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)

ENGL 2311 - Technical and Scientific Writing Credit(s): 3
ENGL 3373 - Technical and Professional Editing Credit(s): 3
ENGL 4373 - Topics in Technical and Professional Writing Credit(s): 3
or
ENGL 3335 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing Credit(s): 3

Required internship: (3 hours)

ENGL 4374 - Technical and Professional Writing Internship Credit(s): 3

Elective courses: (6 hours)

Choose two courses from:

ENGL 3335 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing Credit(s): 3 (if not used as a required course)
ENGL 3382 - Reasoning and Writing Credit(s): 3
ENGL 4373 - Topics in Technical and Professional Writing Credit(s): 3 (if not used as a required course)
ENGL 4381 - Advanced Composition Credit(s): 3
COM 103*
LING 3344 - Structures of English Credit(s): 3

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.