Department of English

Writing Minor

Course Credits
Rhetoric (ENGL 115) or Composition (ENGL 101) 3
Writing for the Media (COMM 206) 3
Four electives from the list below* 12
Total 18
A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained in the English courses.
Declare a Writing Minor
Questions? Contact Dr. Jodi Wyett, Professor and Chair of English
wyett@xavier.edu | (513) 745-3158| Hinkle Hall

*Electives for the Writing Minor in ENGL and COMM

  • Teaching and Research in Writing (ENGL 304)
  • Professional Writing (ENGL 305)
  • Writing Internship (ENGL 307)
  • Creative Writing: Poetry (ENGL 309)
  • Creative Writing: Fiction (ENGL 310)
  • Writing Journals and Autobiography (ENGL 314)
  • Composition Tutoring (ENGL 315)
  • Creative Nonfiction (ENGL 318)
  • Writing as Social Action (ENGL 319)
  • Theories in Research and Writing (ENGL 337)
  • Digital Writing (ENGL 339)
  • Elements of Copy and Design (COMM 237)
  • Screenwriting and Story Craft (COMM 250)
  • Public Relations Writing (COMM 371)
  • Communications Internship I (with a writing emphasis, as approved by the Comm. Arts internship director)