Overview
The minor in Professional Writing will equip students with advanced writing skills and practical composition techniques that will complement a variety of majors and career paths. Through courses focused on communication across varying purposes and genres, students will engage in writing, research, analysis, and design to convey their ideas effectively in print and multimedia formats. These courses will directly prepare students for the varied writing situations that they will encounter throughout their academic and professional careers. Students will also navigate shifting rhetorical situations and consider the larger implications of language and society.
Students in the program may take courses in areas including, but not limited to: Professional Communication, Writing in STEM, Legal Writing, Humanities, People & Society, Civic Engagement, and Research.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WRS 210 | Rhetoric in Action | 3 |
| WRS 230 | Advanced Professional Communication | 3 |
| Additional Courses (Choose Three) | 9 | |
| Select three other courses offered by the Department of Writing Studies at the 200-level or above (excluding WRS 208). At least one of the three courses must be at the 300-level or above. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
