Undergraduate
Minors
Minor in Professional and Public Writing
The minor in professional and public writing, combined with various majors, introduces you to writing in the workplace and/or public sphere. You will find such writing valuable in occupations that include business, education, public affairs, government, health fields, and not-for-profit organizations, as well as in civic life.
A minor in Professional and Public Writing (ENG) requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:
- Satisfactory progress toward completion of the baccalaureate degree in the student’s home school.
- Completion of 15 credit hours in Writing and Literacy courses.
- Completion of 6 credits at IU Indianapolis
- Students must have a 2.5 or higher grade point average in the 15 credit hours of the minor and a minimum grade of C in each course in the minor.
- At least 9 credit hours must be at the 300-400 level.
- Work with an advisor in planning your courses; contact Andy Buchenot, Director of Professional and Public Writing, bushenot@iupui.edu for a list of those faculty and for more information.
- One course may be shared between the Professional and Public Writing English minor and the English major.
- To declare the minor, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form here.
Gateway Courses (3 Credits):
Choose one course from the following:
For a professional focus:
ENG-W 231: Professional Writing
For a public focus:
ENG-W 210: Literacy and Public Life
ENG-W 270: Argumentative Writing
Electives:
Choose four courses (12 credits) from the following:
ENG-W 230: Writing in the Sciences
ENG-W 231: Professional Writing if not already taken as gateway
ENG-W 262: Style and Voice for Writers
ENG-W 270: Argumentative Writing
ENG-W 313: The Art of Fact: Writing Nonfiction Prose
ENG-W 315: Writing for the Web
ENG-W 318: Finding your E-Voice
ENG-W 320: Advanced Writing in the Arts and Sciences
ENG-W 326: Writing Nonfiction: Preparing for Publication
ENG-W 331: Business and Administrative Writing
ENG-W 365: Theories and Practices of Editing
ENG-W 366: Written Englishes: Living Cultural Realities
ENG-W 377: Writing for Social Change
ENG-W 390: Topics in Writing, with approval
ENG-W 397: Writing Center Theory and Practice
ENG-W 398: Writing Internship
ENG-W 412: Technology and Literacy
ENG-W 426: Writing Nonfiction: Popular and Professional Publication
ENG-W 496: Writing Tutor Training Seminar (P: W131 and permission of instructor)
ENG-Z 204: Rhetorical Issues in Grammar and Usage
ENG-E 498: Internship
With permission from the Director of Writing, one course from a related program, such as Communications Studies or Journalism, can be approved as counting toward this minor.
