Minor in Professional and Technical Writing
Administered by Department of English
Effective Fall 2020
The Minor in Professional and Technical Writing consists of 18 credit hours, selected from the courses below to meet the following requirements:
GROUP 1 [6 credits]: COURSES in THEORY, LINGUISTICS or DISCIPLINARY WRITING
Onecourse from the following:
INTSTUDY.231 Technical Writing (distance option)
BUSED.333 Business Comm. and Report Writing (distance option)
Onecourse from the following:
ENGLISH.212 English Grammar and Usage (distance option)
ENGLISH.225 Rhetoric and Professional Writing (distance option)
ENGLISH.311 Structure of English
ENGLISH.312 History of the English Language
ENGLISH.397 Writing Center Consulting (up to 3 credits)
ARTHSTRY.460 Research and Writing in Art History
HISTORY.298/394* Historiography and Historical Methods
HISTORY.398/494* Research and Writing Skills in Art History
ANTHRO.385 Anthropology Research and Writing Skills
BIOLOGY.290 Writing in Biology
*Course # change effective Fall 2020
GROUP 2 [6 credits]: COURSES IN SOFTWARE THEORY and USAGE
Twocourses from the following
ARTSTDIO.295 Introductory Graphic Design
ARTSTDIO.296 Typography and Logo Design
ARTSTDIO.394 Graphic Design for Print
INSTTECH.460/560 Multimedia Production (distance option)
INSTTECH.470/570 Introduction to Website Development (distance option)
DIGFOR.317 Digital Forensics Software
DIGFOR.417 Digital Forensics Advanced Topics
GROUP 3 [6 credits] - COURSES WITH AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUS
Twocourses from the following (check with program checklist for prerequisites):
ENGLISH.307 Writing for the Internet (distance option)
ENGLISH.309 Writing/Evaluating Technical Manuals (distance option)
ENGLISH.401 Writing in the Professions (distance option)
ENGLISH.402 Writing in Multiple Media (distance option)
ENGLISH.403 Freelancing for Professional Writers (with approval of Dept.
Chair) (distance option)
ENGLISH.497 English Internship (distance option)
Pre-requisites may be waived with the approval of the Department Chair.