Program: Writing Minor - Maryville University

Apr 07, 2025

The Writing minor focuses on developing students’ writing skills, with a focus on professional writing. Students may choose an emphasis either in critical analysis or in media. In addition to the prerequisites, the minor requires 18 credits.

Prerequisites:

ENGL 101 - Writing Across the Disciplines I: Rhetorical Situations
ENGL 104 - Writing Across the Disciplines II: Research & Argument

Required Courses:

COMM 121 - Introduction to Contemporary Communication
COMM 141 - Introduction to Writing for Communication and Media
ENGL 304 - Grammar, Glamour, and Stylistic Choices
ENGL 306 - Advanced Research Writing

Writing Electives:

Students must fulfill the remainder of the requirements from the courses listed below.

COMM 181 - Pawprint: Digital Writing
COMM 223 - Professional and Organizational Communication
COMM 241 - News Writing and Editing
COMM 345 - Critical Approaches to Communication
COMM 347 - Strategic Communication: Writing
ENGL 305 - Writing About Literature
ENGL 307 - Advanced Creative Writing
ENGL 329 - Writing Fiction II
ENGL 350 - Write Short: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
ENGL 352 - Oxford Tutorial in Creative Writing
ENGL 361 - Writing for Stage and Screen I: Storytelling
ENGL 491 - Literary Magazine Internship

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