2024-2025 Catalog

 

Writing Minor

Requirements (18 credits)

Writing Core (6 credits)

WRI-234Advanced Writing

3

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or

WRI-235Creative Writing

3

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Students may take the other course as an elective

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Electives

15

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(6 must be at the 300/400 level and up to 6 may be ENG 200 or above)

Students may choose from the following:

Creative Writing Specialization:

WRI-350The Autobiographical Impulse

3

WRI-352Writing for Children

3

WRI-354Writing the Short Story

3

WRI-355Prose Style

3

WRI-358Poetry

3

WRI-370Travel Writing

3

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WRI 370 is a travel course

WRI-456Writing the Novel

3

WRI-459Creative Nonfiction

3

THR-362Playwriting

3

Professional Writing Specialization:

WRI-210Theories and Methods of Writing Consultancy

0 to 1

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May be repeated for up to 3 credits

WRI-281Art of Argument

3

WRI-282Writing in the Workplace

3

WRI-353Magazine Writing

3

WRI-356Technical Writing

3

WRI-360Writing Internship

1 to 3

WRI-390Teaching Writing: Composition Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice

3

WRI-460Writing for the Professions

3

COM-224Introduction to Newswriting

3

COM-331Public Relations Writing and Publicity

3

COM-483Advanced Newswriting and Reporting

3

 

General Track:

Students may opt for a general track by choosing any combination of electives.
 

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