Professional Writing Minor

Dorothy Kuykendal
Department of English
(470) 578-7531
http://english.hss.kennesaw.edu/programs/minor-pw/

The minor in professional writing prepares students to be critical thinkers, careful researchers, and creative and capable writers who are able to respond effectively to contemporary writing tasks and opportunities. Students receive advanced instruction in rhetoric, editing, technologies of writing, workshop critique, and the production of workplace, academic, and creative texts. The minor provides a credential in writing, which is a desirable supplement to a variety of undergraduate majors.

Select four of the following (12 Credit Hours)

FILM 3105:Fundamentals of Writing for Film and Television
FILM 4105:Advanced Writing for Film and Television
WRIT 3000:Introduction to Creative Writing Genres
WRIT 3100:Poetry Writing
WRIT 3109:Careers in Writing
WRIT 3110:Playwriting
WRIT 3111:Professional Editing
WRIT 3120:Fiction Writing
WRIT 3130:Literary Nonfiction
WRIT 3140:Writing in the Workplace
WRIT 3150:Topics in Digital Rhetoric
WRIT 3160:Argumentative Writing
WRIT 3170:Environmental Writing and Literature
Any 4000-level WRIT course

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A fifth course will be selected from the student’s Area F requirements in consultation with the advisor for the professional writing minor.

Professional Writing Minor

Select four of the following (12 Credit Hours)

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Program Total (15 Credit Hours)