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This minor is designed to provide any student an opportunity for further practice and study of writing. The Writing Program requires 18 credits of coursework for the minor: 15 credits in upper-division writing courses (WRT prefix at the 300 and 400 level), and 3 credits from any course designated as Writing Intensive by the College of Arts & Sciences, or 3 credits from student electives. Writing Intensive courses and elective courses must be approved by the Minor Advisor.

Prerequisites: In order to declare this minor, students must have received credit for WRT 105 and WRT 205 (or WRT 109 and WRT 209, or ENG 211 and ENG 213, or equivalent). Students may begin the minor before completing WRT 205.

Applicable Students: The Minor in Writing is open to all undergraduates at Syracuse University.

Core Courses
(9 credits)

WRT 301: Civic Writing
WRT 302: Digital Writing
WRT 303: Research and Writing
WRT 307: Professional Writing
WRT 308: Style
WRT 331: Peer Writing Consultant Practicum OR
WRT 340: Advanced Editing Studio

Advanced Courses
(6 credits)

WRT 400: Special Topics
WRT 407: Advanced Workshop in Professional, Disciplinary, or Technical Writing
WRT 419: Advanced Technical Writing Workshop
WRT 422: Studies in Creative Non-Fiction
WRT 423: African American Rhetoric
WRT 424: Studies in Writing, Rhetoric, and Identity
WRT 426: Studies in Writing, Rhetoric, and Information Technology
WRT 428: Studies in Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy
WRT 440: Studies in the Politics of Language and Writing (new)

Internship or Writing Intensive Course
(3 credits)

WRT 331: Peer Writing Consultant Practicum
WRT 340: Advanced Editing Studio
WRT 419: Advanced Technical Writing Workshop
WRT 430: Advanced Writing Consultation

Students can petition for a course from the list of Writing Intensive courses published by the College of Arts & Sciences or an elective that has a significant writing component upon completion of the course.