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 and 2030). None of the required 15 hours may be taken pass/fail. Only courses completed with a grade of C- (1.7) or better may be counted toward the minor. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses applied to the minor requirements. A minimum of nine ENGL credit hours hours with Downtown Denver English faculty. A minimum of 6 credit hours must be taken at the upper-division (3000- or 4000-) level. Students are encouraged to take ENGL 1020 and ENGL 2030 before beginning the minor.
I. Required Courses: (12 credit hours):
Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric (take one as you begin the minor)
- ENGL 2060 Introduction to Writing and Digital Studies
- ENGL 2070 Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
Multimedia (take one)
- ENGL 3084 Digital Writing and Storytelling
- ENGL 4701 Multimedia in the Community
Language Study (take one)
- ENGL 3160 Language Theory
- ENGL 4601 Principles and Practices of Second Language Acquisition (by instructor permission)
- ENGL 4651 Second Language Writing (by instructor permission)
Advanced Writing Experience
- ENGL 4190 Advanced Topics in Writing and Digital Studies
II. Elective Courses in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
Choose one course (3 hours):
- ENGL 2060 - Introduction to Writing & Digital Studies
- ENGL 2070 - Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
- ENGL 3084 - Digital Writing and Storytelling
- ENGL 3154 - Technical Writing
- ENGL 3160 - Language Theory
- ENGL 3170 - Business Writing
- ENGL 3405 - Special Topics in Writing
- ENGL 3416 - Magazine Writing
- ENGL 3939 - Internship
- ENGL 4175 - Writing in the Sciences
- ENGL 4180 - Argumentation and Logic
- ENGL 4190 - Advanced Topics in Writing & Digital Studies
- ENGL 4280 - Proposal and Grant Writing
- ENGL 4601 - Teaching English Language Learners: Theory and Practice (by instructor's permission)
- ENGL 4651 - Second Language Writing (by permission)
- ENGL 4701 - Multimedia in the Community
- ENGL 4740 – Honors in Writing
- ENGL 4995 – Senior Writing Project