Technical and Professional Writing Minor

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The minor in technical and professional writing is designed to prepare students with the skills necessary to pursue careers as technical or professional writers, or to provide those with major concentrations in technical fields with the writing skills that the leaders in those professions find most valuable.

Requirements (18 hours)

Required courses: (9 hours)

ENG 273 - Technical and Scientific Writing Credit(s): 3
ENG 373 - Technical and Professional Editing Credit(s): 3
ENG 473 - Topics in Professional Writing Credit(s): 3
or
ENG 335 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing Credit(s): 3

Required internship: (3 hours)

ENG 474 - Technical and Professional Writing Internship Credit(s): 3

Elective courses: (6 hours)

Choose two courses from:

ENG 335 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing Credit(s): 3 (if not used as a required course)
ENG 344 - Structures of English Credit(s): 3
or
ENG 439 - English Grammar Credit(s): 3
ENG 382 - Reasoning and Writing Credit(s): 3
ENG 473 - Topics in Professional Writing Credit(s): 3 (if not used as a required course)
ENG 481 - Advanced Composition Credit(s): 3
COM 103*

Note:

Courses from other departments with appropriate focus on professional writing, editing or layout may be included in the six hours of electives with the approval of the department chair. Students should be aware that these courses may have prerequisites that are not part of the minor.