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Minor in Writing
The Writing Minor is designed for students who are not English Majors. Students wishing a minor in Writing must complete 6 hours of coursework in Theory and an additional 12 hours in Practical Applications.
| Total required hours................................................................................................................................. | 18 |
| Theory (6 hours) : | |
AEGL 460 Advanced Composition.......................................................................................................... |
3 |
| AEGL 484 Literacy and Literature........................................................................................................... | 3 |
| AEGL 468 Studies in Writing*.................................................................................................................. | 3 |
| AEGL 469 Rhetoric of Science................................................................................................................ | 3 |
| Practical Applications (12 hours) : | |
| AEGL 461 Writing About the Arts............................................................................................................ | 3 |
| AEGL 462 Technical Writing................................................................................................................... | 3 |
| AEGL 463 Writing Workshop - Nonfiction............................................................................................. | 3 |
| AEGL 464 Writing Workshop - Poetry (may be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours)................... | 3 |
AEGL 466 Writing Workshop - Fiction (may be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours).................. |
3 |
| AEGL 468 Studies in Writing*................................................................................................................. | 3 |
| AEGL 497 Directed Internship (may be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours)............................... | 3 |
| ACOM 430 Feature Writing..................................................................................................................... | 3 |
| ACOM Freelance Writing......................................................................................................................... | 3 |
| Total hours required................................................................................................................................ | 18 |
* AEGL 468, Studies in Writing, is a special topics course that may apply to either Theory or to Practical Applications depending on the nature of the project defined by the student and instructor.
* Three hours of independent study may be applied to the minor only in extraordinary cases and with the approval of the English Department Chair.
