Professional Writing

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A minor in Professional Writing requires 18 hours. Students majoring in English or English with a Writing Emphasis may not choose this minor. Communication majors may not choose the COMM electives to double count in their major and minor.

Minor Studies (12 hours)

COMM 225 - Multimedia Writing and Reporting (3 hour(s))
ENGL 250 - Workplace and Technical Writing (3 hour(s))
ENGL 333 - Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3 hour(s))
ENGL 422 - Editing, Publishing, & The Literary Magazine (3 hour(s))

Minor Electives (6 hours)

Choose two classes from the following:

BUSI 204 - Business Communication (3 hour(s))
COMM 235 - Multiplatform Editing (3 hour(s))
COMM 240 - Introduction to Public Relations (3 hour(s))
COMM 340 - Advanced Public Relations Writing (3 hour(s))
ENGL 319 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3 hour(s)) or
ENGL 320 - Creative Writing: Narrative (3 hour(s))
ENGL 410 - Theories and Applications of Grammar and Composition (3 hour(s))
ENGL 469 - Internship in English (1-3 hour(s))
MRKT 310 - Principles of Marketing (3 hour(s))

Note:

All students must have at least 120 hours to graduate. Students who took MATH 099 or ENGL 099 will need at least 124 hours to graduate. Full Bridge students will need at least 128 hours. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.