Bachelor Of Arts – English Specialization In Professional Writing and Rhetoric

Access the complete curriculum for the BA, English, Professional Writing and Rhetoric specialization, from the English Department section of the Daemen catalog.

Following is the suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.

Course Loads

Maximum of 18 credits are allowed at no additional tuition charge.

Year 1

First-Year Experience & Learning Communities are generally completed in the first year.

First Semester

  • CMP101 English Composition (3)
  • First-Year Seminar (3)
  • LIT101 Introduction to English Studies (3)
  • Free Elective (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth – Exploration) (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Second Semester

  • Learning Community (6)
  • LIT202 World Literature II OR Literature/Composition Elective (3)
  • CMP 202 Writing: Theory and Practice (3)
  • Free Elective (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Year 2

First Semester

  • CMP212 News Writing (3)
  • CMP 217 Rhetoric: Argument and Persuasion (3)
  • Foreign Language Elective (3)
  • LIT203 Readings in British Literature I (3)
  • LIT 201 World Literature I OR Literature/Composition Elective* (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Second Semester

  • LIT204 British Literature II (3)
  • Foreign Language Elective (3)
  • Service Learning Elective (3)
  • Literature/Composition Elective** (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth – Exploration) (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

*Students who have taken LIT 202 should choose an American literature elective; students who have taken an American literature elective should choose LIT 201.

**Students must choose one Literature and Composition elective from EACH of the following areas: British Literature, Composition, Global Literature, and Major Author/Theme/Genre.

Year 3

First Semester

  • Literature and Composition Elective** (3)
  •  Professional, Technical, and Media Elective (3)
  • Cooperative Field Experience**** (3)
  • LIT410 Shakespeare OR Literature/Composition Elective (3)
  • MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Second Semester

  • Literature/Composition Elective** (3)
  • LNG307 English Language: Structure, Power, and Change OR LNG309 Language and Society (3)
  • CMP301 Professional Writing OR Professional, Technical, and Media Elective (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth – Exploration) (6)
  • Total Credits (15)

**Students must choose one Literature and Composition elective from EACH of the following areas: British Literature, Composition, Global Literature, and Major Author/Theme/Genre.

****Cooperative Field Experience must be in the area of communications/public relations.

Year 4

First Semester

  • LIT410 Shakespeare**** OR Literature/Composition Elective (3)
  • Literature/Composition Elective (3)
  • Professional, Technical, and Media elective (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth – Exploration) (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth – Discovery I) (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

  • PR442 Capstone Research (1)
  • PR443 Senior Capstone (2)
  • CMP301 Professional Writing**** OR Professional, Technical, and Media Elective (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth – Exploration) (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth – Discovery II & III) (6)
  • Total Credits (15)

**Students must choose one Literature and Composition elective from EACH of the following areas: British Literature, Composition, Global Literature, and Major Author/Theme/Genre.

****CMP 301 and LIT410 will be offered alternate years.