The minor in Workplace Writing requires fulfillment of General Education Requirements in composition and literature (English 101 and 120), and completion of ENG 202 and twelve credit hours among ENG 190 (maximum of 3 credits), ENG 218, ENG 225, ENG 228, ENG 308, ENG 395/396, or ENG 399.

In additional to traditional classroom experiences, the minor emphasize opportunities to work outside the classroom. This work includes creative writing and design opportunities with The Manuscript (ENG 190 A); writing, editing, and layout opportunities with The Inkwell Quarterly (ENG 190 B); writing, editing, and teaching opportunities with the Projects in Writing/Writing Methods (ENG 190 C).

Why should a non-English major minor in Professional Writing? Why should an English major minor in Professional Writing?

The minors in Professional Writing and in Creative Writing respectively help prepare students – whether they are majoring in English, Spanish, Criminology, Nursing, Philosophy, Biology, History, or Pharmacy, for success in their careers and in their lives. Want to write a better resume? Learn how to write a proposal? Learn more about grant writing? Learn more about writing persuasively? These are important skills that make a student more attractive to a potential employer.

For English majors, these minors give students the opportunity to develop their creative writing and workplace writing processes and voice which will prepare them for future opportunities in writing, including graduate school, law, and teaching. In addition, completing one (or both) of the minors will allow students to enhance their marketability for potential employers by having the minor documented on a transcript and resume.

Beyond the technical "course objective" outcomes, what can students expect from completing this minor?

Our faculty focused on developing opportunities for students, beyond what is offered in the General Education curriculum, who are interested in writing creatively and technically. We worked to bridge the gap between general education objectives and the needs of our communities, including organizations and industries.

Completing this minor develops leadership skills that can serve students’ futures whether they are leading in organizational space or, as all of must do, leading our own life stories. In essence, in these minors we’re emphasizing character and competence, trust and trustworthiness – some of the core values of the English program.

English - Workplace Writing	Frequency of Offering
ENG 202 - Technical and Professional Writing	Twice a year (Fall and Spring)
ENG 190 A - Projects in Writing / Inkwell	Twice a year (Fall and Spring)
ENG 190 B - Projects in Writing / Manuscript	Twice a year (Fall and Spring)
ENG 190 C - Projects in Writing / Writing Methods	Twice a year (Fall and Spring)
ENG 218 - Writing Practicum and Composition	Once every three or four semesters
ENG 225 - Comparative Grammar	Once a year (Spring)
ENG 228 - Professional and Workplace Writing	Once every three or four semesters
ENG 308 - Rhetorical Analysis & NonFic Prose Writing	Once every three or four semesters
ENG 395/396 - Independent Research	Every Semester
ENG 399 - Cooperative Education	Every Semester