Department of English BA Degree Requirements Option G

New Requirements effective for Spring 2005 (available for all English majors)
Option G: Professional and Technical Writing (Total = 36 credits)

• 3 credits in English 215 (Introduction to English Studies)
• 3 credits in Shakespeare selected from English 452 (Shakespeare) or 530 (Studies in Shakespeare)
• 3 credits in English 439 (Document Design)
• 18 credits total selected from any of the following options:
• 3 credits selected from English 205, 206, 207, or 214
• English 431 (Topics in Advanced Writing, can take different topics up to 9 credits)
• English 433 (Creative Nonfiction)
• English 434 (Editing and Publishing)
• English 435 (Professional and Technical Writing)
• English 436 (Writing for Information Technology)
• English 437 (Project Management for Professional Writers)
• English 448 (Professional Writing Theory and Practice)
• 3 credits in an upper level English elective
• 3 credits in a 600-level English seminar
• 3 credits in a capstone experience: English 449 (Writing Internship in English)

Old Requirements (Optional for any English Major declared before Spring 2005)
Option G: Professional and Technical Writing (Total = 36 credits)

Note: If you started Option G under the old requirements (shown below) and wish to switch to the new requirements, any courses marked with * below which you have completed under the old plan can be substituted for a corresponding course in the new requirements category of "18 credits total selected from any of the following options" listed above. Substitutions must be approved by your English advisor and Professor Michael Wilson (email: michael@uwm.edu), Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, and forwarded in writing to your L&S Advisor.

• 3 credits in English 215
• 3 credits in English 448
• 3 credits in rhetorical or communication theory selected from English 432*, Communication 436*, or Communication 510*
• 3 credits in language or linguistics selected from English 400*, 401*, 403*, or 404* [language studies courses]
• 6 credits; select either option a or b
• Technical Writing Emphasis - English 435 and 436
• Professional Writing Emphasis - English 434 and either English 433 or JMC 306* (Feature and Magazine Article Writing)*
• 3 credits in Shakespeare selected from English 452 or 530
• 3 credits in literary surveys selected from English 300-309
• 3 credits in an upper-level English elective
• 3 credits in JMC 231* (Publication Design) or English 439 (Document Design)
• 3 credits in English 437 (Project Management)
• 3 credits in a capstone experience: English 449 (Writing Internship in English)