Digital Writing and Narrative Design (B.A.) to English and Humanities (M.A.)
This program allows full-time students to complete a B.A. in Digital Writing and Narrative Design and an M.A. in English & Humanities in five years.
Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting the university's undergraduate admission requirements, undergraduate students in the Digital Writing and Narrative Design Program must meet the following criteria:
- Students must apply to the program no later than the semester before their final undergraduate year. Students are strongly advised to apply upon entry to the university, or in their first or second year.
- Students in the program must maintain an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Students falling below an overall 3.0 GPA will be placed on academic probation for the program in the following semester during which time they must raise their GPA to ≥ 3.0. Students with a GPA that remains below 3.0 at the conclusion of a probationary semester will be dismissed from the combined program and placed in the traditional four-year track.
- To remain in the program, EN 200 and EN 424 (or GMD 404 if permitted) must be completed with a minimum grade of C, and the minimum grades for all graduate level courses must be met.
Students in good standing in this program will take graduate English & Humanities courses during their senior year. Up to six credits of graduate coursework would satisfy both undergraduate and graduate requirements. They may take an additional six credits of graduate coursework that will be applied to their M.A. program requirements. These students are granted their B.A. and automatically admitted to the M.A. program at the end of their senior year after meeting all B.A. requirements. Students then complete 21-27 graduate credits in their fifth year of study to complete the M.A. in English & Humanities. Please see the English and Humanities (M.A.) for details on the program. Upon being admitted to the M.A. program, students are subject to all graduate student policies and procedures.
Residency requirements: Students must complete at least 21 credits in undergraduate program coursework at Marymount. Those credits must include EN 183: Introduction to Film and Visual Studies and EN 424: Senior Seminar (or GMD 404 if permitted).
Consortium Courses: A maximum of six (6) graduate semester credits, selected in conjunction with the director of the graduate program in English and Humanities, may be taken through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Students should not enroll in a consortium course during the semester of their anticipated graduation. Taking a course outside of Marymount during the student’s final semester may delay their graduation.
Program Requirements
This degree requires a total of 147 credits.
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
See the
Liberal Arts Core for details.
Major Requirements
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with an academic advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core requirements.
Major Electives
All majors also complete coursework in the three following clusters.
Humanities Cluster
All majors take nine (9) credits from the following options:
| EN 180 | Digital Approaches to Literature * | 3 |
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| EN 182 | The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema * | 3 |
| OR | |
| IS 182 | The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema * | 3 |
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| EN 142 | Heroes, Antiheroes, and Superheroes * | 3 |
| EN 360 | Book Histories, Book Futures * | 3 |
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| EN 390 | Digital Projects in the Humanities | 1-3 |
| OR | |
| HU 390 | Digital Projects in the Humanities | 1-3 |
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| HI 295 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| HI 307 | Museum Studies | 3 |
Writing Cluster
All majors take nine (9) credits from the following options:
| EN 120 | Approaches to Creative Writing * | 3 |
| EN 301 | The Writing Process: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EN 303 | Literary Nonfiction * | 3 |
| EN 305 | Topics in Creative Writing | 3 |
| EN 308 | Style and Revision | 3 |
| COMM 209 | Contemporary Journalism | 3 |
| COMM 302 | Public Relations Writing and Media Techniques | 3 |
| COMM 307 | Broadcast Writing and Delivery | 3 |
| COMM 315 | Writing for Digital Media * | 3 |
Digital Production and Design Cluster
All majors take nine (9) credits from the following options:
Students may take an additional internship (EN 400, GMD 400, or GMD 400SL).
English and Humanities Electives
Take fifteen to twenty-four (15-24) credits in English above 501.
Take three to twelve (3-12) credits in Humanities, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy, or TRS at the 500 level.
MA Capstone Project
Take EN 690, EN 695, HUM 690 or HUM 695 for three (3) credits.
Sample Degree Plan - Digital Writing and Narrative Design to English and Humanities
Please note that this is a sample plan; all students should consult with an advisor in making course selections. Students should take lower-level courses before upper-level courses. Course substitutions are approved on a case-by-case basis.
Year One - Fall
| EN 101 | Composition I * | 3 |
| TRS 100 | Theological Inquiry * | 3 |
| | Social Science (SS) core course * | 3 |
| | Philosophy (PH) core course * | |
| | One (1) elective - foreign language recommended | |
EN 101: Composition core course
TRS 100: TRS core course
Year One - Spring
| EN 102 | Composition II * | 3 |
| | Natural Science (NS) core course with lab * | 4 |
| HI | History (HI) core course * | 3 |
| EN | Literature (LT) core course * | 3 |
| | One (1) elective - foreign language recommended | |
EN 102: Composition core course
Year Two - Fall
| EN 181 | Digital and Nonlinear Storytelling * | 3 |
| | Humanities cluster major elective | |
| | Fine and Performing Arts (FPA) core course * | |
| | Social Science (SS) core course * | 3 |
| | One (1) elective | 3 |
EN 181: LT core course
Year Two - Spring
| EN 183 | Introduction to Film and Visual Studies * | 3 |
| | Writing cluster major elective | |
| MA | Mathematics (MT) core course * | 3-4 |
| | Two (2) electives | 6 |
Year Three — Fall
| | Digital Production and Design cluster major elective | |
| | Depth in Humanities core course | 3 |
| | Depth in Sciences (DSCI) core course * | 3 |
| | Depth in Faith and Reason core course * | 3 |
| | One (1) elective | 3 |
Year Three - Spring
| | Humanities cluster major elective | |
| | Writing cluster major elective | |
| | Digital Production and Design cluster major elective | |
| | Two (2) electives | 6 |
Year Four - Fall
| EN 424 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| OR | |
| GMD 404 | Performance Media Lab | 3 |
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| EN 501 | Building Textual Interpretation | 3 |
| | Humanities cluster major elective | |
| | Writing cluster major elective | |
| | One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective | |
Year Four - Spring
| EN 400 | Internship | 3 |
| OR | |
| GMD 400 | Internship | 3 |
| OR | |
| GMD 400SL | Internship | 3 |
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| | Two (2) electives | 6 |
| EN 559 | Studies in Creative Writing | 3 |
| | One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective | |
Year Five - Fall
| | Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM | |
Year Five - Spring
| | Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM | |
Year Five - Summer