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Writing and Leadership

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The Writing and Leadership Minor offers students the writing and research skills they need to pursue social engagement in a contemporary communication environment. Students learn to identify issues, marshal evidence, address an audience, advocate for a plan of action, and create effective written presentations in different settings and for a variety of purposes.

Course Requirements

Required Courses

WRITE 115 Rhetoric and Popular Culture

WRITE 212 Technical Communication

WRITE 304 Argument

HCS 310 Writing, Advocacy, and Leadership

At least two courses from among the following:

WRITE 201 Nonfiction Writing

WRITE 303 Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing

WRITE 314 Proposal Development

WRITE 324 Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication

WRITE 401 Advanced Nonfiction Writing

WRITE 408 Writing for Nonprofits and Social Media

HCS 425 Rhetoric and Society

WRITE 493 Internship