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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