Writing

Rev. Pat Hannon. C.S.C., M.Div., Lars Larson, Ph.D., and John McDonald, M.A., co-coordinators

The writing minor offers students the chance to exercise their creative and communicative powers. Writing is a rigorous pursuit that embeds a life with discovery, empathy, deep reflection, increasing knowledge of oneself & others, and career skills. Intended for students of any major, including those in nursing, business, and engineering, the writing minor develops confidence, strategies, and skills in the craft of communicating with clarity and precision.

Learning Outcomes for the Writing Minor

1. Show adherence to the basic skills, rules, and norms of writing, applying them across multiple stages.
2. Understand and engage in a consistent writing practice and process, including writing in drafts, revising, and giving verbal and written feedback to others through peer review.
3. Demonstrate the ability to write within several different genres, understanding the various elements and strategies that create a cohesive piece of writing in each mode.

15 upper division credit hours, including at least 9 credit hours of writing workshop courses, are required for the minor, in addition to any prerequisites. Beyond the writing workshops, any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours are drawn from 300-level English courses.

Minor Requirements – 15 credit hours

Prerequisite

ENG 112

Thinking Through Literature

3

300-level English Electives - 0-6 credit hours

Select up to two courses from the follow:

ENG 301	British Literature I (Medieval through 18th Century)	3
ENG 302	British Literature II (19th Century to Present)	3
ENG 303	American Literature I (Beginnings to 1900)	3
ENG 304	American Literature II (1900 to Present)	3
ENG 317	Writing Theory and Practice	3
ENG 326	Shakespeare: Page, Performance, and Perceptions	3
ENG 329/PHL 339/THTR 405	Shakespeare in Ashland	3
ENG 336	Studies in Drama	3
ENG 337	Modern/Contemporary Arabic Literature	3
ENG 338	European Literature in Translation	3
ENG 339	Studies in Fiction	3
ENG 342	Studies in Poetry	3
ENG 343	Studies in Nonfiction	3
ENG 351	Satire	3
ENG 352	Film and Literature	3
ENG 353	Letters and Literature	3
ENG 360	Literature and Social Change	3
ENG 361	Northwest Literature	3
ENG 363	Environmental Literature	3
ENG 370	Studies in Women Writers	3
ENG 371	City Life in American Literature	3
ENG 372	Multi-Ethnic American Literature	3
ENG 373	African-American Literature	3
ENG 375	Studies in Irish Writers	3

Writing Workshops - 9-15 credit hours

Select at least three courses and up to five courses from the following:

CST 352	News Writing and Reporting	3
ENG 306	Writing Workshop: Poetry	3
ENG 308/ENG 308	Writing Workshop: Screenwriting	3
ENG 309	Writing Workshop: Fiction	3
ENG 311	Writing Workshop: Nonfiction	3
THTR 427	Playwriting Workshop	3

Students will maintain a writing portfolio and will upload a final work from each of their workshop courses to their writing portfolio.