Writing Minor brochure

ANALOGY

ANALYSIS

SPEECH

STUDY

CREATIVE

EDIT

SUBJECT

POETRY

ALLUSION

NOVEL

KNOWLEDGE

COMMUNICATION CHARACTER DIALOGUE LITERATURE VOCABULARY

ENGLISH

WRITING MINOR TONE

PLOT

VERSE

AUTHOR

WORKSHOP

REPETITION

STORY WORDS

REVIEW

RESEARCH IDEA

CRITICISM

DEVELOPMENT FICTION STYLE

LANGUAGE

CULTURE

METAPHOR

THEORY

DISCUSSION

GROWTH

THEORY

REFLECTION

GRAMMAR

VOICE

SYNTAX

ESSAY

PROSE ALLITERATION

LANGUAGE

READING

METER

DRAMA

RHETORIC

SIMILE

COMPOSITION

REFLECTION

TYPE DESCRIPTIVE

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO

Minor Minor in Writing in Writing

The writing The writing minor offers minorstudents offers students a path to a path develop to develop written writte communication communication skills that skills willthat be will essential be essential for success for success in any in any career. Writing career. Writing minors minors select from selecta flexible, from a flexible, diverse diverse roster roster of courses of courses rangingranging from creative from creative writing writing (poetry,(poetry, prose and prose and playwriting) playwriting) to rhetoric to rhetoric and grammar and grammar to masstomedia, mass media, which which emphasizes emphasizes both practice both practice and theories and theories of writing of writing and editing. and editing.

As a capstone As a capstone project,project, writing writing minors minors work one-on-one work one-on-one with with an instructor an instructor to createtoa create portfolio a portfolio that reflects that their reflects finest theirwork. finest work.

Either asEither an integrated as an integrated part of the parttraditional of the traditional English English major, or major, or as a supplement as a supplement to another to another major, the major, writing the writing minor provides minor provides marketable marketable skills that skills are that also are at the alsocore at the of acore liberal-arts of a liberal-arts education. educatio CoursesCourses appliedapplied to the requirements to the requirements for the for English the English major major may notmay be counted not be counted also foralso the for writing the writing minor. minor.

Students Students are are responsible responsible for any for prerequisites any prerequisites for advanced for advanced coursework coursework within wit or outside or outside the English the English Department.

Department.

Substitutions Substitutions for courses for courses on the list on (excepting the list (excepting ENG 490) ENG may 490) be may madebeonmade a case-by-case on a case-by-case basis, pending basis, pending advisor’sadvisor’s approval. approval.

ourses Courses

StudentsStudents wishingwishing to complete the writing minor must 16 take 16 to complete the writing minortake must estersemester hours consisting of ENGof490 (1 hour) 15 plus credit hours consisting ENG 490 (1plus hour) 15 credit rs tohours be selected from thefrom list below, a minimum of six of six to be selected the list with below, with a minimum rs inhours English: in English: t &/( & & – Special Topics in Language and and t &/( – Special Topics in Language Literature (subject(subject to approval) Literature to approval) t &/( o CreativeCreative WritingWriting (may be(may repeated for credit) t &/( o be repeated for credit) t &/( o Advanced Composition t &/( o Advanced Composition t &/( o Special Topics Genrein(subject to approval) t &/( o Specialin Topics Genre (subject to approval) t &/( o Studies Studies in Composition and Rhetoric t &/( o in Composition and Rhetoric t &/( o Advanced EnglishEnglish Grammar t &/( o Advanced Grammar t &/( – The Writing Process:Process: TheoriesTheories & Practices t &/( – The Writing & Practices t &/( o Advanced CreativeCreative WritingWriting (may be(may be t &/( o Advanced repeatedrepeated for credit) for credit) t &/( o SelectedSelected Topics in Literature and Language t &/( o Topics in Literature and Language (instructor's consentconsent required) (instructor's required) t $0.4 o Persuasion t $0.4 o Persuasion t $0.4 o Argumentation and Debate t $0.4 o Argumentation and Debate t $0.4 o History History & Criticism of U.S. Public t $0.4 o & Criticism of U.S.Address Public Address t $0.4 o Rhetorical Criticism t $0.4 o Rhetorical Criticism t .$ o Fundamentals of Journalism t .$ o Fundamentals of Journalism t .$ o Media Writing Fundamentals t .$ o Media Writing Fundamentals t .$ – Broadcast News Writing t .$ – Broadcast News Writing t .$ o Advanced Journalism PracticesPractices t .$ o Advanced Journalism t .$ o Electronic News Gathering t .$ o Electronic News Gathering t .$ o Advanced Media Writing t .$ o Advanced Media Writing t .$ o Public Relations WritingWriting (instructor's t .$ o Public Relations (instructor's consentconsent required) required) t .$ o Nonfiction Freelance WritingWriting (instructor's t .$ o Nonfiction Freelance (instructor's consentconsent required) required) t .*4 o Web Design and Publishing t .*4 o Web Design and Publishing t ., o Marketing Communications t ., o Marketing Communications t 1)*- o CriticalCritical Reasoning t 1)*- o Reasoning t 5)&" o Play Analysis, Theory Theory and Criticism t 5)&" o Play Analysis, and Criticism t 5)&" o Playwriting I t 5)&" o Playwriting I

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