Composition (M.A.) - AI-Integrated Writing
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2025 through summer 2026. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Program Courses | ||
| ENGL 570 | Classical Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 602 | Methods and Materials of Research | 3 |
| ENGL 603 | Literary Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ENGL 607 | Composition Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 608 | Modern Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 654 | Methods of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Composition Elective Courses | ||
| Choose two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Strategies and Tactics of Persuasion | ||
| Writing as Cultural Engagement | ||
| Advanced English Grammar | ||
| Speech Writing for Candidates and Officeholders | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Writing Fiction | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Integrated Writing Cognate | ||
| WRIT 640 | Introduction to AI and Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 641 | Creative Writing Techniques with AI | 3 |
| WRIT 642 | AI Writing Collaboration | 3 |
| WRIT 643 | Rhetoric and AI | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 36 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ &D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 570 | Classical Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 602 | Methods and Materials of Research | 3 |
| ENGL 603 | Literary Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 607 | Composition Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 608 | Modern Rhetoric | 3 |
| Composition Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| ENGL 654 | Methods of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| WRIT 640 | Introduction to AI and Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 641 | Creative Writing Techniques with AI | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Composition Elective 1 | 3 | |
| WRIT 642 | AI Writing Collaboration | 3 |
| WRIT 643 | Rhetoric and AI | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
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Choose from the following courses for which prerequisites have been met: COMS 554, ENGL 601, ENGL 633, PPOG 635, WRIT 601, WRIT 610, WRIT 612, or WRIT 633.
All applicable prerequisites must be met