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 3393 Technical Writing
3 hours ENGL 3327 Topics in Creative Writing
9 hours approved electives:
BUSI 2301 Business Communications
COMM 4340 Topics in Journalism Writing and Editing
COSC 1324 Web Site Design and Maintenance
ENGL 1304 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 2353 Professional Writing Technologies
ENGL 3323 Teaching Writing
ENGL 3327 Topics in Creative Writing, different topic if taken for major
ENGL 3333 Layout and Design
ENGL 3363 Advanced Rhetoric and Argumentation
ENGL 4301 Editing and Magazine
ENGL 4353 when special topic is in Writing (requires approval of the English advisor)