The B.A. major in English with a Concentration in Public and Professional Writing emphasizes the critical analysis and production of writing and written discourse in professional, academic, and civic contexts. This concentration provides English majors with a strong core of abilities in reading and writing, as well as an opportunity to build rhetorical knowledge in a variety of modes, sites, and genres of language use.

Students pursuing a B.A. in English with a Concentration in Public and Professional Writing should use the Academic Bulletin year appropriate for your year of matriculation.

Requirements for English B.A. degrees with a Concentration in Public and Professional Writing can be found by clicking on the relevant Bulletin below:

Find your requirements by choosing the year you entered IU.

Students interested in pursuing an M.F.A. in Creative Writing should consider completing the major’s concentration in creative writing.

For advice in planning a course of study, students should consult their departmental advisor and the department’s website.

Each semester, the department publishes detailed descriptions of courses to be offered the following semester.