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Minor In Professional Writing

Professional Writing

School or College: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The minor in Professional Writing equips students with the skills necessary to excel in various writing-intensive careers, from publishing to digital communication. This program emphasizes clarity, precision, and versatility in writing, providing a strong foundation for effective professional communication.

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Required:                                                                     

ENGL A245 Introduction to Professional Writing…......................3

Choose five of the following……..............................................15

ENGL A250: Rhetorical Grammar

ENGL A345: Business Writing

ENGL A360: Composition Studies

ENGL A362: Literature and Media Cultures

ENGL A363: Recording Oral History

ENGL A364: Studies in Editing and Publishing

ENGL A365 Freelance Writing   

ENGL A450 English Grammar   

ENGL A460 Advanced Composition  

ENGL A461 Writing About the Arts   

ENGL A462 Technical Writing

ENGL A463 Writing Workshop: Nonfiction   

ENGL A467 Argumentation   

ENGL A468 Studies in Writing  

ENGL A497 Directed Internship  

COMM A332 Writing Across the Media I

COMM A345 Workplace Communications

COMM A376 Visual Communication I   

Total hours required.......................................................18

Students must earn a grade of C or better.  Three (3) hours of independent study may be applied to the minor, but only in extraordinary cases and only with the prior approval of the English Department chair. No more than six (6) hours from ENGL A468.