Minor in Writing Practices

The Minor in Writing Practices develops writing proficiencies and knowledge at a time when employers assert that writing abilities are paramount, when writing shapes civic thought and action, when writing is a means of personal development and social interaction, when writing is inflected by evolving technologies.  The minor is open to all undergraduates who have successfully completed WRIT xx22 and xx33 and are interested in honing their writing, furthering their understanding of concepts and theories, and demonstrating their abilities to employers and others. 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.

 *As a capstone experience, WRIT 3500 has a prerequisite of successful completion of WRIT 2000 and a prerequisite completion of or a corequisite in other minor requirements.