Catalog 2024-2025

Professional and Technical Writing Minor

Writing is a foundational skill in most professional fields. The professional and technical writing minor provides guided practice in designing and producing the kinds of visual and verbal communication expected in the workplace. In this program, students prepare a vast array of deliverable in a variety of genres and media while learning the importance of process, audience analysis, user-centered design, visual rhetoric, strong grammar skills and professionalism. The professional and technical writing minor is a strong pairing with majors in the sciences, humanities or any field where workplace writing is an expectation.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (8 credits)

WRI 281Technical Writing

4

WRI 381Professional Editing

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Electives (12 credits)

Choose from the following list of courses.

CHE 233LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory

1

CHE 235LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory

1

CHE 420Advanced Biochemistry

4

CHE 430Advanced Instrumental Chemistry

4

CHE 430LAdvanced Instrumental Chemistry Laboratory

0

CHE 451Capstone Chemical Research

1-2

CHE 460Introduction to Forensic Research

1-4

COM 225Media Writing

4

COM 232Visual Literacy

4

COM 301Introduction to Organizational Communication

4

COM 302Digital Media and Design for Communication

4

COM 315Web Design

4

COM 327Communication and Law

4

ENG 205Advanced English Grammar

4

ENG 370Printing, Publishing and Book Arts

4

JOU 271News Reporting and Writing

4

JOU 273The Minaret Student Newspaper

1-2

JOU 371Feature Writing

4

LJA 211Legal Research and Writing

4

WRI 200Introduction to Creative Writing

4

WRI 220Digital Writing and Culture

4

WRI 230Special Topics

1-4

WRI 242Introduction to Publication Editing and Design

4

WRI 245Yearbook Publication

2

WRI 376Advanced Publication Practicum

4

WRI 385Visual Rhetoric and Design

4

WRI 485Directed Professional Writing

1-4

WRI 490Writing Internship

1-10

WRI 214Writing for Social Change

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 20