Courses & Requirements

Requirements for the Minor in Writing Practices

    The minor is open to all undergraduates who have successfully completed WRIT 1122 and 1133 and are interested in honing their writing, furthering their understanding of concepts and theories, and demonstrating their abilities to employers and others.

    Credit Requirements 

    Students will complete at least 20 credits of courses culminating in a formal portfolio of their work: 

    • WRIT 2000: Theories of Writing (4 credits) 
    • Two courses from a list of approved Applied Writing courses (8 credits) 
    • One course from a list of approved Theory, History, or Research in Writing courses (4 credits) 
    • WRIT 3500: Capstone: Writing Design and Circulation (4 credits) 
    • Students select approved courses from several departments and programs, including Writing; English; Media, Film, and Journalism Studies; Communication Studies; Theater; Business; and Anthropology. These multiple sites offer flexibility and breadth. That said, the minor can be completed entirely from WRIT offerings alone. 
    • Admission to the Minor requires successful completion of the first year writing sequence.

    Courses that fulfill the Minor

    Introduction (4 credits)

    WRIT 2000 Theories of Writing (4 credits)

     
    Theory, History, Research in Writing (minimum 4 credits from the following)
    ANTH 2020   Artifacts, Texts, Meaning (4 credits)
    ANTH 3060   Cultural Narratives  (4 credits)
    COMN 2150  Rhetorical/Critical Communication (4 credits)
    COMN 2300  Fundamentals of Argumentation  (4 credits)
    COMN 2400  Landmarks in Rhetorical Theory  (4 credits)
    MFJS 2100   Culture, Media and Power  (4 credits)
    ENGL 2815   Rhetorical Principles  (4 credits)
    ENGL 3815   Studies in Rhetoric  (4 credits)
    ENGL 3817   History of Rhetoric  (4 credits)
    ENGL 3818   Composition Theory  (4 credits)
    WRIT 2500   Topics in Writing Theory and Research (4 credits)
    WRIT 2555   Diverse Rhetorics (4 credits)
    WRIT 2650   Digital Rhetorics  (4 credits)
    WRIT 2910   Undergraduate Peer Tutoring in Writing  (4 credits)
    WRIT 3818   Composition Theories and Pedagogies  (4 credits)

    Applied Writing (minimum 8 credits from the following)
    ENGL 1000   Introduction to Creative Writing (4 Credits)
    ENGL 2001/2002/2012 Creative Writing - Poetry (4 Credits)
    ENGL 2010/2011/2012 Creative Writing - Fiction (4 Credits)
    ENGL 2021   Business Technical Writing (4 Credits)
    ENGL 2040   Intro to Publishing (4 Credits)
    ENGL 3015   Advanced Creative Writing: Non-fiction (4 Credits)
    ENGL 3021   Professional Writing (4 Credits)
    MFJS 2140   Newswriting & Reporting (4 Credits)
    THEA 3711   Playwriting (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2040   Memoir and Personal Writing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2050   Rhetorical Grammar (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2200   Environmental Writing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2300   Professional Writing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2400   Editing and Publishing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2526   Food Writing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2600   Travel Writing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2701   Topics in Applied Writing (4 Credits)
    WRIT 2800   Community Writing (4 Credits)
     
    Capstone (4 credits)
    WRIT 3500 Writing Design and Circulation (4 credits)*

    * as a capstone course, WRIT 3500 requires that students complete WRIT 2000 and all the Minor requirements.