Writing Minor

The writing minor allows students to complement their area of major study with systematic experience in writing.

General Requirements

Students minoring in writing must complete a total of 15 hours (excluding ENGL 1010, 1020, 2030).

None of the required 15 hours may be taken pass/fail. Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better may be counted toward the minor.

A minimum of 9 upperdivision hours of work in the minor must be taken with downtown Denver campus English faculty.

Students are encouraged to take ENGL 1020 and ENGL 2030 before beginning the minor. (ENGL 2154 and ENGL 2030 can be taken concurrently.)

Required courses (9 Credit Hours)

• ENGL 2070. Grammar, Rhetoric, and Style — 3 credit hrs
• ENGL 4180. Argumentation and Logic — 3 credit hrs
• ENGL 4190. Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing — 3 credit hrs

Distributed course (3 Credit hours) chose one of the Following:

• ENGL 2154. Introduction to Creative Writing — 3 credit hrs
• ENGL 3154. Technical Writing — 3 credit hrs
• ENGL 3170. Business Writing — 3 credit hrs

Elective (3 credit hours):

One 3000/4000 level writing course — 3 credit hrs