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Writing Minor

Students must receive a grade of C– or better in any course applied toward the minor. Such courses cannot be taken with S/U grading.

The Writing minor requires a minimum of 27 credits, as follows: a minimum of 11 credits from 100- to 300-level writing courses, plus a minimum of 12 credits from 400-level upper-division writing courses, plus one elective upper-division (300/400) 4-credit course in writing or literature.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Part A. 100- to 300-level writing courses  
Select a minimum of 11 credits from the following with at least one course at the 300 level: 11

WR 199

SPECIAL STUDIES  

WR 201

*WRITING FOR MEDIA  

WR 214

*WRITING IN BUSINESS  

WR 222

*ENGLISH COMPOSITION  

WR 224

*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING  

WR 240

*INTRODUCTION TO NONFICTION WRITING  

WR 241

*INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING  

WR 303

*WRITING FOR THE WEB  

WR 323

*ENGLISH COMPOSITION  

WR 324

SHORT STORY WRITING  

WR 327

*TECHNICAL WRITING  

WR 329

WRITING FOR LAW AND LAW SCHOOL  

WR 330

*UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR  

WR 340

CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING  

WR 341

POETRY WRITING  

WR 362

*SCIENCE WRITING  

WR 383

FOOD WRITING  
Part B. 400-level upper-division writing courses  
Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following: 12

ENG 410

INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH  

WR 406

PROJECTS  

WR 407

SEMINAR  

WR 408

WORKSHOP  

WR 411

^THE TEACHING OF WRITING  

WR 414

ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING  

WR 420

STUDIES IN WRITING  

WR 424

ADVANCED FICTION WRITING  

WR 441

ADVANCED POETRY WRITING  

WR 448

MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING  

WR 449

CRITICAL REVIEWING  

WR 462

^ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING  

WR 495

^INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY STUDIES  

WR 497

DIGITAL LITERACY AND CULTURE  
Part C. Electives  
Select one upper-division 4-credit course in film, literature, or writing from the following which does not duplicate any course used in Parts A or B: 4
Film Electives  

FILM 452

^STUDIES IN FILM  
Literature Electives  

ENG 311

^STUDIES IN BRITISH PROSE  

ENG 317

*THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN  

ENG 318

*THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD  

ENG 319

*THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II  

ENG 320

*STUDIES IN PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN  

ENG 345

INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY  

ENG 360

*NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE  

ENG 362

*AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS  

ENG 374

   

ENG 386/ART 386

*A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART I  

ENG 387/ART 387

*A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART II  

ENG 388/ART 388

*A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART III  

ENG 412

   

ENG 416

POWER AND REPRESENTATION  

ENG 418

THE ENGLISH NOVEL: VICTORIAN PERIOD  

ENG 425

STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE  

ENG 430

STUDIES IN PRE-1700 LITERATURE  

ENG 434

STUDIES IN ROMANTICISM  

ENG 435

STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE  

ENG 438

STUDIES IN MODERNISM  

ENG 440

STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE  

ENG 445

^STUDIES IN NONFICTION  

ENG 454

MAJOR AUTHORS  

ENG 460

STUDIES IN DRAMA  

ENG 465

STUDIES IN THE NOVEL  

ENG 470

^STUDIES IN POETRY  

ENG 475

   

ENG 480

STUDIES IN LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY  

ENG 482

STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

ENG 485

^STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE  

ENG 488

LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY  

ENG 489

WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE  

ENG 490

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE  

ENG 497

*INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S VOICES  

ENG 499

SELECTED TOPICS  
Writing Electives  

WR 324

SHORT STORY WRITING  

WR 341

POETRY WRITING  

WR 383

FOOD WRITING  

WR 399

SPECIAL TOPICS  

WR 401

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP  

WR 402

INDEPENDENT STUDY  

WR 403

THESIS  

WR 404

WRITING AND CONFERENCE  

WR 405

READING AND CONFERENCE  

WR 406

PROJECTS  

WR 407

SEMINAR  

WR 408

WORKSHOP  

WR 411

^THE TEACHING OF WRITING  

WR 414

ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING  

WR 420

STUDIES IN WRITING  

WR 424

ADVANCED FICTION WRITING  

WR 441

ADVANCED POETRY WRITING  

WR 448

MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING  

WR 449

CRITICAL REVIEWING  

WR 462

^ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING  

WR 495

^INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY STUDIES  

WR 499

SPECIAL TOPICS  
Total Credits 27

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)