Minors and Certificates
Minor in English
(All courses are 3 cr. hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Students should choose to concentrate in literature or in
writing, and meet the course requirements listed below:
CONCENTRATION IN LITERATURE (15 CR.)
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
Select two of the following:
ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600–1800
ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800–1900
ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900–Present
ENG-L 222 Introduction to Literary Criticism
Two additional courses in literature, 300-level and above
CONCENTRATION IN WRITING (15 CR.)
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
Select two of the following:
ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600–1800
ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800–1900
ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900–Present
ENG-L 222 Introduction to Literary Criticism
Two electives in writing, one of which shall be 300- level and above
Minor in Creative Writing
Concentration Requirements (15 cr.)
Students should meet the course requirements listed below:
ENG-W 203 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.)
Select one of the following (3 cr.):
ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction*
ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry*
Select one of the following (3 cr.):
ENG-A 190 Arts, Aesthetics, and Creativity
ENG-A 399 Arts, Aesthetics, and Creativity
ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction*
ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry*
ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing*
ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing*
Or other creative writing course approved by the advisor for the creative writing minor**
Select one of the following (3 cr.):
ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and Culture to 1800
ENG-L 351 American Literature, 1800-1865
ENG-L 352 American Literature, 1865-1914
ENG-L 354 American Literature Since 1914
ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600-1800
ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800-1900
ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900-Present
Or 300-level or above literature course approved by the advisor for the creative writing minor**
* Course can be taken twice for credit.
** Ken Smith is the Advisor for the Creative Writing Minor
Minor in Film Studies
Concentration Requirements (15 cr.)
Five of the following courses or other courses as designated in the Schedule of Classes are required. The minor or associate degree may include up to 6 credit hours at the 100-level. In addition, students seeking to apply a course with a more comprehensive theme to the minor should be able to show that a major portion of their work, such as a term paper or similar assignment, dealt directly with a Film Studies topic. The Film Studies Committee will review applications for substitutions.
CMLT C190 An Introduction to Film
CMLT C290 Survey of United States Film History
CMLT C310 Film Adaptations
ENG W250 Writing in Context: Women in U.S. Films
ENG W260 Film Criticism
ENG W302 Screenwriting
GER G370 Introduction to German Film: From Berlin to Hollywood
HIST H225 Special Topics in History: American History through Film
SPAN S411 Spanish Culture and Civilization
Certificate in Professional Writing
The goal of the certificate program is to produce highly skilled professional writers who are valued for their skills throughout their professional lives. The high academic standards of the program are established in recognition of the fact that good writing is difficult to produce. The program requires students to advance beyond mere competence and strives to enable them to perform well in professional settings, where the ability to plan and execute work independently is sometimes crucial.
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED
Completion of the certificate program requires 18 credit hours of course work from the following list of approved courses.
NOTE: STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF COUNTING ONE 3 CREDIT HOUR PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP IN FULFILLMENT OF THEIR 18 CREDIT HOURS OF COURSE WORK.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The courses below are offered on a regular basis. Additional courses may be developed for the program over time. (All courses are 3 cr. hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Students may count as many of these courses as they wish:
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills
ENG-W 232 Introduction to Business Writing
ENG-W 234 Technical Report Writing
ENG-W 250 Writing in Context (variable topics)
ENG-W 315 Writing for the Web
ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing
ENG-W 495 Independent Study
ENG-W 553 Theory and Practice of Exposition
Students may count up to two of the following courses:
JOUR-J 200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing
JOUR-J 341 Newspaper Reporting
JOUR-J 401 Depth Reporting and Editing
TEL-T 211 Writing for the Electronic Media
Students may count one of the following courses:
ENG-W 203 Creative Writing
ENG-W 260 Film Criticism
ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction
ENG-W 302 Screenwriting
ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry
ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
ENG-W 511 Writing Fiction (4 cr.)
ENG-W 513 Writing Poetry (4 cr.)
TEL-T 331 Scriptwriting
Students must complete the following course:
ENG-W 490 Writing Seminar
PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP OPTION
Students may, with permission of the Writing Certificate Committee, enroll in one supervised writing internship (ENG-W 398 Internship in Writing) or practicum after they have completed at least 12 of their 18 hours of course work in the program. Approval of an internship or racticum is based on the strength of the proposal and the value of the proposed work experience.
APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTE COURSES
Certificate students may petition (only once, and in advance)
to have an unlisted second-level writing course from another
department applied to their certificate.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
A candidate for the certificate must earn a grade of B or higher in any course for which he or she seeks credit within the certificate program.
MEANS OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM
At the time of enrollment in the certificate program, each candidate for the certificate must submit to the Writing Certificate Committee a brief formal declaration of intention, including a statement of professional goals and an explanation of how the certificate program aids in the achievement of those goals.
ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY
For Undergraduate Students
A grade of B or higher in ENG-W 131 Elementary
Composition or in any IU South Bend course approved for
the certificate is the prerequisite for enrolling in the program.
Because the Certificate in Professional Writing is a directed
program and not merely a collection of writing courses, candidates
for the program must officially enroll and be
assigned an advisor prior to receiving credit for any course
beyond the first 6 credit hours that are eligible to be counted
toward completion of the certificate. A student may initiate
an appeal of this rule by submitting a portfolio of writing
from the previous courses he or she wishes to have counted
toward the certificate, along with a cover letter in which the
student makes a persuasive case for the coherence of his or
her previous course work in the context of specific career or
educational goals.
For Returning IU South Bend Graduates
Returning IU South Bend graduates seeking to enroll in the
certificate program must submit to the Writing Certificate
Committee a brief formal declaration of intention, including
a statement of professional goals and an explanation of how
the certificate program aids in the achievement of those
goals, no later than the end of the second week of classes in
the semester or session in which the student is taking his or
her first class in the program.
Returning IU South Bend graduates may petition to have up
to 6 credit hours of prior eligible course work at IU South
Bend (for which they received a grade of B or higher)
counted toward the certificate if the course work in question
was completed no more than two (calendar) years prior to
the date of enrollment in the certificate program. Enrollment
may be granted to such students when the declaration of
intention is accompanied by a successful petition. Any
returning IU South Bend graduate may count 3 credit hours
of prior eligible course work at IU South Bend (at a grade of
B or higher) toward completion of the certificate, but enrollment
is considered probationary until the student has successfully
completed 6 credit hours within the program.
For Other Graduate Students
Students who have at least a bachelor's degree from another
accredited university may enroll in the certificate program
on a probationary basis. To qualify for probationary enrollment,
the candidate must submit to the Writing Certificate
Committee a brief formal declaration of intention, including
a statement of professional goals and an explanation of how
the certificate program aids in the achievement of those
goals. Enrollment is considered probationary until the student
has successfully completed 6 credit hours within the
program.
NOTE: MATH-M 14 BASIC ALGEBRA IS A PREREQUISITE
FOR ALL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES AT IU SOUTH BEND.
TRANSFER CREDITS
Students may, with committee approval, transfer one course
of no more than 4 credit hours from another university. They
must supply the committee with copies of the course syllabus
and their papers written for the course. Such course
credit may not serve as the prerequisite for enrollment in the
program.
