Minor in Writing (Non-Teaching)
A Writing Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from creative non-fiction and magazine editing to science writing and public rhetoric to complement other majors.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Reading: Students will demonstrate the ability to read and understand complex texts accurately and sensitively.
- Analysis: Students will be able to critically interpret, analyze, and synthesize texts, culture, and/or communication.
- Writing: Students will be proficient in producing writing that is focused, well-elaborated and supported, and well-edited.
- Research: Students will demonstrate proficiency in current research approaches and with integrating other scholarly work in the relevant field.
- Students will demonstrate understanding of rhetorical principles in writing (e.g., their own, that of other students, and/or other published work.
- Students will demonstrate familiarity with a range of textual genres and modalities (e.g., reflective/personal, research/scholarly, imaginative/literary, and business/professional).
| Choose seven of the following: | 21 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Poetry Workshop | ||
| Advanced Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Topics in Craft and Genre | ||
| Teaching Writing in Secondary School | ||
| Introduction to Language and Linguistics | ||
| Structure and Function of Language | ||
| College Writing II | ||
| Intermediate Tech Writing | ||
| Advanced Writing | ||
| Digital Rhetorics and Multimodal Writing | ||
| News and Pub Relations Writing | ||
| Professional Writing | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
| Science Writing and Journalism | ||
| Magazine Editing and Production | ||
| Public Rhetorics and Writing | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Students must receive a grade of "C-" or better in all required courses. The minimum number of credits for a non-teaching minor is twenty-one, with nine of those being upper-division credits.
A minimum of four courses (12 credits) must be unique and not used to fulfill major requirements.