English B.A. - Concentration: Professional and Digital Media Writing

Program Features

39 credits

Required courses:

three of the following (9 credits):

(at least two of which must be at the 300 level or above)

one Literature course at the 200-level and one at the 300-level or above (6 credits)

six additional credits from the following (18 credits):

Additional Requirements:

• Extracurricular writing requirements from among the following options:
  • Two semesters in an editorial position on The Stroud Courier or Calliope;

  • or a portfolio of writing conducted for one or more reputable publications or agencies in the context of service learning or internship;

  • or, student must submit a portfolio of 15 journalistic articles (or poems, scripts, or stories) of varying length, content, and form that have been published in the Courier, Calliope, or some other mutually agreed upon publication; 

  • or, student may do some combination of the requirements listed above, as agreed upon by the student and the Chair of the English Department.  This agreement is to be made two semesters before graduation.

• A minimum of 18 credits in English (not including ENGL 103) must be earned at East Stroudsburg University. A minimum of nine credits in English coursework at the 300-400 level must be earned at East Stroudsburg University.
• Please see the university requirements in this catalog. 

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

Spring

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Junior Year

Fall

Spring

Senior Year

Fall

Spring

Total Credit Hours: 120