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Minor Requirements

A minor in Professional Writing Studies requires the following:

ENG 215 Introduction to Professional Writing & Rhetoric**4 sh

Twelve semester hours chosen from the following practice/applied courses; courses must be chosen from at least two disciplines:

12 sh

ART 263 Digital Art I
ART 363 Digital Art II
BUS 202 Business Communications
ENG 211 Style and Writing
ENG 212 Writing, Rhetoric and Interface Design
ENG 219 Writing Studies Survey
ENG 304 Understanding Rhetoric
ENG 310 Cross-Cultural Rhetoric
ENG 311 Document Research, Management and Production
ENG 312 Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
ENG 318 Technical and Scientific Writing
ENG 319 Writing Center Workshop
ENG 397 Writing as Inquiry
ENG 413 Special Topics in Professional Writing and Rhetoric
JCM 304 Public Relations and Civic Responsibility
JCM 322 Writing for Electronic Media
JCM 327 Corporate Publishing
JCM 338 Magazine Publishing
JCM 364 Web Publishing

  
Four semester hours from one disciplinary internship course.
(The course must be carefully designed as a professional writing internship and approved by the director of Writing Across the Curriculum.Most ENG 381 or 481 courses can be designed for this purpose and approved.)

 

4 sh

TOTAL20 sh

The minor is jointly administered by the English department and the Interdisciplinary Writing Committee, chaired by the director of Writing Across the Curriculum. All questions should be referred to Dr. Pope-Ruark.

**Note: With approval of the coordinator, ENG 304, Understanding Rhetoric, may be substituted for ENG 215.