Hi Betsy,
At the University College of the Cariboo/Thompson Rivers University,
the B.A. requires six first-year credits in English, three of which must
be literature (the normal progression is writing the first term and 20th
C. fiction the second term). In addition, students must take six
writing intensive credits (minimum 3000 words per term, with at least
two assignments and feedback) in the first two years and two writing
intensive courses in the last two years. Writing Intensive courses are
listed in the calendar. The B.A. at UCC also has a language
requirement--grade 12 in a second language or six credits of
post-secondary credit.
I hope this helps.
Henry Hubert
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Henry A. Hubert, Ph.D.
Department of English and Modern Languages
University College of the Cariboo
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Kamloops, B. C. V2C 1M2
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Dear Inkshedders,
Here at U of A some major revisions to the core curriculum in the
Faculty
of Arts are being considered. Our department is meeting this Thursday
(i.e., less than 48 hours from now) to develop our response to the
current
version of the proposal, and I was hoping to get some very brief input
from
as many of you as possible.
Circulating with the proposal has been a cut-and-paste overview of
basic
core curriculum requirements for a BA degree from a wide range of
Canadian
post-secondary institutions. Skimming through this long and somewhat
patchy, confusing .pdf file, one receives the distinct impression that
hardly any writing, literature or English courses are required for
earning
a BA in Canada (with the clear exception of UBC which lists 6 hours
required in English and 6 additional hours in literature--in any
language--though even there, it's unclear if the English course is
primarily writing or something else). A few places do list a required
Writing Intensive course (in any discipline and, as far as I can make
out,
at any level).
If you can grab a minute or two to just e-mail what, if any, core
requirement in writing, literature or English exists at your
institution
for earning a BA or BS degree, it would help a lot! Here are the main
things I'm looking for:
1. Is there a specific English requirement (or just a requirement for
so
many credits to be taken in a humanities course, which would allow
English
as one of many possible choices)? And if there is an English
requirement,
is it in literature or writing or both? If both, does a certain
percentage
of the course have to focus on writing instruction? (at present here,
the
first-year lit course has to devote 30% of instructional time to
writing).
2. Is there a specific literature requirement? (and if so, can it be
in
any language, only in certain ones, only in English, ...)
3. Is there a specific writing requirement? And if so, is it
specifically
for a writing course or a Writing Intensive course in any discipline or
a
mixture of the two? Can this writing requirement be met at any level
or
are there certain sequences or set levels required? (For instance,
some
places require a first-year writing course taught in an English Dept
or
Writing or Communications Program, to be followed by an upper-level
writing-intensive course in one's major).
4. For all of these, how many hours or credits are required? (6--a
full-year writing course? 3--half-year? something else?)
Please forgive me if this information has been posted on the CASLL
list
recently. I've been saving all Inkshed e-mails in a folder since last
January when I sank into a hole and became a little machine that did
nothing but meet publisher deadlines--which I'm still doing now, but
only
for going through proof pages, etc., so I get to come up for air now
and
then (mainly to teach!). If this info has been circulated since Jan
2004,
maybe someone can give me a rough idea when and I'll go back and go
through
my folder of unread Inkshed messages. I apologize for being out of
the
conversation for so long--today marks the beginning of my attempt at
gradual re-entry!
Thanks--Betsy Sargent
M. Elizabeth (Betsy) Sargent
Associate Professor
Department of English and Film Studies
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E5
(780) 492-0457
Office hours Fall 2004: Tues 11-12, Wed 5:30-6:30
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