Professional Writing - Arts

Honours BA Program

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Students must complete the program core courses and the stream requirements, including the following:

Program Core Courses:

• AS/EN 1980 9.00 (cross-listed to: AS/HUMA 1980 9.00, AS/WRIT 1980 9.00);
• AS/EN 1007 3.00;
• AS/EN 1250 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/PRWR 1250 3.00) or AS/PRWR 1300 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/WRIT 1300 3.00);
• AS/EN 2070 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 2300 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/WRIT 2300 3.00);
• AS/EN 2910 6.00;
• three credits chosen from the following: AS/EN 2900 6.00, AS/WRIT 1500 3.00, AS/PRWR 2100 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/WRIT 2100 3.00), AS/WRIT 2200 3.00 or AS/WRIT 2400 3.00.

Note: AS/EN 2900 6.00 will count as three credits towards the major.

Stream Requirements:

Students must choose one of the following streams in consultation with the program coordinator.

Book Stream

• AS/EN 3600 6.00;
• AS/EN 3602 3.00;
• AS/EN 4280 6.00;
• AS/EN 4600 6.00;
• AS/PRWR 3600 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 3910 3.00.

Periodical Stream

• AS/EN 3602 3.00;
• AS/EN 3700 6.00;
• AS/EN 4703 3.00 and AS/EN 4754 3.00 or AS/EN 4756 3.00;
• AS/EN 4710 6.00;
• AS/PRWR 3710 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 3720 3.00.

Institutional Communications Stream

• AS/EN 3800 6.00;
• AS/EN 4803 3.00;
• AS/EN 4810 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 3810 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 3820 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 4800 3.00;
• AS/PRWR 4801 3.00.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

The Honours BA program described above may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must fulfill the professional writing program requirements and take at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet professional writing requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in professional writing and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting professional writing program requirements:

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts
• Courses offered in Professional Writing