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Writing - Minor Curriculum

Total Credits: 27

The writing minor benefits students who wish to learn about, practice and hone their writing skills, primarily to prepare them for their careers and to increase their qualifications for professional positions in a world where communication skills are ever more needed and revered by employers.  Some students with aspirations for graduate, law or medical school studies pursue a minor in writing to better enable themselves to write more proficiently at higher academic levels, where work is more rigorous and written output is expected to be of a very high level. Others engage in this minor for the pure joy of expressing themselves, working with ideas and words, and many publish works in student publications on campus and in external publications. Writing minors may also participate in internships for credit.

A Writing minor offers students a number of advantages, including:

• study of literature of all kinds, including American, English, multicultural and global, ancient and contemporary
• training and experience in writing, both critical and creative, a skill which is vital for success in the world
• training for teaching, business, law and a number of other careers

Requirements

A minimum of 27 credits of course work, to include the following:

To complete the Writing minor students must satisfy requirements established by the University and the College of Liberal Arts. A grade of C- or better is required for all courses used to complete minor requirements.

The minor in Writing requires 27 hours, 11 of which must be upper division (300-400 level). Note: Major and Minor requirements cannot overlap.

Required: Choose 9 credits from the following courses:

• WR 201 - WRITING FOR MEDIA (3)
• WR 214 - WRITING IN BUSINESS (3)
• WR 222 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3) 
• WR 224 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING (3)
• WR 241 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING (3)
• WR 323 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3)
• WR 324 - SHORT STORY WRITING (4)
• WR 327 - TECHNICAL WRITING (3)
• WR 329 - WRITING FOR LAW AND LAW SCHOOL (3)
• WR 330 - UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR (3)
• WR 362 - SCIENCE WRITING (3)
• WR 383 - FOOD WRITING (4)
• NMC 302 - REPORTING (3)

Required: A minimum of 8 credits in the following course area:

• WR 424 - ADVANCED FICTION WRITING (4)

Required: A minimum of 12 credits of the following upper division Literature courses:

• ENG 317 - THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN (4)
• ENG 318 - THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD (4)
• ENG 319 - THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II (4)
• ENG 374 - MODERN SHORT STORY (4)
• ENG 445 - STUDIES IN NONFICTION (4)
• ENG 465 - STUDIES IN THE NOVEL (4)

Total Required Credits
27 credits

For more information and related links, visit the English Department website.