71| COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
2017-2018 │COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
WRITING MINOR
Minor Only
Objectives
The Writing Minor is designed to offer English majors and students in other disciplines a variety of more advanced writing
opportunities. Students will be equipped to:
Strengthen and broaden writing skills.
Communicate effectively in professional and workplace settings.
Prepare themselves for graduate study in the field of writing.
Experiment with creative forms in both prose and poetry.
Course of Study
15
Choose five courses from the list below:
COM 3420
Writing for the Media
3
COM 3476
Script Writing
3
ENG 2131
Fiction Writing
3
ENG 2132
Poetry Writing
3
ENG 2135
Creative Nonfiction
3
ENG 2810
Professional Writing
3
ENG 4800
Writer’s Portfolio
3
Students with transfer credit must complete a minimum of six credit hours of writing courses at CIU to earn a Writing
Minor.
Students completing the Writing minor along with a major in English will have the requirement for designated electives
waived in the major.