| Minor in Technical and Professional Writing | ||||
| This interdisciplinary and flexible
minor provides students in all majors with writing experiences, including
problem-solving, communications (both online and face-to-face), team work,
sensitivity to diversity, and ethical decision making, that will enhance
their education and prepare them to meet the demands of professional life,
whatever their chosen career path. Students, in consultation with advisors,
will design the series of minor courses to meet their needs and goals.
Students who select this minor must have passed Composition I and II (ENGL 1301 and 1302) with a grade of C or better, and must maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 in courses in the minor. Students who select this minor must consult with an academic advisor in the College of Arts and Humanities prior to completing 6 hours of course work listed for the program. The minor consists of 18 semester hours. Students are required to take
ENGL 3301 and then choose 6 hours from the following courses: ENGL 3375,
3378, 3379, 3380, 4320 and 4397. The remaining 9 hours will be chosen
from ENGL courses not taken in the above sequence and courses relevant
to technical and professional writing in the student’s career area.
Suggested courses include ENGL 3340, 3361, 3366, 3368; COMM 3310, 3312,
3330, 3380, 4340, 4345, 4350; ARTS 2356, 3361, 3365; SPAN 3301, 3312;
ENTC 1304, 2305; MGMT 3315, 3390; SOCI 1342. Other courses may be chosen
in conjunction with the student’s major advisor. The minor plan
must be filed with an academic advisor in the College of Arts and Humanities
and certified prior to application for graduation by the Dean of the College
in which the major study degree will be awarded.
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