Professional Writing Minor

The minor in Professional Writing consists of at least 21 semester hours of coursework that does not include ENG 101 or ENG 291.

Required courses (15 hours)


  • ENG 348 -- Professional Editing for the Workplace
  • ENG 349 -- Web Writing in the Profession
  • INF 101 or JOU 321 -- Computer Literacy and Informatics or Desktop Publishing
  • ENG 340 or ENG 347 -- Business Writing or Technical Writing
  • ENG 497 -- Special Project in Writing: Portfolio Development

Elective courses (6 hours, select any two)


  • ENG 371 -- Traditional Grammar
  • ENG 231 -- Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENG 345 -- Legal Writing
  • ENG 359 -- Writing in Workplace Genres
  • ENG 340 or ENG 347 -- Business Writing or Technical Writing (whichever one not taken as required course)
  • ENG 391 -- Persuasive Writing
  • ENG 431 -- Screenwriting
  • ENG 497 -- Special Projects in Writing