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2024-2025 Catalog

Writing Minor

Requirements

The minor consists of a minimum of five courses:

ENG 205Introduction to English Studies I

Or

ENG 206Literary History

Two courses from:

ENG 150Introduction to the Digital Humanities

ENG 151Introduction to Creative Writing

ENG 231Journalistic Writing

ENG 250Writing Genres

ENG 251/FAMS 251Screenwriting

ENG 252/FAMS 252Writing for Television

ENG 254Humor Writing

ENG 255Creative Nonfiction

ENG 256Fiction Writing Workshop

ENG 257Poetry Writing Workshop

ENG 250: May be repeated for credit when they address different topics. The adviser will authorize counting special topics courses toward the concentration when they are offered with a writing focus.

Two courses from:

ENG 220The English Language

ENG 350Studies in Writing and Rhetoric

ENG 351Environmental Writing

ENG 362Advanced Creative Writing: Short Fiction

ENG 350: May be repeated for credit when they address different topics. The adviser will authorize counting special topics courses toward the minor when they are offered with a writing focus.

ENG 100 (College Writing) and ENG 202 (Writing Seminar) do not count toward the Writing minor. This minor is not open to English majors.