2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Professional and Technical Writing (PTW) Minor

The Minor in Professional and Technical Writing requires 18 hours distributed as follows: 1
Foundational Courses
ENGL 2844Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing3
ENGL 3844Writing and Digital Media3
Subtotal6
Elective Courses
Select four of the following: 212
Rhetoric for Professional Writers
Technical Editing and Style
Creating User Documentation
Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing
Special Topics in Professional and Technical Writing
Grant Proposals and Reports
Developing Online Content
Science Writing
Field Study (max 3 credit hours) 3
Magazine Writing
Subtotal12
Total Credits18
1

All courses on listed on this checksheet (except ENGL 4964 Field Study) have as a prerequisite ENGL 1106 First-Year Writing or COMM 1016 Communication Skills.

2

At least one of which (3 hours) must be at the 4000-level.

3

ENGL 4964 is offered only as a Pass/Fail course. The course may count for the Technical and Scientific Communication Minor when taken Pass/Fail.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Students declaring the minor who have already taken ENGL 3764 Technical Writing or ENGL 3774 Business Writing and who do not need that course to fulfill a major requirement may substitute that course for ENGL 2844.

  2. To graduate with a Minor in Professional and Technical Writing, students must complete all courses comprising the minor with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
  3. Minimum credits to complete minor: 18.