Writing
Michael J. Cripps
mcripps@une.edu
Minor Description
Our minor in Writing complements your existing major and signals your recognition that writing and communication skills are essential to success in any career. Informed by a wide range of classic and contemporary writing and communications courses, the Writing minor prepares students to create and thrive in the 21st century, all in a supportive atmosphere taught by our dedicated and passionate faculty. With a mix of creative and professional writing courses and an emphasis on storytelling, collaboration, and real-world experience, our career-focused Writing minor helps you build the highly desirable skills employers seek out. Our Writing minor has two (2) distinct tracks, which enables you to specialize in either Creative Writing or Professional Writing.
On the Creative Writing track, you will encounter lively and engaging workshop courses in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Choose the Professional Writing track, and the real world enters the classroom in courses such as Grant Writing, Professional and Technical Writing, and Introduction to Journalism. Whichever track you select, you will become familiar with craft and genre as you develop your authorial voice.
Curricular Requirements
The interdisciplinary minor in writing has a developmental writing sequence that remains flexible to maximize the options for students. The minor requires a minimum of eighteen (18) credits chosen from a list of foundational, professional, and discipline-specific writing courses.
| Required Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing Foundation: Choose one (1) | Credits |
| WRT 111 β Topics in Creative Writing | 3 |
| WRT 211 β Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
| WRT 212 β Creative Writing: Short Fiction | 3 |
| WRT 312 β Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| Total Creative Writing Foundation credits | 3 |
| Professional Writing Foundation: Choose one (1) | Credits |
| WRT 233 β Professional & Technical Writing | 3 |
| CMM 110 β Intro to Communications | 3 |
| CMM 122 β Oral Communication | 3 |
| SPC 100 β Effective Public Speaking | 3 |
| CMM 211 β Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| Total Professional Writing Foundation credits | 3 |
| Elective Courses (see options below) | Credits |
| Minimum of Six (6) Credits from Creative Writing Elective Courses or Six (6) credits from Professional Writing Elective Courses | 6β7 |
| Minimum of Six (6) Credits of Elective Courses | 6β8 |
| Total Credits | 18β21 |
Electives
| Creative Writing Elective Course Options | Credits |
|---|---|
| WRT 111 β Topics in Creative Writing | 3 |
| WRT 211 β Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
| WRT 212 β Creative Writing: Short Fiction | 3 |
| WRT 312 β Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ART 124 β The Painted Book | 3 |
| CMM 225 β Topics in Digital Storytelling | 3 |
| CMM 410 β Writing for the Screen | 3 |
| ENG 208 β Narrative Medicine & Writing | 3 |
| ENV 333/333L β Nature Writers with Field Lab | 4 |
| Professional Writing Elective Course Options* | Credits |
| WRT 233 β Professional and Technical Communication | 3 |
| WRT 304 β Read & Write in Digital Env. | 3 |
| WRT 317 β |