2a. The Major Concentration and Support Area (24 Hrs) allows candidates to concentrate on two areas of interest. In the Major (15 Hrs), each student selects one concentration from the three offered below and takes five courses from this concentration, and, in the Support Area (9 Hrs), each student also selects one of the remaining two concentrations as the support area. The student must take three courses from this second concentration to satisfy the support area requirement.

In addition, the student will take one elective (3 Hrs): any MAPW course or a course in a related graduate program.

Or

2b. Major Concentration (15 hours) and two courses from each of the other two concentrations (12 hours) allow students to study all three areas of professional writing offered in the MAPW program.

Changing Your Concentration:

If you've decided you want to change your concentration—or if you think you already have but haven't followed a specified procedure—you must follow this procedure:

1. Contact the MAPW Program office:
   Terri Brennen, Program Coordinator
   EB163 Office hours: M-F, 6:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
   Office phone: 770-499-3335
   Email: tbrennen@kennesaw.edu
   
   
2. Provide her with a writing samples (up to, but no more than, 25 pages) and a letter of intent.
   


3. The writing sample must be in the area in which you want to switch your concentration. For example, if you're currently concentrating in creative writing and want to switch to comp/rhet, send samples in comp/rhet.
   


4. In the letter of intent, explain why you want to change your concentration, including your future goals, etc.


5. Bring all of the materials to Ms. Brennen or email them to her.


6. Once she receives the items, she'll distribute them to faculty in the genre in which you want to concentrate. They will approve your switch.


7. Once the faculty members have notified Ms. Brennen that you've been approved to switch your concentration, she'll contact you as well as the Registrar, who needs to change your records to reflect the switch.

Please note: You must follow the procedure outlined above to ensure that you'll graduate in a timely manner. If you think you've changed your concentration, but haven't followed the procedure that's outlined above, you haven't really switched your concentration and may not be able to graduate when you plan. Contact Ms. Brennen immediately!

3. The Capstone Project (6 Hrs) allows candidates to explore more fully an area of interest by producing a thesis, or a portfolio of written pieces, or a practicum.

A. To prepare for professional writing positions in publishing, editing, corporate communications, public relations, or the arts, MAPW students could choose a major concentration in Applied Writing and a support area in Creative Writing and take the following courses:

C. To develop their expertise as creative writers, their knowledge of publishing, and their journalistic abilities, students could choose a Major Concentration in Creative Writing and a support area in Applied Writing and take the following courses: