Minor in Professional Writing
Interdisciplinary Program Administered by the College of Liberal Arts
Effective Spring 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:
INTSTUDY.231 Technical Writing
ENGLISH.111 Language and Social Interaction
ENGLISH.201 Composition 2
ENGLISH.203 Approaches to Literary Study
ENGLISH.212 Practical Grammar and Usage
THEATRE.340 Scriptwriting
ARTHSTRY.460 Research and Writing in Art History
HISTORY.298 Historiography and Historical Methods
HISTORY.398 Research and Writing Skills in History
ANTHRO.385 Anthropology Research and Writing Skills
BIOLOGY.290 Writing in Biology
GROUP 2 [3 credits]: One course from the following:
ENGLISH.311 Structure of English
ENGLISH.312 History of the English Language
ENGLISH.411 Modern Linguistic Theory
ENGLISH.413 Language in American Society
GROUP 3 [6 credits]: Two courses from the following:
ENGLISH.306 Theory and Practice of Writing
ENGLISH.307 Writing for the Internet
ENGLISH.308 Advanced Expository Writing
ENGLISH.309 Writing and Evaluating Technical Manuals
ENGLISH.401 Writing in the Professions
ENGLISH.402 Writing in Multiple Media
One additional course from GROUP 1 or GROUP 3 [3 credits]