Professional Writing Minor
A minor in professional writing is valuable to anyone entering the workforce. Students who want to enhance their job opportunities or wish for a career as a writer, in their discipline, should consider a minor in professional writing to complement their major. This minor is interdisciplinary in nature allowing students to develop their writing skills and provide a foundation for active engagement in writing within their major field. Upon completion of the minor, students will have a portfolio demonstrating the quality of their writing to show to future employers.
Note: Internship courses (394 / 494) may be used to fulfill the "discipline-specific writing intensive" credit requirements as long as the internship is writing-intensive and is approved by the advisor.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-308 | SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 2.00 |
| ENGL-497 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING CAPSTONE | 1.00 |
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Creative Writing | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING POETRY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION | ||
| SCREENWRITING | ||
| PLAYWRITING | ||
| TECHNIQUES OF FICTION | ||
| Professional/Academic Writing | ||
| EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE | ||
| WRITING FOR A DIGITAL AUDIENCE | ||
| ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| JOURNAL & MANUSCRIPT EDITING | ||
| MULTIMEDIA WRITING | ||
| Program Electives | ||
| Writing Intensive Courses | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM | ||
| NONPROFIT GRANT WRITING | ||
| SPORTS COMMUNICATION | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE | ||
| WRITING FOR A DIGITAL AUDIENCE | ||
| ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| JOURNAL & MANUSCRIPT EDITING | ||
| MULTIMEDIA WRITING | ||
| SPANISH COMPOSITION | ||
Internship Option: Select internships in 394/494 that are writing intensive, as determined by the minor advisor. | ||
| Total Credits | 21.00 | |