OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
[Archived Catalog]
Writing Certificate Program |
Certificate code CTWRIT
College of Arts and Sciences
English Department
Ellis Hall 360
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2838
Fax: 740.593.2832
english.department@ohio.edu
http://www.english.ohiou.edu
Jennie Nelson, certificate coordinator/contact person
Program Overview
The writing certificate provides students of all majors (except English) the opportunity to enhance their writing abilities and have this expertise appear as a credential on their transcripts. There is a national demand for employees who have strong skills in writing. For example, a survey of employers conducted for the Association of American Colleges and Universities revealed that 89% of those surveyed identified the ability to communicate effectively as a key intellectual skill for successful employees. This certificate provides a vehicle for enhancing the intellectual and personal development of students by allowing them to strengthen their writing skills and, at the same time, explore new topics and issues related to their personal interests.
Students must earn a B (3.0) or better in each of the courses that count toward the writing certificate .
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
The writing certificate will demonstrate that a student in any major has added experience in writing, thereby increasing a student’s overall marketability. In addition, the certificate will benefit students who plan to apply to graduate programs, as it will signify additional experience with writing in their own fields, as well as across the curriculum.
Requirements
Certificate Hours Requirement
The writing certificate requires a minimum of 21 hours. Students must earn a B (3.0) or better in each of the courses that count toward the writing certificate.
Core Courses
Note: Junior composition exemptions, such as those based on exemption exams, transfer credit, Honor’s Tutorial exemption, or AP English scores, do not count toward the credits required for the Writing Certificate core courses.
Complete two of the following courses:
- ENG 2800 - Expository Writing and the Research Paper Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 2820 - Writing About Literature as Social Action Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3820 - Rhetorical Approaches to Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3850 - Writing About Culture and Society Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following Junior English requirements:
- ART 3000J - Criticism in the Visual Arts Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3060J - Women and Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3070J - Writing and Research in English Studies Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3080J - Writing and Rhetoric II Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3090J - Writing in the Sciences Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3100J - Writing About Environmental Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3840J - Writing, Reading, and Rhetoric in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 3440J - The Practice of Film Criticism Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3111J - Historical Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 3400J - Grant Writing for Public Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3
- IART 3600J - Writing in the Arts Credit Hours: 3
- JOUR 4410J - Magazine Feature Writing Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 3100J - The Social, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities of Business Credit Hours: 3
- ML 3210J - Writing in Two Languages Credit Hours: 3
- ML 3270J - Translation as Writing Credit Hours: 3
- PBIO 4180J - Writing for the Science Researcher Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 3050J - Writing on Political Science Topics Credit Hours: 3
- REC 3700J - Writing for Recreation Studies Credit Hours: 3
Junior English equivalency
You can also complete the university’s junior-level composition requirement by passing two junior composition equivalency (JE) courses within your program of study, or by passing one JE course within your program of study and one JE course outside your program of study, as approved by your department/school. You may use two JE courses outside your program of study, providing both courses are approved by your departments/school.
Electives
Complete 12 hours from the following courses. Note that two or more academic areas must be represented.
- AH 4902 - Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3850 - Cultures of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3860 - Problems in Southeast Asian Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 4560 - Ethnographic Methodology and Field Research Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 4720 - History of Anthropological Thought Credit Hours: 3
- CHE 4520 - Analysis of Electrochemical Systems Credit Hours: 3
- CHEM 4310 - Analytical Chemistry II: Chromatography and Spectroscopy Credit Hours: 3
- CHEM 4600 - Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
- CHEM 4870 - Forensic Chemistry II: Procedures, Drugs and Trace Analysis Credit Hours: 3
- CLAS 2340 - Classical Mythology Credit Hours: 3
- CLAS 2530 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World Credit Hours: 3
- CLAS 2550 - Pagan to Christian in Late Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
- CLAS 3120 - Greek Tragedy and Comedy Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 2220 - Difficult Dialogues: Religion, Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 3330 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 3340 - Hinduism Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 3360 - Theories of Religion Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 4330 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 4340 - Sufism-Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam Credit Hours: 3
- CLWR 4410 - Contemporary Religious Thought Credit Hours: 3
- COMS 3603 - Contemporary Culture and Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3
- COMS 3620 - Rhetorical Analysis and Criticism Credit Hours: 3
- COMS 4630 - Rhetoric and Electronic Media Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 1700 - The Dance Experience Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 2700 - History, Traditions and Languages of Dance Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 4710 - Histories of Modern and Postmodern Choreography and Practice Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 4711 - Dance, Sexuality and Gender Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3610 - Creative Writing: Fiction Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3620 - Creative Writing: Poetry Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3630 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4910 - English Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-9.0
- FILM 2010 - Introduction to Film: History of World Cinema Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 2020 - Introduction to Film: Film Analysis Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 2030 - Introduction to Film: The Documentary Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 3430 - Screenwriting Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 4510 - Film Theory I Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 4520 - Film Theory II Credit Hours: 3
- FILM 4530 - Film Theory III Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3250 - Political Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3270 - Social Geographies Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3310 - Geography of Africa Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2830 - Geology for Engineers Credit Hours: 4
- GEOL 3500 - Stratigraphy-Sedimentology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4460 - Earth Systems Evolution Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4510 - Diagenesis Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4520 - Depositional Environments Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4940 - Senior Thesis Credit Hours: 1.0-5.0
- HIST 3143 - American Social and Cultural History, 1820-1890 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3202 - Women’s Health and Medicine in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3232 - History of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
- JOUR 3630 - Reviewing and Criticism Credit Hours: 3
- LAT 3110 - Latin Prose and Poetry I Credit Hours: 3
- LAT 3120 - Latin Prose and Poetry II Credit Hours: 3
- LAT 4900 - Special Topics in Latin Literature Credit Hours: 3
- MDIA 2200 - Script Analysis and Production Planning Credit Hours: 3
- MDIA 2201 - Short Form Media Scriptwriting Credit Hours: 3
- PBIO 1090 - Americans and their Forests: Ecology, Conservation and History Credit Hours: 3
- PBIO 1140 - Foundations of Plant Biology Credit Hours: 4
- PBIO 3010 - Lab in Cell and Molecular Plant Physiology Credit Hours: 2
- PBIO 4160 - Problem Solving with Bioinformatics Tools Credit Hours: 3
- PBIO 4941 - Undergraduate Research/Written Presentation Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
- PBIO 4945H - Thesis Credit Hours: 2.0-4.0
- T3 4040 - Reconstructing Roman Slavery Credit Hours: 3
- THAR 1730 - Fundamentals of Play Analysis and Playwriting Credit Hours: 3
- THAR 2510 - Introduction to Playwriting Credit Hours: 3
- THAR 3510 - Playwriting Revision Technique Credit Hours: 3
- THAR 3511 - Playwriting Style and Voice Credit Hours: 3
- THAR 4510 - Advanced Playwriting Credit Hours: 3
- THAR 4520 - Playwriting Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
- WGS 4800 - Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3
- WGS 4810J - Writing Gender Credit Hours: 3