Department: English
The writing and writing studies concentration is designed to offer a student supervised writing throughout the university career. Students may select courses which emphasize applied writing (technical and business writing), creative writing or the teaching of writing.
Grade Requirement
Majors must achieve a minimum grade of "C" in ENGL 101 Writing Rhetorically and ENGL 102 Writing Rhetorically with Sources. Credit earned for ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 may not be applied to the major.
The Department of English will permit a major to use only one passing grade below "C-" to satisfy requirements in the English major. An additional grade below "C-" will require the major to take another English course.
Course Requirements
Required courses (12 credits)
ENGL 226 - Writing about Writing
This course should be completed first, before other courses in the concentration.
ENGL 203 - Writing About Literature
ENGL 223 - Survey of British Literature to 1800
ENGL 234 - Survey of American Literature Elective in pre-1800 British literature (3 credits) Complete one course, selected from the following:
ENGL 314 - Medieval English Literature
ENGL 320 - Chaucer
ENGL 321 - The Age of Pope: 1660-1740
ENGL 322 - The Age of Johnson: 1740-1800
ENGL 335 - Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
ENGL 340 - Literature of the English Renaissance
ENGL 341 - Literature of the Continental Renaissance
ENGL 342 - Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies
ENGL 343 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Plays
ENGL 360 - The English Novel I
ENGL 370 - 17th-Century Literature
ENGL 380 – Milton
Elective in post-1800 British literature (3 credits) Complete one course, selected from the following:
ENGL 312 - Modern British Fiction
ENGL 350 - Recent British Fiction
ENGL 354 - 20th-Century British Drama
ENGL 361 - The English Novel II
ENGL 365 - Victorian Prose and Poetry
ENGL 367 - English Literature of the Late Victorian and Edwardian Periods
ENGL 377 - Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
ENGL 382 - Irish Literature II
ENGL 386 - English Romantic Poets
ENGL 393 - Modern British Poetry Elective in American literature (3 credits)
Complete one course, selected from the following:
ENGL 309 - Early American Literature, Beginnings to 1820
ENGL 315 - Ethnic American Literature
ENGL 317 - African-American Literature I
ENGL 318 - African-American Literature II
ENGL 326 - Native American Writing and Rhetoric
ENGL 329 - Modern American Fiction
ENGL 330 - Recent American Fiction
ENGL 331 - U.S. Literature in the 19th Century I
ENGL 332 - U.S. Literature in the 19th Century II
ENGL 333 - Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 346 - Southern Literature
ENGL 356 - Modern American Drama
ENGL 357 - Recent American Drama
ENGL 394 - Modern American Poetry
ENGL 395 - Studies in Recent American Poetry Electives (9 credits)
Complete nine additional credit hours, selected from the following:
ENGL 200 - Personal and Public Writing
ENGL 201 - Technical Writing I
ENGL 202 - Business Communication
ENGL 204 - Responding to Writing (one credit course; may be repeated for a maximum of three credits)
ENGL 227 - Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
ENGL 228 - Fiction Writing Workshop
ENGL 229 - Poetry Writing Workshop
ENGL 230 - Creative Writing
ENGL 280 - The Journalistic Essay
ENGL 301 - Writing and the Teaching of Writing
ENGL 302 - Technical Writing II
ENGL 303 - Writing Our Heritages
ENGL 325 - Cultural Rhetorics
ENGL 326 - Native American Writing and Rhetoric
ENGL 371 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
ENGL 372 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop
ENGL 389 - Topics in Writing
ENGL 390 - Theories of Writing
ENGL 392 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop
ENGL 396 - Rhetoric and Style
ENGL 485 - Honors Thesis (with advisor approval, up to six credits may be applied toward the concentration)
ENGL 498 - Internship in English
ENGL 499 - Directed Study in English (with advisor approval, up to six credits may be applied toward the concentration) Senior Seminar (3 credits)
Complete one course, selected from the following:
ENGL 493 - Seminar: Writing Studies (if not used to meet capstone requirement)
ENGL 494 - Seminar: Special Topics
ENGL 495 - Seminar: British Literature and Culture
ENGL 496 - Seminar: American Literature and Culture
ENGL 497 - Seminar: World Literatures and Cultures
Note: Each of these courses also fulfills the upper-level Writing Designated within the Major core requirement (CWRM). Capstone (3 credits)
ENGL 489 - Advanced Portfolio Workshop
ENGL 493 - Seminar: Writing Studies (if not used to satisfy senior seminar requirement) Note(s):
ENGL 489 or ENGL 493 should be taken after nine of the 15 credit hours in the concentration have been completed. Students may elect to take both courses and have both applied toward the concentration.
Total minimum credits: 36
Core Curriculum Requirements
A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website,
www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.
GEOGRAPHY
Geography, BA
Department: Geography
A major or minor in geography can provide a student with a way to examine the world with objectivity. Students can be trained to analyze the water-use and land-use opportunities in their communities, to understand the interrelated systems that keep the land and sea resources in balance, and to appreciate the varied ways in which people all over the world use those resources. Bridgewater
State University graduates have found employment as planners, environmental analysts, teachers, market researchers, cartographers and administrators. Many of the geography majors have gone on to earn advanced degrees from leading graduate schools.
Students are invited to meet with any of the geography faculty – Professors Clark, Domingo, Hayes–Bohanan, Hellström, Rao, Amey or Boellstorff – to discuss the program.
Course Requirements
Required courses (21 credits)
GEOG 121 - Physical Geography
GEOG 151 - Human Geography
GEOG 211 - Cartography
GEOG 213 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 490 - Seminar in Geography (CWRM)
MATH 110/MATH 110E - Elementary Statistics I Regional geography elective (3 credits)
Complete one course, selected from the following:
GEOG 374 - Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 375 - Geography of South Asia
GEOG 376 - Geography of East Asia
GEOG 381 - Geography of Latin America
GEOG 383 - Geography of the United States
GEOG 386 - Geography of Canada
GEOG 388 - Geography of Africa Additional required courses (6 credits)
GEOG 340 - Geography Materials and Methods
GEOG 441 - Geographic Frameworks Electives (12 credits)
Complete four courses, selected from the following, in consultation with an advisor:
GEOG 221 – Meteorology
GEOG 222 - Climatology
GEOG 314 - Satellite Image Processing Applications to the Environment
GEOG 315 - Quantitative Geography
GEOG 317 - Air Photo Interpretation — Remote Sensing
GEOG 321 - Applied Meteorology
GEOG 322 - Biogeography
GEOG 323 - Water Resources
GEOG 324 - Earth Surface Processes
GEOG 332 - Land Protection
GEOG 333 - Geography of Environmental Justice
GEOG 340 - Geography Materials and Methods
GEOG 350 - Economic Geography
GEOG 353 - Urban Geography
GEOG 355 - Political Geography
GEOG 363 - Locational Analysis
GEOG 365 - Geography of Transportation
GEOG 374 - Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 375 - Geography of South Asia
GEOG 376 - Geography of East Asia
GEOG 381 - Geography of Latin America
GEOG 383 - Geography of the United States
GEOG 386 - Geography of Canada
GEOG 388 - Geography of Africa
GEOG 400 - Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 413 - Applications in Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 422 - Online Weather Studies
GEOG 431 - Environmental Regulations
GEOG 441 - Geographic Frameworks
GEOG 462 - Principles of Urban Planning
GEOG 463 - Applications in Urban Planning
GEOG 497 - Undergraduate Research in Geography
GEOG 498 - Internship in Geography or Planning
GEOG 499 - Directed Study in Geography Total minimum credits: 42
Core Curriculum Requirements
A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website,
www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.
Geography, BS
Department: Geography
A major or minor in geography can provide a student with a way to examine the world with objectivity. Students can be trained to analyze the water-use and land-use opportunities in their communities, to understand the interrelated systems that keep the land and sea resources in balance, and to appreciate the varied ways in which people all over the world use those resources. Bridgewater
State University graduates have found employment as planners, environmental analysts, teachers, market researchers, cartographers and administrators. Many of the geography majors have gone on to earn advanced degrees from leading graduate schools.
Students are invited to meet with any of the geography faculty – Professors Clark, Domingo, Hayes–Bohanan, Hellström, Rao, Amey or Boellstorff – to discuss the program.
Course Requirements
Required courses (21 credits)
GEOG 121 - Physical Geography
GEOG 151 - Human Geography
GEOG 211 - Cartography
GEOG 213 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 490 - Seminar in Geography (CWRM)
MATH 110/MATH 110E - Elementary Statistics I Regional geography elective (3 credits)
Complete one course, selected from the following:
GEOG 374 - Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 375 - Geography of South Asia
GEOG 376 - Geography of East Asia
GEOG 383 - Geography of the United States
GEOG 386 - Geography of Canada
GEOG 388 - Geography of Africa Additional required courses (7 credits)
GEOG 315 - Quantitative Geography
GEOG 413 - Applications in Geographic Information Systems Electives (12 credits)
Complete four additional courses, selected from the following, in consultation with an advisor:
GEOG 221 - Meteorology
GEOG 222 - Climatology
GEOG 314 - Satellite Image Processing Applications to the Environment
GEOG 315 - Quantitative Geography
GEOG 317 - Air Photo Interpretation — Remote Sensing
GEOG 321 - Applied Meteorology
GEOG 322 - Biogeography
GEOG 323 - Water Resources
GEOG 324 - Earth Surface Processes
GEOG 331 - Geography of Environmental Problems
GEOG 332 - Land Protection
GEOG 333 - Geography of Environmental Justice
GEOG 340 - Geography Materials and Methods
GEOG 350 - Economic Geography
GEOG 353 - Urban Geography
GEOG 355 - Political Geography
GEOG 363 - Locational Analysis
GEOG 365 - Geography of Transportation
GEOG 374 - Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 375 - Geography of South Asia
GEOG 376 - Geography of East Asia
GEOG 381 - Geography of Latin America
GEOG 383 - Geography of the United States
GEOG 386 - Geography of Canada
GEOG 388 - Geography of Africa
GEOG 400 - Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 413 - Applications in Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 422 - Online Weather Studies
GEOG 431 - Environmental Regulations
GEOG 441 - Geographic Frameworks
GEOG 462 - Principles of Urban Planning
GEOG 463 - Applications in Urban Planning
GEOG 497 - Undergraduate Research in Geography
GEOG 498 - Internship in Geography or Planning *
GEOG 499 - Directed Study in Geography *Students are strongly encouraged to complete GEOG 498. Total minimum credits: 43
Core Curriculum Requirements
A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website,
www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.