Writing Courses

Composition Courses: http://www.westfield.ma.edu/english/comp.htm This link to the English Department website describes the courses and polices of the college’s composition program.

The English Department’s Writing Concentration: To receive a B.A. in English within the Writing Concentration, students must pass seven courses from the following writing courses. A minimum of one course per category is required. Nor more than two courses may be taken from the "Rhetoric & Writing" category. (Students also need to pass six courses of required literature courses and two literature electives.)

Creative Writing
ENGL 0246 Creative Writing
ENGL 0335 Special Topics in Creative Writing
ENGL 0340 Writing Fiction
ENGL 0346 Writing Poetry
ENGL 0371 Playwriting
ENGL 0385 Screenwriting for Feature Films

Professional Writing
ENGL 0275 Journalism I
ENGL 0276 Writing About the Arts
ENGL 0285 Basics of Film Writing
ENGL 0331 Special Topics in Professional Writing
ENGL 0375 Journalism II
ENGL 0377 Feature Writing
ENGL 0392 Business/Technical Writing
ENGL 0394 News Editing
ENGL 0395 Sports Writing

Rhetoric & Composition
ENGL 0303 Persuasive Communication
ENGL 0330 Introduction to Modern Literary Criticism
ENGL 0334 Special Topics in Rhetoric
ENGL 0347 Advanced Critical Writing
ENGL 0383 Teaching Writing: Issues in Rhetoric and Composition

Communication Courses: www.com.westfield.ma.edu Interested in journalism? Public Relations? Advertising? Screenwriting? Then check out the following link to the Communication Department, which offers a variety of courses in these and other areas.