Publishing and Writing for the Public
6 courses (18 credits)
The Publishing and Writing for the Public Minor offers students an opportunity to study and create across publics, genres,
and issues, and publish across multiple industries, communities, and media. Students will explore working in the publishing
industry to gain a comprehensive understanding of and practice with the author as client, the text as a dynamic document, and
the written work as product. Students as writers will explore the complex relationship between writing, rhetoric, and the
public sphere, so as to gain agency as entrepreneurial and socially engaged writers who create, reach, and impact audiences
meaningfully. The primary bank of courses focuses on publishing practices, and the secondary bank emphasizes rhetorical
approaches for engaging and creating audiences. This Minor is unique in that it emphasizes the relationship between writers
and publics and helps them to orient themselves toward a profession in publishing. Students will be able to indicate this
formal program of study on their resumes and transcripts, thereby indicating to employers that a student has special
competencies within this area.
FOUNDATION BANK:
Students will complete 18 credit hours, with at least 9 hours from the following bank:
Students must complete 9 additional hours from either the above listed courses or from the courses below:
The Publishing and Writing for the Public Minor offers students an opportunity to study and create across publics, genres,
and issues, and publish across multiple industries, communities, and media. Students will explore working in the publishing
industry to gain a comprehensive understanding of and practice with the author as client, the text as a dynamic document, and
the written work as product. Students as writers will explore the complex relationship between writing, rhetoric, and the
public sphere, so as to gain agency as entrepreneurial and socially engaged writers who create, reach, and impact audiences
meaningfully. The primary bank of courses focuses on publishing practices, and the secondary bank emphasizes rhetorical
approaches for engaging and creating audiences. This Minor is unique in that it emphasizes the relationship between writers
and publics and helps them to orient themselves toward a profession in publishing. Students will be able to indicate this
formal program of study on their resumes and transcripts, thereby indicating to employers that a student has special
competencies within this area.
FOUNDATION BANK:
Students will complete 18 credit hours, with at least 9 hours from the following bank:
- Editing for Publication
- Self Publishing
- The Publishing Industry
- Editing the Literary Journal (with Senior Privilege)
- Professions in Publishing (with Senior Privilege)
Students must complete 9 additional hours from either the above listed courses or from the courses below:
- Environmental Writing and Rhetoric
- Writing About Popular Culture
- Environmental Communication
- Rhetorical Theory
- Participatory Media
- Publication Layout and Design
- Digital Journalism I
- Introduction to New Media
- Internship
- Research Practicum