Minor in Professional and Technical Writing
Administered by Department of English
Effective Summer 2018
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
One course from the following:
INTSTUDY.231 Technical Writing (distance option)
BUSED.333 Business Comm. and Report Writing (distance option)
One course 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 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 [6 credits]: COURSES IN SOFTWARE THEORY and USAGE
Two courses from the following
ARTSTDIO.295 Graphic Design: Digital Image Making
ARTSTDIO.296 Graphic Design: Brand and Identity
ARTSTDIO.394 Graphic Design for Print
INSTTECH.460/560 Multimedia Production (distance option)
INSTTECH.470/570 Introduction to Website Development (distance option)
GROUP 3 [6 credits] - COURSES WITH AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUS
Two courses 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.