English-Creative Writing Concentration, BA

Major in English

Chuck Jackson, Ph.D., Coordinator
S1039, 713-221-8615

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates who earn a BA in English will be able to:

1. Critically analyze literary, cultural, or scholarly texts.

Analyze, through close reading, aesthetic or rhetorical qualities of texts
Distinguish characteristics, conventions, and techniques associated with various literary genres
Examine texts in their historical and cultural contexts
Categorize literary traditions of the United States, British, and global literatures

2. Synthesize textual examples, or synthesize techniques from models of creative writing, to compose original, college-level writing.

Create written work without access to or influence of artificial intelligence
Combine texts or techniques by means of a critical methodology or creative genre

3. Evaluate multiple sources to advance an original argument.

Argue based on assessment of sources
Interpret how sources engage in critical debates

Degree Requirements

To complete a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, students must satisfy the “Requirements for CHSS Majors ” and fulfill the coursework listed below.

Common Core Requirements

See listing under Common Core Requirements in this catalog.

Preparatory Lower-Level Requirements

(Courses in this area can be reused from the common core)

6-8 SCHs of Foreign Language:

Complete 6-8 semester credit hours in the same foreign language. Semester credit hours are contingent upon placement exams, courses taken, or transfer credit. Semester credit hours bypassed by placement must be made up in elective credits. Hours earned in excess of three semester credit hours for any foreign language course may be applied to the elective area.

3 SCHs in Pre-1800 Lit.:

Complete 3 semester credit hours from the following choices:

3 SCHs in Post-1800 Literature:

Complete 3 semester credit hours from the following choices:

Major Requirements

6 SCHs in Genre:

Complete 6 semester credit hours from

15 SCHs in Creative Writing:

Complete both of the following:

Complete 6 Semester Credit Hours from

Complete 3 Semester Credit Hours from

ENG 3346 - Literary Translation
ENG 3399 - Directed Study in English
DRA 3308 - Playwriting / HUM 3326 - Playwriting

12 upper-level SCHs in Literature/Critical Theory:

Complete 12 semester credit hours from:

3 upper-level SCHs in Publishing/Internship:

Complete 3 semester credit hours from:

Portfolio Requirement

ENG 4098 - English Portfolio

Free Electives

Majors are required to complete a sufficient number of elective semester credit hours so that their entire coursework, including the above required courses, totals 120 semester credit hours. Upper or lower-level courses may be applied to this area, with the exceptions described under the “Requirements for CHSS Majors ” section.