Professional and Public Writing
Students who minor in Professional and Public Writing learn to write for a variety of audiences, including those in academic, public, and professional fields. Minors learn to see writing as both an individual and collaborative enterprise through a range of courses offering opportunities to write technical documents, grants, travel narratives, and more. Paired with your chosen major, a writing minor will help you write better in your other courses and prepare you to write successfully after college.
The Minor and Core Concentration aim to prepare students to write confidently and effectively in professional and public situations. Students can choose to focus on professional writing, where they analyze and produce genres required by employers; public writing, where they study and engage in meaningful social action through written texts; or a combination of courses tailored to the student’s own interests. Students will write purposefully, imaginatively, and persuasively in, across, and beyond their college courses. The Core provides excellent preparation for students whether they are pursuing graduate school, law school, or want a significant edge in the professional world or within their communities.
Degree Requirements
Professional and Public Writing Minor
This minor aims to prepare students to write confidently and effectively in professional and public situations. Students can choose to focus on professional writing, where they analyze and produce genres required by employers; public writing, where they study and engage in meaningful social action through written texts; or a combination of courses tailored to the student's own interests. Students will write purposefully, imaginatively, and persuasively in, across, and beyond their college courses. The minor provides excellent preparation for students whether they are pursuing graduate school, law school, or want a significant edge in the professional world or within their communities.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
Select Two (2) WTNG Courses at the 200 Level or Above from the Following List of Courses
Select Two (2) WTNG Courses at the 300 Level or Above from the Following List of Courses
- WTNG 300 - Rhetoric in a Global Context
- WTNG 301 - The Rhetoric of Narrative
- WTNG 302 - Art of Writing: Forms of the Essay
- WTNG 303 - Environmental Rhetoric
- WTNG 304 - Feminist Rhetorics
- WTNG 305 - Writing the City
- WTNG 310 - Rhetoric of Science
- WTNG 321 - Multimodal Writing in Public Spheres
- WTNG 322 - Advancing Public Argument
- WTNG 340 - Advanced Topics in Workplace Writing
- WTNG 400 - Writing for Social Change
- WTNG 405 - Writing Grants and Proposals
- WTNG 430 - Special Topics
- WTNG 460 - Writing Studies Internship
- WTNG 470 - The Writing Portfolio