English – Professional Writing and Digital Rhetoric
Administered by Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Effective Spring 2021
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
A total of 39 semester hours is required for a major in English. No course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement. With the addition of general education requirements and elective courses of at least 32 semester hours, the 120-hour requirement for a baccalaureate degree is satisfied.
All Professional Writing and Digital Rhetoric students must have a 2.0 GPA in their concentration courses after completing 45 credits to continue in the major. If your GPA falls below 2.0 in your required courses, you will have one semester to bring it up. A student must receive a C- or above in any English course for the course to count toward the English major.
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
Students’ courses in the concentration will be selected from the following groups
Learning Objective 1: Develop skills in writing and rhetoric and disciplinary conventions (16 credits)
REQUIRED: All PWDR majors will take
ENGLISH.101 Intro to English Studies (1credit)
ENGLISH.203 Approaches to Literary Study
INSTUDY.231 Technical Writing Or BUS.333 Business Communication & Report Writing
In addition, all PWDR concentration students will complete (9 credits) in the following:
ENGLISH.212 English Grammar and Usage
ENGLISH.225 Rhetoric and Professional Writing
ENGLISH.306 Theory and Practice of Writing
ENGLISH.307 Writing for the Internet*
ENGLISH.308 Advanced Expository Writing
ENGLISH.311 Structure of English
ENGLISH.397 Writing Center Consulting
ENGLISH.401 Writing in the Professions*
ENGLISH.402 Writing for Multiple Media*
ENGLISH.412 Topics in Linguistics
Other disciplinary writing courses may be used for objective one fulfillment when double majoring. *Courses marked with an asterisk may be used in LO 1 or LO 4, but not both.
Learning Objective 2: Demonstrate proficiency in a range of software applications related to document composition (9 credits)
All PWDR concentration students must be complete nine credits of the following courses:
INSTTECH.460/560 Multimedia Production
INSTTECH.470/570 Introduction to Website Development
ARTSTDIO.295 Graphic Design: Digital Image Making
ARTSTDIO.296 Graphic Design: Brand & Identity
DIGFOR.317 DF Software
DIGFOR.417 Adv. Topics in DF
Learning Objective 3: Acquire an awareness of the power of language: textual analysis (6 credits)
In addition, PWDR concentration students will complete any two 200 or 300 literature courses equaling 6 credits
Learning Objective 4: Design a feasible/usable long-term project based on the needs of actual clients or commissioning identities (9 credits)
All PWDR concentration students must complete six credits of the following courses:
ENGLISH.307 Writing for the Internet*
ENGLISH.309 Writing Evaluating Technical Manuals
ENGLISH.401 Writing in the Professions
ENGLISH.402 Writing in Multiple Media*
ITM.405 Training and Development*
All PWDR Students must complete a three credit capstone experience, which demonstrates proficiency in all four learning objectives.
ENGLISH.403 Freelancing for Professional Writers
ENGLISH.497 English Internship
C- or higher required in all major courses.
Learning Goals 1-4: Senior ePortfolio presentation: must contain at least 10 artifacts and reflection narrative before graduation. Review of progress with your advisor is required when students reach 60-75 credit hours. Required for class of 2021 and after.