College of Arts & Sciences

Professional and Technical Writing
Program of Study at USF Sarasota-Manatee

Students attending Manatee Community College should complete the Associate of Arts degree.

State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites:

ENC 1101 Freshman English I
ENC 1102 Freshman English II

-- or --

Six semester hours earned in courses taught in the English Department, each with 6,000 words of evaluated writing for a total of 12,000 words.

Program of Study

Total hours: 36 hours

1.)  Five of the Following:

ENC 2210 Technical Writing
ENC 3250 Professional Writing
ENC 3310 Expository Writing
ENC 4260 Advanced Technical Writing
ENC 4311 Advanced Composition
ENC 4931 Selected Topics in Professional and Technical Writing

Must select 7 Literature courses

2. Two of the following:

AML 3031 American Literature to 1860
AML 3032 American Literature 1860-1912
AML 3051 American Literature 1912-1945

3. Four of the following:

ENL 3015 British Literature to 1616
ENL 3230 British Literature 1616-1780
ENL 3251 British Literature 1780-1900
ENL 3273 British Literature 1900-1945
ENL 3331 Early Shakespeare -- or --
ENL 3332 Late Shakespeare

4. One of the following:

AML 4111 19th Century American Novel

AML 4121 20th Century American Novel

ENL 4122 British Novel through Hardy

ENL 4132 British Novel: Conrad to the Present

ENL 4311 Chaucer

ENL 4338 Advanced Studies in Shakespeare

ENL 4341 Milton

LIT 3101 Literature of the Western World I

LIT 3102 Literature of the Western World II

AML 3031 American Literature to 1860

AML 3032 American Literature 1860-1912

AML 3051 American Literature 1912-1945
AML 3604 African American Literature

AML 4261 Literature of the South

AML 4330 Major Selected American Author

ENG 4060 History of the English Language

ENL 3015 British Literature to 1616

ENL 3230 British Literature 1616-1780

ENL 3251 British Literature 1780-1900

ENL 3273 British Literature 1900-1945

ENL 3331 Early Shakespeare

ENL 3332 Late Shakespeare
ENL 4303 Selected Authors

LIN  4671 Traditional English Grammar

LIN 4680 Structure of American English

LIT 3022 Modern Short Novel

LIT 3073 Contemporary Literature

LIT 3144 Modern European Novel

LIT 3374 Bible as Literature

LIT 3410 Religious and Existential Themes

LIT 3700 Survey of Poetry

LIT 4930 Selected Topics in English Studies

LIT 3043 Modern Drama
 

Students must earn a "C" grade or better and maintain a 2.5 GPA in the English major to fulfill graduation requirements.

Transfer students must earn at least 15 semester hours in the major at USF.

NOTE: Additional courses outside the major will be required to meet university requirements for graduation. 

Some courses may not be offered at the Sarasota-Manatee campus.

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