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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.

EN 181Digital and Nonlinear Storytelling *

3

EN 183Introduction to Film and Visual Studies *

3

 

EN 400Internship

3

OR

GMD 400Internship

3

OR

GMD 400SLInternship

3

 

EN 424Senior Seminar

3

OR

GMD 404Performance Media Lab

3

 

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 180Digital Approaches to Literature *

3

 

EN 182The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema *

3

OR

IS 182The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema *

3

 

EN 142Heroes, Antiheroes, and Superheroes *

3

EN 360Book Histories, Book Futures *

3

 

EN 390Digital Projects in the Humanities

1-3

OR

HU 390Digital Projects in the Humanities

1-3

 

HI 295Introduction to Public History

3

HI 307Museum Studies

3

Writing Cluster

All majors take nine (9) credits from the following options:
EN 120Approaches to Creative Writing *

3

EN 301The Writing Process: Theory and Practice

3

EN 303Literary Nonfiction *

3

EN 305Topics in Creative Writing

3

EN 308Style and Revision

3

COMM 209Contemporary Journalism

3

COMM 302Public Relations Writing and Media Techniques

3

COMM 307Broadcast Writing and Delivery

3

COMM 315Writing for Digital Media *

3

Digital Production and Design Cluster

All majors take nine (9) credits from the following options:
COMM 204Video Production: Multimedia Communication

3

GMD 105Video Editing

1

GMD 106Motion Graphics

1

VIS 224Digital Publishing

3

GMD 255Typography

3

GMD 305Publication Design

3

GMD 308Web and Social Media Design

3

IT 125Web Development

3

IT 225Advanced Web Development

3

IT 227Mobile App Development

3

IT 322Game Design

3

IT 324Story and Narrative Development for Video Games

3

IT 3253-D Modeling and Animation

3

EN 400Internship

3

GMD 400Internship

3

GMD 400SLInternship

3

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 101Composition I *

3

TRS 100Theological 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 102Composition 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 181Digital 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 183Introduction 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 424Senior Seminar

3

OR

GMD 404Performance Media Lab

3

 

EN 501Building Textual Interpretation

3

Humanities cluster major elective

Writing cluster major elective

One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective

 

Year Four - Spring

EN 400Internship

3

OR

GMD 400Internship

3

OR

GMD 400SLInternship

3

 

Two (2) electives

6

EN 559Studies 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

EN 690Practicum

3

OR

HUM 690Practicum

3

OR

EN 695Master's Project

3

OR

HUM 695Master's Project

3