Open Focus

This track is designed for students seeking a broad education in the various areas of English studies as preparation for diverse professional careers. Select courses in literature, film and media, creative and professional writing, rhetoric, and cultural theory. Many courses are offered both face-to-face and online.

We have structured the requirements so that this track can be completed entirely online. Read more about the online program.

Track Requirements

Track O: Open Focus

At least 3 credits in literature must be in a period before 1900. They can be taken in American Literature, British Literature or any other literature course in the English department. Students can take up to 9 credits in 200-level English courses to satisfy the 36 credits for the major. This includes 贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听215 which is a requirement and non-substitutable. ENGLISH聽192聽can be substituted for 3 of the 9 credits in 200-level courses.聽

Students must also complete a 3 credit capstone seminar at the 600 level (612, 615 - 616, 620 - 633, 685, 690), which may be in any of the areas listed below.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听215	Introduction to English Studies	3
American Literature		3
Select one of the following courses in American Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听269	Literary Forms and Genres:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听274	Literature and the Other Arts:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听276	Introduction to American Indian Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听277	Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听278	Introduction to World Literatures Written in English:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听279	Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听280	Introduction to Asian-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听281	Introduction to African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听307	Survey of American Literature to 1865
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听308	Survey of American Literature, 1865-1965
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听309	Survey of Contemporary American Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听372	Survey of American Indian Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听373	Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听374	Survey of U.S. Latino/a Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听375	Survey of Asian American Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听376	Survey of African-American Literature to 1930
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听377	Survey of African-American Literature, 1930 to the Present
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听460	Writers in American Literature, 1500-1900:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听461	Writers in American Literature, 1900 to the Present:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听463	Writers in African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听517	Studies in African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听520	Studies in American Indian Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听523	Studies in U.S. Latino/a Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听524	Studies in Asian-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听623	Seminar in American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听631	Seminar in African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听632	Seminar in American Indian Literature:
British Literature		3
Select one of the following courses in British Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听222	English Writers, 1800 to the Present
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听301	Survey of English Literature, Beginnings to 1500
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听302	Survey of English Literature, 1500-1660
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听303	Survey of English Literature, 1660-1798
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听304	Survey of English Literature, 1798-1900
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听305	Survey of English Literature: 1900 to the Present
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听452	Shakespeare
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听633	Seminar in Rhetoric and Professional Writing:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听454	Milton
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听456	Writers in English Literature, 1500-1660:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听457	Writers in English Literature, 1660-1798:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听458	Writers in English Literature, 1798-1900:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听504	Studies in Literature, 1660-1800:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听505	Studies in Literature, 1800-1900:
Minority, Women's or World Literature		3
Select one of the following courses in Minority, Women鈥檚 or World Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听243	Introduction to Literature by Women:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听276	Introduction to American Indian Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听277	Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听278	Introduction to World Literatures Written in English:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听279	Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听280	Introduction to Asian-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听281	Introduction to African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听285	Modern Irish Language and Literature in Translation
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听306	Survey of Irish Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听332	LGBTQ+ Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听372	Survey of American Indian Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听373	Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听374	Survey of U.S. Latino/a Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听375	Survey of Asian American Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听376	Survey of African-American Literature to 1930
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听377	Survey of African-American Literature, 1930 to the Present
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听381	World Literatures Written in English:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听463	Writers in African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听465	Women Writers:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听517	Studies in African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听518	Studies in Irish Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听520	Studies in American Indian Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听522	Studies in World Literature Written in English:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听523	Studies in U.S. Latino/a Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听524	Studies in Asian-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听622	Seminar in Irish Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听627	Seminar in Literature and Culture:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听628	Seminar in Literature by Women:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听629	Seminar in Literature and Sexuality:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听631	Seminar in African-American Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听632	Seminar in American Indian Literature:
Theory and Criticism		3
Select one of the following courses in Theory and Criticism
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听378	Survey of Current Literary and Cultural Theory
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听390	Classical Film Criticism and Theory
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听391	Television Criticism and Theory
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听393	Entertainment Industries:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听394	Theories of Digital Culture:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听395	Feminist Media Criticism and Theory: ^*
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听547	Studies in Theory and Criticism:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听626	Seminar in Critical Theory:
Rhetoric, Professional, Technical or Creative Writing		6
Select two of the following courses in Rhetoric, Professional, Technical or Creative Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听201	Strategies for Academic Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听205	Business Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听206	Technical Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听207	Health Science Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听210	Global Englishes
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听212	Grammar and Usage
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听214	Writing in the Professions:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听233	Introduction to Creative Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听240	Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听310	Writing, Speaking, and Technoscience in the 21st Century
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听400	Introduction to English Linguistics
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听401	History of the English Language
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听402	Theories of Language and Literature:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听403	Survey of Modern English Grammar
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听404	Language, Power, and Identity
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听414	Special Topics in Creative Writing:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听415	Fiction Workshop
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听416	Poetry Workshop
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听418	Literary Journal Production
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听425	Advanced Business Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听426	Professional and Technical Communications Research
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听427	Writing for Nonprofits
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听428	Strategic Writing for Organizations
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听430	Advanced Writing Workshop
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听431	Topics in Advanced Communications:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听432	The Rhetoric of Argument
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听433	Creative Nonfiction for Publication
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听434	Editing and Publishing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听435	Rhetoric and Professional Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听436	Technical Documentation
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听437	Project Management for Professional Writers
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听438	Advanced Research Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听439	Information Design
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听442	Writing Center Tutoring Practicum
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听443	Grant Writing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听444	Technical Editing
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听445	The Composing Process:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听446	Global Business Communications
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听448	Technical Communications Theory and Practice
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听449	Internship in the Humanities
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听615	Advanced Workshop in Fiction
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听616	Advanced Workshop in Poetry:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听633	Seminar in Rhetoric and Professional Writing:
Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies		6
Select two of the following courses in Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听286	Writing about Film and Television
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听290	Introduction to Film Studies
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听291	Introduction to Television Studies
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听292	Classic Dramas in Film:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听294	Game Culture
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听295	Women and Film
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听312	Topics in Film, Television and Digital Studies:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听316	World Cinema:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听320	Studies in Film and Television Authorship:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听329	Film and Literature
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听380	Media and Society:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听383	Cinema, Television, and Genre:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听390	Classical Film Criticism and Theory
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听391	Television Criticism and Theory
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听393	Entertainment Industries:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听394	Theories of Digital Culture:
贰狈骋尝滨厂贬听395	Feminist Media Criticism and Theory: ^*
贵滨尝惭厂罢顿听212	Intermediate Topics in Film and Television Studies:
贵滨尝惭厂罢顿听350	Global Jewish Film and Television:
贵滨尝惭厂罢顿听412	Global Cinema and Media:
贵滨尝惭厂罢顿听669	Screening Sexuality:
贵滨尝惭厂罢顿听690	Seminar in Contemporary Cinema and Media:
English Electives		9
9 credits in English electives are required for the major.
Total Credits		36

*: This course is listed in more than one category. It may count in only one category.

Contact

Prospective Undergraduate Students (not yet enrolled at 51猎奇)

Prospective students, contact our admissions counselor at聽let-sci@uwm.edu听辞谤听414-229-7711.

Current Undergraduate Students

General questions such as how to declare, how to change a major, general education requirements, etc. should be directed to the college advising office at聽ls-advising@uwm.edu听辞谤听414-229-4654.

Specific questions about English, such as research opportunities, internship opportunities, major requirements, etc., should be directed to聽the English department.

Interested in this Plan?

For more information about the Open Focus plan, contact Associate Professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece at szczepan@uwm.edu.