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    Nov 16, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Writing, Editing, and Publishing Minor


This flexible minor provides students with a solid foundation in writing processes and practices, followed by customized advanced work in writing, editing, design, production, and marketing. The minor culminates in guided professional practice in editing and publishing, which prepares students for competitive internships and positions in the field. 

Students from any major can design a writing, editing, and publishing minor that establishes broad foundations in the field, or that provides specialized training in an area such as journalism and digital editing and publishing, literary editing and publishing, or publishing and marketing (please see the sample, customized paths through the minor listed after the requirements). 

The minor is five courses; students must complete at least three courses that do not count towards their major. 

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Write, design, and present texts for print and digital media. 
  2. Evaluate, revise, and edit texts for diverse audiences and publication platforms.
  3. Collaborate with teams through writing, editing, and publishing processes.

Minor Requirements


Sample, customized paths through the Writing, Editing, and Publishing Minor


Theme: Journalism, Digital Editing, and Publishing


  • ENCM 1500 - Introduction to Professional Communication and Cultural Rhetorics   
  • ENCM 1800 - Introduction to Journalism 

Two of the following:

  • ENCM 3600-3610 - Studies in Communication & Public Advocacy
  • ENCM 3700 - Topics in Journalism 
  • ART 1420 - Digital Video I  or  ART 1460 - Web Design I 

And:

  • ENCM 3800-3810 - Practicum in Professional Writing and Communication

Theme: Literary Editing and Publishing


  • ENCM 1500 - Introduction to Professional Communication and Cultural Rhetorics
  • WRIT 1500 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Two of the following three:

  • WRIT 3110/3120/3131/3140 - Forms and Elements of the Craft (any genre) 
  • ENCM 3500 - Studies in Technical and Disciplinary Writing - Topic: Grant Writing
  • ART 1120 - Fundamentals of Design

And:

  • WRIT 3450 - Runestone: Introduction to Literary Publishing

Theme: Publishing and Marketing


  • ENCM 1500 - Introduction to Professional Communication and Cultural Rhetorics
  • WRIT 1500 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Two of the following three:

  • MKTG 3100 - Foundations of Marketing
  • WRIT 3140 - Forms and Elements of the Craft: Digital Storytelling
  • ART 1120 - Fundamentals of Design or ART 1420 - Digital Video I or ART 1460 - Web Design I

And:

  • ENCM 3800-3810 - Practicum in Professional Writing and Communication