Three Sample Programs of Study

Applied Writing | Composition and Rhetoric | Creative Writing

Applied Writing

To prepare for professional writing positions in publishing, editing, corporate communications, public relations, or the arts, MAPW students could choose a major concentration in Applied Writing and a support area in Creative Writing and take the following courses:

• Writing Core (3 Hrs):

  • PRWR 6000: Issues and Research in Professional Writing

• Major Concentration - Applied Writing (15 Hrs):

  • PRWR 6240: Technical Writing
    
  • PRWR 6410: Feature Writing
    
  • PRWR 6440: Professional and Academic Editing
    
  • PRWR 6550: Document Design and Desktop Publishing
    
  • PRWR 7600: MAPW Practical Internship

• Support Area - Creative Writing (9 Hrs):

  • PRWR 6460: Fiction Writing
    
  • PRWR 6480: Play Writing
    
  • PRWR 6490: Screen and Television Writing

• Elective (3 Hrs):

• Individual Writing Concentration (6 Hrs):

  • PRWR 7960: The Capstone Project

Composition and Rhetoric

To enhance their understanding of how to teach writing at the secondary and college levels and to move into professional writing positions in government, curriculum development, and education, teachers returning for a master's degree could choose a major concentration in Composition and Rhetoric and a support area in Applied Writing and take the following courses:

• Writing Core (3 Hrs):

  • PRWR 6000: Issues and Research in Professional Writing

• Major Concentration - Composition and Rhetoric (15 Hrs):

  • PRWR 6150: Context, Style, and Audience in Professional Writing
    
  • PRWR 6300: Understanding Writing as Process
    
  • PRWR 6500: Teaching Writing in High Schools and Colleges
    
  • PRWR 6650: Introduction to Literacy Studies
    
  • PRWR 6750: Teaching Writing to Speakers of Other Languages

• Support Area - Applied Writing (9 Hrs):

  • PRWR 6240: Technical Writing
    
  • PRWR 6440: Professional and Academic Editing
    
  • PRWR 6550: Document Design and Desktop Publishing

• Elective (3 Hrs):

• Individual Writing Concentration (6 Hrs):

  • PRWR 7960: The Capstone Project

Creative Writing

To develop their expertise as creative writers, their knowledge of publishing, and their journalistic abilities, students could choose a Major Concentration in Creative Writing and a support area in Applied Writing and take the following courses:

• Writing Core (3 Hrs):

  PRWR 6000: Issues and Research in Professional Writing

• Major Concentration - Creative Writing (15 Hrs):

  PRWR 6460: Fiction Writing
  PRWR 6480: Play Writing
  PRWR 6490: Screen and Television Writing
  PRWR 7500: Advanced CreativeWriting
  PRWR 7950: Directed Study

• Support Area - Applied Writing (9 Hrs):

  PRWR 6550: Document Design and Desktop Publishing
  PRWR 6240: Technical Writing
  PRWR 6440: Professional and Academic Editing

• Elective (3 Hrs):

• Individual Writing Concentration (6 Hrs):

PRWR 7960: The Capstone Project