Writing Minor
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The writing minor reinforces a primary course of study in
English, speech, or philosophy; complements science or business
majors; gives education majors an understanding of writing
pedagogy; allows students to pursue an interest in professional,
technical, or creative writing; and prepares students to
create software documentation and manuals.
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All minors take the core courses listed below. The writing
core insures that all writing minors write creative, technical,
and practical texts and develop an understanding of basic
rhetorical and linguistic processes and theories important
to written communication.
Introduction to Creative Writing (WRTG 2310)
Introduces students to creative writing theory and practice
in all genres: fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and
playwriting/screenwriting.
Creative Writing (WRTG 3300)
Focuses on a specific genre as an art and as a craft; composition
of factual articles, essays, fiction, or verse; preparation
of copy for publication; techniques of marketing.
Writing for New Technologies (WRTG 3305)
Upper-division workshop course for writing majors and minors
and students in other programs. Focuses on academic and
professional forms of writing. Student will use advanced
strategies for print and electronic writing and examine
how to shape the composition process for specific writing
tasks and purposes. Prerequisite: WRTG 1320. Fall, spring.
Technical Writing (Writing 3310)
Instructors use case study and real-client involvement to
apply theories of audience, purpose, and context to the
rhetoric of professional writing. Students create and design
documents dealing with instructions, specifications, international
cross cultural issues, persuasive/informative long and short
proposals, and reports. Writing projects stress learning
to write effective and technically concise documents as
they may apply to students' future work environments.
Persuasion (SPCH 3312)
Recent research and techniques in persuasion in rhetoric,
social psychology, advertising, public opinion, and evidence
in relation to attitude change.
In addition, writing minors must take nine hours of electives
selected from upper-division courses in the Writing Program
or, with approval of the Writing Department's Curriculum
Committee, from courses offered by other departments. Electives
may be drawn from but are not limited to courses from the
following list:
• Introduction to Linguistics (WRTG 2320)
• Introduction to Dramatic Writing (WRTG 2315)
• Creative Writing: Poetry (WRTG 3300)
• Creative Writing: Fiction (WRTG 3300)
• Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (WRTG 3300)
• Creative Writing: Writing for Children (WRTG 3300)
• Creative Writing: Screenwriting (WRTG 3300)
• Forms of Scriptwriting (WRTG 3320)
• Forms of Poetry (WRTG 3325)
• Forms of Nonfiction (WRTG 3330)
• Forms of Fiction (WRTG 3335)
• Teaching & Tutoring Writing (WRTG 3315)
• Rhetoric and Composition (WRTG 3301)
• Rhetoric and Cross-Cultural Communication (WRTG 4320)
• Evolution of Rhetorical Theory (SPCH 4311)
• Semantics (WRTG 4315)
• Sociolinguistics (WRTG 4325)
• Linguistics for Educators (WRTG 4330)
• Modern Grammars (ENGL 3312)
• Beginning Reporting and Editing (MCOM 2300)
• Writing for Public Relations (SPCH 3310)
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