Writing and Publishing, Bachelor of Arts
College: The Goodwin College of Business and Liberal Arts
Department: Visual, Performing, and Media Arts
Student Type: Traditional Undergraduate
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Campus: Lisle Campus
Students may not declare this major after the Fall 2025 term.
Students prior to Spring 2026, please refer to original catalog of entry for appropriate academic requirements.
Requirements - Major
Writing and Publishing majors must complete 42 semester credit hours of courses offered in the Communication Arts and Languages and Literature departments, with a grade of “C” or better, including courses in the following categories:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Arts | ||
| COMM 1101 | Understanding Journalism | 3 |
| COMM 2208 | Layout and Design for Publication | 3 |
| COMM 2209 | Newswriting and Reporting | 3 |
| COMM 3207 | Editing for Publications | 3 |
| COMM 3353 | Advanced Seminar in Page Design for Publications | 3 |
| COMM 4317 | Mass Media Law and Ethics | 3 |
| COMM 4393 | Senior Portfolio | 3 |
| Language and Literature | ||
| LITR 2298 | Advanced Academic and Nonfiction Writing | 3 |
| LITR 2299 | Methods of Literary Analysis | 3 |
| LITR 3362 | Modern Literature | 3 |
| or LITR 4301 | Advanced U.S. Literary and Cultural Studies | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| U. S. Multiethnic Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Gender and Literature | ||
| Theories of Gender in Literary Analysis | ||
| Global/Postcolonial Literature and Theory | ||
| Select one of the following creative writing courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Writing Workshop | ||
| Topics in Creative Writing | ||
| Theory Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Media and Society | ||
| Media and Environment | ||
| Recording and Popular Music in America | ||
| Television and Society | ||
| Studies in Film Theory and Criticism | ||
| Images of Men and Women in Advertising | ||
| Modern English | ||
| Elective | ||
| COMM 3337 | Advanced Journalism Writing | 3 |
| or COMM 3381 | Multimedia Production for the Web | |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
Course List LITR 2298 Advanced Academic and Nonfiction Writing and LITR 2299 Methods of Literary Analysis must be taken at Benedictine University.
Completion of the Writing and Publishing major satisfies the QLR (Literary/Rhetorical) requirement of the University General Education Curriculum. However, students are strongly encouraged to take a QLR-designated course as part of their coursework for the major.
Through working with advisors, majors will be guided in the selection of courses within and outside the departments to plan a program of studies tailored to individual educational and career goals.
Students in the Writing and Publishing program will achieve the following student learning outcomes (SLO):
Student Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate proficiency with appropriate transferable skills used by professionals in the communications/media fields.
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills
Student Learning Outcome 2: Develop a critical understanding of the effects of evolving communication systems on society
• University SLO: 3. Communication Skills
Student Learning Outcome 3: Develop storytelling skills in fiction/non-fiction environments across a variety of media situations.
• University SLO: 3. Communication Skills
Student Learning Outcome 4: Use and synthesize complex concepts, terms, and methodologies.
• University SLO: 5. Analytical Skills
Student Learning Outcome 5: Propose, design, and complete written projects appropriate to different rhetorical situations.
• University SLO: 3. Communication Skills