English: Publishing Arts BA

The Publishing Arts major provides students with hands-on opportunities in publication design (books and journals) as they work on the team that produces theTalking River Review (a student-run and nationally recognized literary journal). They develop skills in editing, project supervision, graphic design, utilizing up-to-date technology, business communication and organization, critical evaluation of written works, distribution, and sales. The Publishing Arts major also provides students with a dynamic exposure to literature, creative production, and workplace decision-making.

All English: Publishing Arts graduates are required to complete:

  1. An exit interview and
  2. A senior research project with accompanying symposium presentation.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication
Select one of the following:6.00
WRITING AND RHETORIC I
and WRITING AND RHETORIC II
COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH
Oral Communication
COMM-204PUBLIC SPEAKING3.00
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
Select one of the following:3.00-5.00
MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY
FINITE MATHEMATICS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
STATISTICAL REASONING
CALCULUS I
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY
STATISTICAL REASONING
Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing
Select one course from two categories:6.00-8.00
Literature
LITERATURE AND IDEAS
WORLD CLASSICS
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
MYTHOLOGIES
Arts
INTRODUCTION TO ART
THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS
SURVEY OF MUSIC
MUSIC IN AMERICA
WORLD MUSIC
HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER
HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES
SURVEY OF THE THEATER
Language
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
Scientific Ways of Knowing
Select one course from two disciplines; one lab7.00-8.00
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS
CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY
PLANTS AND PEOPLE
BIOLOGY IN FILM
HUMAN BIOLOGY
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INTEGRATED SCIENCE II
INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES 1
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I
Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing
Select from two disciplines:6.00
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
WORLD PREHISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
WORLD HISTORY I
WORLD HISTORY II
UNITED STATES HISTORY I
UNITED STATES HISTORY II
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Diversity
Select one of the following:4.00
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values
Select one of the following:3.00
ID 300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options)
HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE
Foreign/Heritage Language
Select courses in the chosen foreign/heritage language numbering 101, 102, 201, and 20212.00
Total Credits50.00-55.00

Program Requirements

Lower Division Courses
ENGL-210LITERARY ANALYSIS3.00
ENGL-215INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING4.00
ENGL-267BRITISH LITERATURE I3.00
ENGL-277AMERICAN LITERATURE I3.00
ENGL-268BRITISH LITERATURE II3.00
or ENGL-278 AMERICAN LITERATURE II
Upper Division Courses
BUS-321PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3.00
ENGL-300EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE3.00
ENGL-315INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING4.00
ENGL-320SHAKESPEARE3.00
ENGL-415INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING4.00
ENGL-431HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE3.00
ENGL-498SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR2.00
ENGL-499SENIOR PROJECT: ORAL DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION1.00
ENGL-305ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION3.00
or ENGL-360 POETIC FORM
or ENGL-361 TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION
or ENGL-362 TECHNIQUES OF FICTION
or ENGL-308 SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING
English - Publishing Arts Selectives
Select 6 credits from the following:6.00
CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING POETRY
CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION
SCREENWRITING
CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING:POETRY
CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING:POETRY
CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION
Select 3 credits of ENGL 300/400 level3.00
Electives
Select 19 elective credits19.00
Total Credits70.00

Sequential Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
COMM-204 PUBLIC SPEAKING 3.00
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I 3.00
 Credits16.00
Spring
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II 3.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
 Credits16.00
Second Year
Fall
COREMathematical Ways of Knowing 3.00
ENGL-267 BRITISH LITERATURE I 3.00
ENGL-277 AMERICAN LITERATURE I 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
ElectiveElective Credits 2.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 4.00
COREIntegrative Seminar: Ethics & Values 3.00
ENGL-210 LITERARY ANALYSIS 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
ElectiveElective Credits 1.00
 Credits15.00
Third Year
Fall
BUS-321 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3.00
ENGL-215 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING 4.00
ENGL-305
ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
or POETIC FORM
or TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION
or TECHNIQUES OF FICTION
or SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING
3.00
ENGL-320 SHAKESPEARE 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 2.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
ENGL-268
BRITISH LITERATURE II
or AMERICAN LITERATURE II
3.00
ENGL-300 EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE 3.00
ENGL-415 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING 4.00
ENGL-431 HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 1.00
 Credits14.00
Fourth Year
Fall
ENGL-498 SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR 2.00
Program RequirementENGL 300/400 Level 3.00
Program RequirementSelect Publishing Arts course 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
 Credits14.00
Spring
ENGL-315 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING 4.00
ENGL-499 SENIOR PROJECT: ORAL DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION 1.00
Program RequirementSelect Publishing Arts course 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 7.00
 Credits15.00
 Total Credits120.00

Graduates with a BA English: Publishing Arts go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:

  • Author
  • Editor
  • Illustration, Design, and Production
  • Intellectual Property and Copyright Law
  • Technical Editing
  • Literary Agent
  • Public Relations Manager
  • Education
  • Journalism