Professional Writing and Rhetoric Minor

The minor provides students an understanding of how writing mediates activities in professional settings. Students engage with rhetorical theories; study and use a variety of writing technologies and processes; and practice writing, revising, and editing a variety of texts that college-educated graduates can be expected to produce in their civic and professional lives. 

Courses taken credit/no-credit will not count toward the minor. A minimum 2.00 GPA is required for all courses in the minor. This minor is open to all majors except English: Professional Writing.

Program Requirements

(15 semester hours)

Required courses
ENG 223Rhetoric for Professional Writers3
ENG/IMS 224Professional Communication & Digital Rhetoric3
ENG 415Capstone in Professional Writing3
Elective courses
Select 6 hours from the following list, with at least one course at the 400-level:6
Professional Communication for Business
Humanities and Technology
Style: Strategies for Editing and Writing
Professional Communication for Data Analytics
Backgrounds to Composition Theory and Research
Special Topics in Rhetoric and Persuasion
Technical Writing
Legal Writing and Reasoning
Medical Writing
Interactive Business Communication
Visual Rhetoric
Print and Digital Editing
Grant and Proposal Writing
Writing for Global Audiences
Ethics and Digital Media
Developing & Publishing Digital Books
Environmental Communication
Writing Center Theory and Practice
Capstone in Rhetoric & Writing
Total Credit Hours15