_UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM



University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Curriculum Proposal Form #2

Change in Degree, Major, or Submajor

Effective Term:

Type of Action:

Degree:

Program Title: English Writing Education Emphasis

GPA Requirement for the Major/Submajor:      

Sponsor(s): Curriculum Committee

Department(s): Languages and Literatures

College(s):

Consultation took place: NA Yes (list departments and attach consultation sheet)

Departments: Curriculum & Instruction, CoEPS

Proposal Information:

(Procedures for Form #2)

Total number of credit units in program:

Before change 36 After change 0

1. Exact description of request:

Delete program. Current majors will be retained, but no further majors will be accepted.

From (as listed in catalog and on AR)

To (to be listed in catalog and on AR) delete major track from catalogue.

2. Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or college and department goals and objectives:

3. Rationale:

a. Numbers of majors in this program have been on the decline for the last several years.

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b. We have reorganized our curriculum (implemented in Fall 2013), and we are considering measures for further curricular reform. The structure of this major track is now out of date, as it has not been revised to align with changes in its cognate programs (English Education, Creative Writing, and English Literature).

c. The use value of this program is limited. And judging by enrollment patterns, both students and advisors are increasingly aware of its limitations. Ostensibly, this major track provides a route through which students can combine English Education with Creative Writing. Jobs at the secondary school level dedicated to Creative Writing are very rare, however, so this degree track promises preparation for a job field to which very few (and fewer as time goes on) can aspire.

d. As a hybrid program, the English Writing Education degree track asks more than can be accomplished outside the context of a “super-major.” Twelve courses inadequately cover the need for reasonable competency in the three fields under the program’s umbrella (English Literature, English Education, and Creative Writing). Without a major overhaul, this program will grow more outdated as we continue to reform our other major tracks even as it promises preparation in a career field becoming rarer each year.

4. Cost Implications:

The few majors that are already enrolled in the program will be allowed to complete their work, but no new majors will be allowed. This will incur no costs for our Department, and it will save faculty and administrative time, given that the alternative is a major overhaul of the major that would require an investment in curricular design, assessment, proposal, and implementation.

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