Located in the Department of Writing Studies, the Public and Professional Writing Minor teaches students about the various forms of writing that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and how to adapt their writing for different audiences and purposes. Students will create professional documents including proposals, reports, presentation, websites, and digital media. Experience in professional writing positions students as writers who understand the complexities of communicating in the 21st Century.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses | ||
| WRIT 201 | Introduction to Public and Professional Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 280 | Argumentation: from Antiquity to Online | 3 |
| Required Applied Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Style and Editing | ||
| Workplace Writing | ||
| Technical Writing and Communication | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Style and Editing 1 | ||
| Professional Writing for Social Media | ||
| Workplace Writing 1 | ||
| Technical Writing and Communication 1 | ||
| Digital Writing: Composing with Text, Image, and Sound | ||
| Visual Rhetoric and Writing | ||
| Power, Persuasion, and Political Writing | ||
| Special Topics in Writing Studies | ||
| Writing for Social Change | ||
| Collaboration and Coauthoring | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing | ||
| Technology, Innovation, and Writing | ||
| Writing Women Safe: Writing, Rape Prevention, and Community Activism | ||
| Language, Power, and Medicine: The Spectrum of Health | ||
| Community Writing: Theories, Practices, and Partnerships | ||
| Seminar in Writing Studies | ||
| Cooperative Education Experience I | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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May count as an elective if not already being used as the Required Applied Course.