Minor in Professional Writing
Interdisciplinary Program Administered by the College of Liberal Arts
Effective Fall 2008
The Minor in Professional Writing will include 6 courses, 2 from a list of courses approved as meeting the second writing requirement in General Education and reflecting writing offerings from a variety of departments, 1 from upper-division English courses in linguistics, 2 from upper-division English Department courses in professional writing, and 1 additional writing course from the lists approved for the minor.
The Minor in Professional Writing will consist of 18 hours (6 courses), meeting the
following requirements:
Requirements (18 credits)
GROUP 1 [6 credits]: Two courses from the following:
- 09.231 Technical Writing
- 20.111 Language and Social Interaction
- 20.201 Composition 2
- 20.203 Approaches to Literary Study
- 20.212 Practical Grammar and Usage
- 26.340 Scriptwriting
- 31.460 Research and Writing in Art History
- 42.298 Historiography and Historical Methods
- 42.398 Research and Writing Skills in History
- 46.385 Anthropology Research and Writing Skills
- 50.290 Writing in Biology
GROUP 2 [3 credits]: One course from the following:
- 20.311 Structure of English
- 20.312 History of the English Language
- 20.411 Modern Linguistic Theory
- 20.413 Language in American Society
GROUP 3 [6 credits]: Two courses from the following:
- 20.306 Theory and Practice of Writing
- 20.307 Writing for the Internet
- 20.308 Advanced Expository Writing
- 20.309 Writing and Evaluating Technical Manuals
- 20.401 Writing in the Professions
- 20.402 Writing in Multiple Media
One additional course from GROUP 1 or GROUP 3 [3 credits]