Professional and Technical Writing Minor

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Please refer to important information on minor requirements on this page. Two required courses in professional and technical writing and four additional elective courses in professional and technical writing, speaking, design, and/or editing, selected by the student in consultation with an English Department Advisor, are required for the minor in Professional and Technical Writing (18 credit hours).

Required Courses (6 credits)

Elective Courses (12 credits)

Students may select from the following courses within the English Department.

ENGL 2230 - Public Speaking and Group Discussion
ENGL 3342 - Grant Writing
ENGL 3343 - Writing for Digital Environments
Additional special topics courses within the English Department
Students may substitute up to two of the following writing courses offered by departments other than English for any of the elective courses listed above:
ARTS 3336 - Narrative Photography
BIOL 3393 - Scientific Evaluation and Writing
GRDE 2201 - Introduction to Communication Design
or
DGAD 2001 - Multimedia Communication
COMM 1102 - Writing for the Media
JRNL 2201 - News Writing and Reporting
JRNL 2202 - Advanced News Writing and Reporting
JRNL 3311 - Copy Desk
JRNL 3367 - Interpretive and Editorial Writing
LSTD 2240 - Legal Research and Writing I
LSTD 2241 - Legal Research and Writing II