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 112Thinking Through Literature

3

300-level English Electives - 0-6 credit hours

Select up to two courses from the follow:
ENG 301British Literature I (Medieval through 18th Century)

3

ENG 302British Literature II (19th Century to Present)

3

ENG 303American Literature I (Beginnings to 1900)

3

ENG 304American Literature II (1900 to Present)

3

ENG 317Writing Theory and Practice

3

ENG 326Shakespeare: Page, Performance, and Perceptions

3

ENG 329/PHL 339/THTR 405Shakespeare in Ashland

3

ENG 336Studies in Drama

3

ENG 337Modern/Contemporary Arabic Literature

3

ENG 338European Literature in Translation

3

ENG 339Studies in Fiction

3

ENG 342Studies in Poetry

3

ENG 343Studies in Nonfiction

3

ENG 351Satire

3

ENG 352Film and Literature

3

ENG 353Letters and Literature

3

ENG 360Literature and Social Change

3

ENG 361Northwest Literature

3

ENG 363Environmental Literature

3

ENG 370Studies in Women Writers

3

ENG 371City Life in American Literature

3

ENG 372Multi-Ethnic American Literature

3

ENG 373African-American Literature

3

ENG 375Studies in Irish Writers

3

Writing Workshops - 9-15 credit hours

Select at least three courses and up to five courses from the following:
CST 352News Writing and Reporting

3

ENG 306Writing Workshop: Poetry

3

ENG 308/ENG 308Writing Workshop: Screenwriting

3

ENG 309Writing Workshop: Fiction

3

ENG 311Writing Workshop: Nonfiction

3

THTR 427Playwriting I: Elements

3

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