English Writing and Literature Minor

Writing Requirement (6 credits):

take any course with an ENGL prefix except 090, 101, 102, 111, 112 and 113.

• ENGL-121 Introduction to Professional Communication
• ENGL-125 Professional Writing Elements of Style
• ENGL-149 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-207 Writing for the Media
• ENGL-210 Journalism Practicum
• ENGL-215 Foundations of Technical Communication
• ENGL-218 Mass Communication: Effects of the Technology on Society
• ENGL-225 Editing Processes and Practices
• ENGL-245 Creative Writing
• ENGL-247 Critical Writing
• ENGL-249 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-299 Independent Study
• ENGL-312 Transnational Professional Communication
• ENGL-317 Topics in Journalism
• ENGL-320 Professional and Technical Communication
• ENGL-335 Critical Approach to Digital Humanities
• ENGL-340 The Structure of English
• ENGL-342 Creative Writing II
• ENGL-349 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-350 Digital Storytelling
• ENGL-361 Hypertext Writing
• ENGL-370 Developing Health Messages
• ENGL-371 Rhetoric and Style: Strategies of Argumentation
• ENGL-385 Document Design
• ENGL-388 Writing for the Internet
• ENGL-396 Expository Writing (Travel Writing in Scotland)
• ENGL-396 Mass Media History
• ENGL-399 Independent Study
• ENGL-407 Seminar in Applied Journalism
• ENGL-418 Convergent Communication
• ENGL-430 Writing for Content Management
• ENGL-435 Writing Technical Manuals
• ENGL-437 Technical Writing Practicum
• ENGL-410 Scientific Communication
• ENGL-425 Usability Design and Testing
• ENGL-440 Writer at Work Seminar
• ENGL-449 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-470 Special Topics in Health Communication
• ENGL-471 Professional Communication Capstone
• ENGL-475 Applied Health Communication Capstone
• ENGL-480 Seminar in Digital Humanities
• ENGL-495 Digital Humanities Capstone
• ENGL-499 Independent Study

Literature Requirement (6 credits):

take any course with a LIT prefix.

• LIT-203 American Poets
• LIT-205 The Short Story
• LIT-208 Fiction Into Film
• LIT-230 American Cinema
• LIT-255 Recent World Literature
• LIT-260 Modern American Literature
• LIT-272 Women Writers
• LIT-273 American Multicultural Literature
• LIT-275 Environmental Literature
• LIT-280 Best-Sellers
• LIT-281 Recent American Literature: Culture, Race, Ethnicity and Nature
• LIT-285 Science Fiction
• LIT-299 Independent Study
• LIT-300 Children’s Literature
• LIT-302 Topics in Literature
• LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film
• LIT-306 Shakespeare
• LIT-307 After 9/11: American Literature of Public Crisis and Trauma
• LIT-308 Alice Walker: Beyond Purple
• LIT-399 Independent Study
• LIT-450 Experience in China: Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema
• LIT-450 Studies in Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)
• LIT-450 Studies in Literature: Women’s Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories
• LIT-496 Films and Literature
• LIT-499 Independent Study

Electives (3 credits):

take any additional course with a LIT or ENGL prefix except 090, 101, 102, 111, 112 and 113.

• ENGL-121 Introduction to Professional Communication
• ENGL-125 Professional Writing Elements of Style
• ENGL-149 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-207 Writing for the Media
• ENGL-210 Journalism Practicum
• ENGL-215 Foundations of Technical Communication
• ENGL-218 Mass Communication: Effects of the Technology on Society
• ENGL-225 Editing Processes and Practices
• ENGL-245 Creative Writing
• ENGL-247 Critical Writing
• ENGL-249 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-299 Independent Study
• ENGL-312 Transnational Professional Communication
• ENGL-317 Topics in Journalism
• ENGL-320 Professional and Technical Communication
• ENGL-335 Critical Approach to Digital Humanities
• ENGL-340 The Structure of English
• ENGL-342 Creative Writing II
• ENGL-349 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-350 Digital Storytelling
• ENGL-361 Hypertext Writing
• ENGL-370 Developing Health Messages
• ENGL-371 Rhetoric and Style: Strategies of Argumentation
• ENGL-385 Document Design
• ENGL-388 Writing for the Internet
• ENGL-396 Expository Writing (Travel Writing in Scotland)
• ENGL-396 Mass Media History
• ENGL-399 Independent Study
• ENGL-407 Seminar in Applied Journalism
• ENGL-410 Scientific Communication
• ENGL-418 Convergent Communication
• ENGL-425 Usability Design and Testing
• ENGL-430 Writing for Content Management
• ENGL-435 Writing Technical Manuals
• ENGL-437 Technical Writing Practicum
• ENGL-440 Writer at Work Seminar
• ENGL-449 Cooperative Education Experience
• ENGL-470 Special Topics in Health Communication
• ENGL-471 Professional Communication Capstone
• ENGL-475 Applied Health Communication Capstone
• ENGL-480 Seminar in Digital Humanities
• ENGL-495 Digital Humanities Capstone
• ENGL-499 Independent Study
• LIT-203 American Poets
• LIT-205 The Short Story
• LIT-208 Fiction Into Film
• LIT-230 American Cinema
• LIT-255 Recent World Literature
• LIT-260 Modern American Literature
• LIT-272 Women Writers
• LIT-273 American Multicultural Literature
• LIT-275 Environmental Literature
• LIT-280 Best-Sellers
• LIT-281 Recent American Literature: Culture, Race, Ethnicity and Nature
• LIT-285 Science Fiction
• LIT-299 Independent Study
• LIT-300 Children’s Literature
• LIT-302 Topics in Literature
• LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film
• LIT-306 Shakespeare
• LIT-307 After 9/11: American Literature of Public Crisis and Trauma
• LIT-308 Alice Walker: Beyond Purple
• LIT-399 Independent Study
• LIT-450 Studies in Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)
• LIT-450 Studies in Literature: Women’s Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories
• LIT-496 Films and Literature
• LIT-499 Independent Study

Note:

Minor can be elected by students in the Professional Communication and Emerging Media program.