Professional and Creative Writing Minor 2023-2024 Edition

Professional and Creative Writing Minor

Students pursuing a minor in Professional and Creative Writing develop their writing skills in a variety of settings designed to provide a full exploration of genres. Options range from feature writing for magazines and the Web, to newspaper journalism, to creative writing in poetry and fiction.

Professional and Creative Writing Minor Requirements

Select four of the following: 1,2
COM 352Writing for Social Media3
COM 353Writing for Digital Media3
COM 443Script to Screen3
LCS 370Poetry Writing Workshop3
LCS 371Fiction Writing Workshop3
LCS 372Creative Writing Workshop3
LCS 470Advanced Poetry Writing3
LCS 491Career and Portfolio Workshop3

 A minimum of 12 credit hours is required for the minor.

1

Four courses, at least one offered by the Department of Communication and Language Studies, and at least one in creative writing offered by the Department of History, Literature and the Arts.

2

At least one course at the 400 level.