 credit hours)

ENGL 455G - Topics in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

Linguistics (3 credit hours)

ENGL 353 - Advanced English Grammar Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose any 400-level pre-1800 literature course

ENGL 414G - Milton Credit Hours: 3

Pre-1800 Literature (3 credit hours)

ENGL 457G - Classical Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3

Minor (12 credit hours)

Choose electives to complete 18 credit hour minor.

Six (6) of these must be 300-level or above.

ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3

ENGL 409G - Special Topics in Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 410G - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 476G - Non-Fiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3

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