Writing Minor

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Objectives

The Writing Minor is designed to offer English majors and students in other disciplines a variety of more advanced writing opportunities. Students will be equipped to:

Strengthen and broaden writing skills.
Communicate effectively in professional and workplace settings.
Prepare themselves for graduate study in the field of writing.
Experiment with creative forms in both prose and poetry.

Course of Study (15)

Choose five courses from the list below:

COM 2500 - Social Media Technology & Communications Strategies Credits: 3
COM 3420 - Writing for the Media Credits: 3
COM 3476 - Script Writing Credits: 3
ENG 2131 - Fiction Writing Credits: 3
ENG 2132 - Poetry Writing Credits: 3
ENG 3135 - Creative Nonfiction Credits: 3
ENG 3810 - Professional Writing Credits: 3
ENG 4800 - Writer’s Portfolio Credits: 3

Note:

Students with transfer credit must complete a minimum of six credit hours of writing courses at CIU to earn a Writing Minor.

Students completing the Writing minor along with a major in English will have the requirement for designated electives waived in the major.