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Written Communication, M.S.

This program was designed for college graduates to develop their writing skills. The program offers a wide variety of electives that allow students to focus on their own writing interests, whether creative or professional.

Students may be able to apply:

  • Up to six hours of graduate credit from another institution, with approval from the program director
  • Up to six hours of graduate credit from other NLU programs
  • Up to six hours of credit by proficiency for past professional experience

In addition to the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Admission Requirements, applicants must:

  • Submit the results of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (this requirements is waived if the student has a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college)
  • Sit for an in-person interview
  • Complete a brief impromptu essay

This degree requires:

  • 33 SH
  • A thesis

Required Courses

LAE500Advanced Expository Writing
LAE510Rhetorical Theory: History and Practice
LAE599Thesis/Thesis Project

English Elective Courses

Choose 21–24 SH from the courses listed below:

LAE405Advanced Studies of American Literature: Beginning-1900
LAE406Advanced Studies of American Literature: 1900-1950
LAE407American Writers: 1945-1970
LAE410Modern British Fiction: 1900-1950
LAE412Introduction to Writing Poetry
LAE413Reading and Writing the Short Story
LAE414Writing and Reading Oral History
LAE416Women's Lives into Literature
LAE450Fundamentals of Journalism
LAE460Editing for Publication
LAE461Writing Promotional and Advertising Copy
LAE465Creative Writing: Humor
LAE486AWorkshop/English/Rare Books at the Newberry Library
LAE486BWorkshop/Writer's Week Workshop
LAE499English Seminar
LAE501Writing from Reading: Incorporating Research into Nonfiction Articles and Books and Reports
LAE502Creative Writing: Fiction
LAE503Creative Writing: Poetry
LAE504Creative Writing: Children's Books
LAE512AProfessional Writer I
LAE512BProfessional Writer II
LAE512CProfessional Writer III
LAE515Feature Writing
LAE516Screenwriting
LAE517Technical Writing
LAE518Narrative Forms
LAE520Teaching Freshman English Composition
LAE592Practicum/Internship in Teaching English Courses to Undergraduates
LAE594Independent Study/English
LAE595Special Topics/English

Note: For LAE 486A, LAE 486B, LAE 499, LAE 594 and LAE 595, specific topics may be chosen. Each topic may only be counted once toward the degree. LAE 501 is strongly recommended.