Professional Writing Studies Minor

Coordinator: Assistant Professor Maynard

Professional Writing Studies is an interdisciplinary minor designed for students across the disciplines who would like to add focused study and practice in applied writing to their major studies. This minor is intended not only to strengthen the writing instruction offered to students across the disciplines, but also to responsibly prepare students for the steadily increasing numbers of specialized professional, technical and medical writing positions in government agencies, industry and nonprofit organizations.

The minor is broad and flexible enough that students can formulate course sequences appealing to their specific interests. It is also structured tightly enough to effectively guide students’ curricular decisions.

A required introductory course prepares students to see writing broadly as a complex, highly situated form of social action and production. Three required practice courses engage students in hands-on projects where they learn to apply advanced practical writing skills within specific contexts. Finally, students may choose among Capstone Experience options to best fulfill their goals to apply their theoretical learning and practical strategies in actual disciplinary or professional contexts.

The minor requires a minimum of 20-28 semester hours, depending on prerequisites. Practice/applied courses must be chosen from at least two disciplines.

Minor Requirements

Required course: 4 sh

PWR 2110PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 3110, Understanding Rhetoric, may be substituted for PWR 2110 with approval of the coordinator.

Select twelve semester hours from the following: 12 sh

ANT 2150/SOC 2150QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh

ANT 2160/SOC 2160QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh

ART 2600INTRODUCTION TO INTERMEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY

4 sh

ART 3600THE ALTERED IMAGE IN DIGITAL ART

4 sh

ART 3610INTERACTIVE ART

4 sh

BUS 2020BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

COM 1100MEDIA WRITING

4 sh

CTA 2160WRITING FOR CINEMA AND TELEVISION

4 sh

ENG 2090WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

ENG 3090WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

HST 3010RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh

JOU 3100REPORTING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

4 sh

JOU 3110BROADCAST NEWS WRITING

4 sh

JOU 3400FEATURE WRITING

4 sh

PHS 2020RESEARCH METHODS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh

PWR 2120MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I

4 sh

PWR 2130PUBLISHING AND EDITING I

4 sh

PWR 3110UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 3120MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II

4 sh

PWR 3130PUBLISHING AND EDITING II

4 sh

PWR 3190SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 3220WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

PWR 2170WRITING AS INQUIRY

4 sh

PWR 2100PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO

4 sh

PWR 3210WRITING GRANTS

4 sh

PWR 3230WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh

SPT 3510SPORT MARKETING

4 sh

STC 3120STRATEGIC WRITING

4 sh

Courses must be selected from at least two disciplines.

Students may consult with coordinator on other possible electives on a case-by-case basis.

Capstone - select four semester hours from the following: 4 sh

PWS 3985INTERNSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING

1-4 sh

PWS 4999RESEARCH IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING STUDIES

1-4 sh

PWR 3130PUBLISHING AND EDITING II

4 sh

PWR 3120MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II

4 sh

Capstone selection should be made by the student in conjunction with the PWS coordinator.

Students may take a combination of PWS 3985 and PWS 4999 that totals 4 sh to fulfill the Capstone.

 

Total Credit Hours: 20

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