Professional Writing
Requirements for a Minor in Professional Writing
The Professional Writing Minor is an interdisciplinary and designed to complement a wide variety of majors, including Business, History, Computer Science, Communication Arts, Political Science, Psychology, Natural Sciences, and Sociology.
Students pursuing a Minor in Professional Writing must complete at least 18 semester hours of coursework.
3 hours – ENGL 3353 Advanced Composition (or approved substitute for English majors)
3 hours – ENGL 3393Technical Writing
3 hours – ENGL 3327 Topics in Creative Writing or COMM 3313 News Reporting and Writing
9 hours – approved electives:
- BUSI 2301 Business Communications
- ENGL 3327 Topics in Creative Writing, different topic if taken for major
- COSC 1324 Web Site Design and Maintenance
- ENGL 4353 when special topic is in Writing
(requires approval of the English advisor) - COMM 2317 Introduction to Communication Theory and Practice
- ENGL 2353 Professional Writing Technologies
- ENGL 3323 Teaching Writing
- COMM 4340 Topics in Journalism Writing and Editing,
different topic if taken for major - ENGL 3363 Advanced Rhetoric and Argumentation
