Professional Writing - Minor
The Professional Writing Minor consists of 6 courses. Students must also take the experience as a prerequisite.
Learn how to declare a minor in Professional Writing.
Curriculum: 6 courses, 54 units minimum
All courses are 9.0 units each, unless otherwise noted.
PREREQUISITE: First-Year Writing (1 or 2 courses, 9 units):
Option 1: Take one full-semester course
76-101 Interpretation and Argument
76-102 Advanced First-Year Writing*
*By application/invitation only
Option 2: Take two half-semester mini courses at 4.5 units each
76-106 Writing About Literature, Art, and Culture
76-107 Writing About Data
76-108 Writing About Public Problems
Professional Writing Core Course (1 course; 9 units):
76-270 Writing for the Professions
76-271 Introduction to Professional & Technical Writing
200- or 300-Level Core Courses (2 courses; 18 units):
A maximum of one course from this grouping:
76-212 Introduction to TV Writing
76-260 Introduction to Writing Fiction
76-261 Introduction to Writing Creative Nonfiction
76-265 Introduction to Writing Poetry
76-269 Introdution to Screenwriting
A minimum of one course from this grouping:
76-373 Argument
76-389 Rhetorical Grammar
76-390 Style
300- and/or 400-Level Advanced Writing Courses (2 courses; 18 units):
Course options include:
76-314 Data Stories
76-354 Watchdog Journalism
76-366 Grant and Proposal Writing
76-368 Role Playing Game Writing Workshop
76-375 Emerging Technologies in Writing
76-380 Methods in Humanities Analytics
76-388 Coding for Humanists
76-391 Document & Information Design
76-425 Science in the Public Sphere
76-455 The Pittsburgh Review of Books
76-464 Creative Nonfiction Workshop
76-474 Software Documentation
76-481 Introduction to Multimedia Design (12 units)
76-483 Research in Technical and Professional Communication
76-487 Information Architecture & Content Strategy
200-Level or Above English Elective (1 course; 9 units):
Please consult the list of courses published each semester by the Department for current offerings. In choosing English Electives, students are encouraged to sample courses from across the Department.