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Minor Programs

ENGLISH MINOR
Total Hours Required: 21

For those who have a secondary interest in literature, or who want to sharpen their writing skills, the English minor would serve a useful purpose. To minor in English, you must take 21 hours, consisting of nine hours of survey courses (200, 205, and 210), and 12 additional hours chosen from English courses numbered 226 and above.

The student wishing to focus on writing should choose the following for their 12 hours: 226, 325 or 326, 301 or 400, and 499.

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MINOR
Total Hours Required: 21

This flexible, interdisciplinary minor would be useful to all students who anticipate writing as being a regular part of their career, as well as to any student who wants to sharpen their oral and written communication skills. This minor requires a total of 21 semester hours, 9 hours from three Core groups and 12 hours of electives. Students should select these courses in consultation with an English Department advisor. Students select one three-hour course from each of the following groups:

Group 1   3 cr.
  COMM 440 Organizational Communication  
  COMM 355 Interpersonal Communication  
Group 2   3 cr.
  ENGL 325 Technical Writing
ENGL 326 Writing in the Humanities
 
Group 3   3 cr.
  MADM 150 Computer Tools
CSC 111 Introduction to Computing
MCOM 280 Desktop Publishing
 
 
Total Core Hours:
9

Courses taken for core credit cannot be taken for Elective credit.

Students then choose 12 hours from the following (at least two departments):

COMM 333 Intro to Health Communications 3 cr.
COMM 440 Principles of Organizational Communications 3 cr.
COMM 330 Advanced Public Speaking 3 cr.
COMM 355 Interpersonal Communications 3 cr.
COMM 455 Group Dynamics 3 cr.
CSC 111 Introduction to Computing* 3 cr.
ENGL 226 Advanced Composition 3 cr.
ENGL 325 Technical Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 326 Writing in the Humanities 3 cr.
ENGL 328 Creative Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 499 Writing Internship 3 cr.
ISDS 150 Computers Tools for Business* 3 cr.
MADM 210 Business Communication 3 cr.
MADM 301 Behavioral Management of Organizations 3 cr.
MADM 321 Micro-Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
MADM 430 International Business Communication 3 cr.
MCOM 280 Desktop Publishing 3 cr.
MCOM 313 Feature Writing 3 cr.
MCOM 343 Opinion Writing 3 cr.
MCOM 475 Mass Media in Society 3 cr.
MKT 330 Salesmanship 3 cr.
 
Total Electives:
12 cr.

*A student cannot take both CSC 111 and ISDS 150

More minors offered under the College of Liberal Arts can be found here.

 
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