Professional Writing Minor

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A minor in Professional Writing will serve students who wish to improve their oral and written communication skills and develop an understanding of the writing genres that are appropriate to various disciplines and professional occupations. In all, students must complete 15 hours as indicated drawn from 3300- and/or 4300-level course offerings.

All courses for minor credit must be completed with a grade of C or above.

Elective courses in the minor (15 hours)

Prerequisites for all courses in the minor include the completion of WRIT 1301 and WRIT 1302 or WRIT 2311 with a grade of C- or better and junior-level standing.

WRIT 3304 - Writing for Education Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3305 - Writing for the Humanities Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3306 - Writing for the Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3307 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3312 - Written Communications in Business Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3315 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4310 - Writing for the Public: Developing Non-Profit Communication Strategies Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4311 - Grant and Proposal Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4312 - The Rhetoric of Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4313 - Graffiti, Texting, and Networked Politics: The Sociolinguistics of Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4314 - Collaborative Writing Pedagogy Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4391 - Selected Topics in Writing Credit Hours: 3