Writing
Students in any major program at °ÄÃŽðɯ may declare the Minor in Writing. Required courses in Rhetorical Traditions and Expository Writing provide the foundation for the program, which is rounded out by a practicum that lets students test their writing skills in real-world settings. The practicum also gives students work experience in the field. The remaining hours of study are satisfied with 300- and 400-level courses.
In order to enter the program, students must have completed ENGL 110/112 and ENGL 111/113 (Composition I and II) and passed the courses with at least a "C."
Writing Minor
Students in any school at °ÄÃŽðɯ may declare the Writing Minor. The Writing Minor requires 18 semester hours from the list of classes below. A grade of “C” or above must be earned in any course counted toward the minor.
ENGL 240: Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 341: Expository Writing
ENGL 342: Technical Communication
ENGL 343: Writing Poetry
ENGL 344: Writing Short Fiction
ENGL 345: Writing Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 346: Writing Practicum
ENGL 421: Rhetorical Traditions
ENGL 447: Advanced Creative Writing
GEEN 310: Advanced Communication Skills
Students also may elect any one course that is a practical writing course (i.e., a course which focuses primarily on disciplinary-specific writing and which includes explicit writing instruction*) from another department. Students should get pre-approval from their advisor for specific courses.
*A course with the “writing intensive” label may not qualify if it simply includes several writing assignments.