Minor in Writing
24 hours
The Minor in Writing complements any major whose study is enhanced or improved by written expression. The minor includes Mass Communication electives and a range of advanced study opportunities in creative writing, technical writing, popular media, and language.
Required Courses
- Advanced Composition
- Technical Writing
- English Grammars
- One Course (from the following)
- Rhetorical Writing
- Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Creative Writing: Poetry
- 12 hours of Approved Electives (from the following):
- Any two English Department Literature courses
- Rhetorical Writing
- Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Creative Writing: Poetry
- Writing Theory and Practice
- Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
- Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
- Writing for Free-Lance Markets
- Reporting I
- Reporting II
- Writing for the Popular Media