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Teresa Brown, David Furniss, Carl Gao, Larry Harred, Kathleen Hunzer, Nicholas
Karolides, Annette Klemp, Steven Luebke, Richard McNamara, James Mulvey, Ronald
Neuhaus, Ruth Wood, Laura Zlogar
The Professional Writing Minor Business-Government option provides study and
practice in the spectrum of communication from graphic design to computer literacy
and emphasizes training useful in business, industry, and government. The minor
is not recommended for English Education majors. Students selecting this minor
are advised to complete an English internship, ENGL 379.
The Professional Writing Minor Creative Writing option serves as a foundation
for general publication or in-house publication in large businesses and also
for "professional writing" in its traditional sense: "free-lance"
writing as a primary or supplemental source of income or as an avocation. The
minor is not recommended for English Education majors. Students selecting this
minor are advised to complete an English internship, ENGL 379.
Business Government Option 23-24 Total Credits
Required Courses: 5-9 cr. hrs.
ENGL 251 Advanced Composition 3 cr.
ENGL 266 Business Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 367 Technical Writing 3 cr.
English Majors may not double count ENGL 251, but must take an additional appropriate
course selected from ENGL 361, 370, 373, JOUR 241, 245, 269, 360, 363, or SCTA
334.
Directed electives: 14-15 cr. hrs.
A. Select two: 5-6 cr. hrs.
ART 225 Advertising Design I 3 cr.
ART 235 Introduction to Black and White Photography 3 cr.
ART 303 Advertising Design II 3 cr.
ART 335 Studio - Photography 3 cr.
JOUR 260 Introduction to Public Relations 2 cr.
JOUR 265 Beginning Photography 3 cr.
JOUR 266 Photojournalism 3 cr.
JOUR 269 Feature Writing for Magazines and Newspapers 2 cr.
JOUR 320 Journalism and Public Opinion 3 cr.
JOUR 360 Opinion Writing 3 cr.
JOUR 362 Advertising Principles 2 cr.
CSIS 105 Microcomputer Applications 2 cr.
ENGL 379 Internship 2-3 cr.
Only one of the beginning photography courses, JOUR 265 or ART 235, may be taken
for credit.
B. Select two: 6 cr. hrs.
ENGL 320 Structure of English 3 cr.
ENGL 372 Practicum: Peer Tutoring and Writing Instruction 3 cr.
ENGL 482 Writing Seminar in Fiction and Poetry 3 cr.
SCTA 116 Business and Professional Communication 3 cr.
SCTA 211 Public Speaking 3 cr.
SCTA 216 Communication in the Interview 3 cr.
SCTA 311 Persuasion 3 cr.
SCTA 316 Organizational Comm 3 cr.
C. Select one additional course from any of the above. 3 cr.
Professional Writing-Creative Writing Option 24 Total Credits
Required Courses: 12 cr. hrs.
ENGL 251 Advanced Composition 3 cr,
ENGL 253 Introduction to Literary Studies 3 cr.
ENGL 262 Creative Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 482 Writing Seminar in Fiction and Poetry 3 cr.
English Majors may not double count ENGL 251, but must take an additional appropriate
course selected from ENGL 361, 370, 373, JOUR 241, 245, 269, 360, 363, or SCTA
334; for ENGL 253, select another genre course.
Directed electives: 12 cr. hrs.
A. Select two: 6 cr. hrs.
ENGL 368 Writing Poetry 3 cr.
ENGL 369 Writing Fiction 3 cr.
ENGL 370 Writing Nonfiction 3 cr.
SCTA 334 Playwriting 3 cr.
B. Select one genre course: 3 cr. hrs.
ENGL 231 The Short Story 3 cr.
ENGL 232 Contemporary Drama 3 cr.
ENGL 233 Introduction to Poetry 3 cr.
ENGL 234 Modern Novels 3 cr.
ENGL 250 Children's Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 355 Literature for Adolescents 3 cr.
C. Select one: 3 cr. hrs.
ART 235 Introduction to Black and White Photography 3 cr.
ART 335 Studio - Photography 3 cr.
JOUR 245 Writing for Film and Television 3 cr.
JOUR 266 Photojournalism 3 cr.
JOUR 269 Feature Writing for Magazines and Newspapers 2 cr.
JOUR 360 Opinion Writing 3 cr.
SCTA 223 Oral Interpretation of Literature 3 cr.
SCTA 151 Broadcast Performance I 3 cr.
SCTA 334 Playwriting 3 cr.
SCTA 351 Broadcast Performance II 3 cr.
