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):
76-26x (Introductory Genre Writing Course in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or screenwriting)
76-373 Argument
76-389 Rhetorical Grammar
76-390 Style
300- or 400-Level Writing Courses (2 courses; 18 units):
Course options include but are not limited to:
76-302 Global Communication Center Practicum (6 units)
76-354 Watchdog Journalism
76-359 User Experience Methods for Documents
76-360 Literary Journalism Workshop
76-372 News Writing
76-378 Literacy: Educational Theory and Community Practice
76-389 Rhetorical Grammar
76-391 Document & Information Design
76-395 Science Writing
76-396 Non-Profit Message Creation
76-415 Mediated Power and Propaganda
76-425 Science in the Public Sphere
76-474 Software Documentation
76-476 Rhetoric of Science
76-481 Introduction to Multimedia Design (12 units)
76-487 Web Design (12 units)
76-491 Rhetorical Analysis
76-494 Healthcare Communications
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.