Minor

Writing Minor

Program

Courses for the minor in writing encourage students to see writing as more than just composing alphabetic text. Instead, students will embrace writing as engagement in robust rhetorical situations across a variety of genres and modes. Cottey’s writing minor familiarizes students with the foundations of rhetorical theory, expectations of successful writing (academic and otherwise), and strategies for effective research. Throughout, the minor highlights that writing is done across the curriculum and within all academic disciplines, making writing, research, communication, and rhetorical skills essential underpinnings for success. 

Required Core

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
5

Select two from the following:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
8

Completion of ENV/SOC 312 (Qualitative Research Methods) may satisfy either WRI 254 (Introduction to Primary Research) or 4 credits of the 8 credit 300-level requirement. Completion of ENV/SOC 312 may satisfy one of these requirements but not both.

Total Credits
21