The Writing Minor is intended to provide academic recognition to students who have demonstrated their ability in writing. It will help you establish eligibility for graduate programs in writing and give evidence of training that may be offered to prospective employers.

Students from any college or discipline can enroll in the Writing Minor. No course work in this program may be taken pass-fail. Here's how it's done:

1. Make your declaration in your college first.

2. Come to the Writing Minor advisor in 206-C Satterfield Hall; bring the check sheets given to you by the college. You need to consult with this advisor, not your major advisor, about details relating to the Writing Minor.

3. You should plan to take a total of eight courses: Four core writing courses; and three cognates in the theory and practice of writing selected from two groups.

4. Complete a Writing Portfolio.

The Writing Portfolio is a directed study taken with a part- or full-time faculty member of your choice. You and the director decide what goes into your portfolio and what kind of new and revisionary work should be done. You must have a director before receiving permission to enroll in the course. You will also need to select a reader; if the director is not a member of the Department of English, then the reader must be. To enroll in the Writing Portfolio you need junior standing, a 3.0 GPA in Writing Minor courses, and permission from the Writing Minor advisor. Advising for the Writing Minor is in 206-C Satterfield Hall.

THE WRITING MINOR
COURSE LIST: EFFECTIVE 2002-03

Writing Courses

1. Four of the following courses with no more than two at the 20000 level (12 hours):

ENG *20001, Business Writing (3)
ENG *20002, Technical Writing (3)
ENG *20021, Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
ENG *30064, Argumentative Prose Writing (3)
ENG *30065, Expository Prose Writing (3)
ENG *30067, *30068 Fiction Writing I, II (3, 3)
ENG *30069, *30070, Poetry Writing I, II (3, 3)

PAS *24093, Black Writer's Workshop (3)

THEA 41026, Playwriting (3)
THEA *41027, Advanced Playwriting (3)

2. Plus:

ENG *40010 Writing Portfolio (2)

3. Cognate Courses:

Three cognate courses, at least one from each of the following groups and no more than one at the 20000 level (8-11 hours):

Group A: Language and Literary Criticism

ENG *31001, Fundamentals of English Grammar (3)
ENG *31002, History of the English Language (3)
ENG *31003, Introduction to Linguistics (3)
ENG *36001, Literary Criticism (3)
PSYC *30461, Psychology of Language (3)
MCLS *30230, Approaches to Translation (3)

Group B: Theory and Practice of Communication
ENG *41095, Writing Internship (3)
ENG *41096, Kent State Univ. Press Internship (3)
COMM *25464, Argumentation (4)
COMM 25902, Communication Process (3)
COMM *35252, Theories of Rhetorical Discourse (3)
PHIL *31060, Aesthetics (3)
PHIL *41080, Philosophy & Art in the Modern Age (3)
JMC *40022, Film as Communication (3)

* Course numbers preceded with an asterisk have prerequisites; check your catalog for information.

You may apply to the Program Coordinator for permission to use special topic courses and other appropriate courses not listed in the curriculum to satisfy the cognate requirement. Students in the College of Fine and Professional Arts may request that specific courses in Art, Music, Journalism and Mass Communication, or Communications studies be accepted as meeting the two cognate area requirements. Seek help from the Writing Program Advisor if this applies to you.

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