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English with an Emphasis in Writing for Stage and Screen

The Emphasis in Writing for the Stage and Screen is designed to prepare students for careers in various areas of the performing arts industry, such as (but not limited to) screenwriting, playwriting, writing for television, creative writing, or video game design/game writing. Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in creative writing or writing for the performing arts may be interested in this emphasis to prepare them for more advanced creative projects on the graduate level. In an industry ever challenged by artificial intelligence, authentic and independent skills in entertainment and fine arts fields are increasingly valuable, and this emphasis, especially when combined with graduate work, helps students meet those demands.

NOTE: Students taking the following sequences may not take a lower-numbered course once they have taken the higher-level course: Eng 010 and Eng 101; Eng 101 and Eng 102.

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Eng 204: Introduction to Literature

An introduction to the principal forms of literature — fiction, poetry, and drama — through study of selected works. 

Eng 321: English Literature I

A chronological study of the major movements and authors of English literature from Old English poetry and prose through the major writers of the Eighteenth Century. 

Eng 322: English Literature II

A chronological study of the major movements and authors of English literature from the Romantic era to Victorian and modern writers. 

Eng 341: American Literature I

An introduction to the major American writers from the Puritans to the Civil War era. 

Eng 342: American Literature II

An introduction to the major American writers from the Realists of the post-Civil War era to contemporary authors.