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2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

Professional Writing Minor

Professional Writing Minor

Total Hours: 18

Core Courses (6 hours)

ENG 2760 - Introduction to Professional Writing. Credits: 3
ENG 3005 - Technical Communication. Credits: 3

Additional Professional Writing Coursework: 6 credits taken from the following:

ENG 3001 - Advanced Composition. Credits: 3
ENG 3008 - Digital Writing and Multimodal Texts. Credits: 3
ENG 3011 - Literary Editing and Publishing. Credits: 3 ¹
ENG 4273 - Applied Project in Professional Writing. Credits: 3
ENG 4275 - Internship in English Studies. Credits: 3 ¹
ENG 4760 - Special Topics in Professional Writing. Credits: 3 ²
ENG 4765 - Professional Editing. Credits: 3
ENG 4776 - Research and Rhetoric in Professional Writing. Credits: 3

Additional Electives (6 hours)

BUS 3010 - Principles of Management. Credits: 3
BUS 3470 - Principles of Marketing. Credits: 3
CMN 2650 - Introduction to Organizational Communication. Credits: 3
CMN 2920G - Strategic Communication & Advocacy in Today’s World. Credits: 3
CMN 3030 - Promotional Communication. Credits: 3
DGT 1363 - Introduction to Graphics Technology. Credits: 3
DGT 4814 - Digital Media Strategy. Credits: 3
ENG 3001 - Advanced Composition. Credits: 3
ENG 3008 - Digital Writing and Multimodal Texts. Credits: 3
ENG 3011 - Literary Editing and Publishing. Credits: 3 ¹
ENG 4273 - Applied Project in Professional Writing. Credits: 3
ENG 4275 - Internship in English Studies. Credits: 3 ¹
ENG 4760 - Special Topics in Professional Writing. Credits: 3 ²
ENG 4765 - Professional Editing. Credits: 3
ENG 4776 - Research and Rhetoric in Professional Writing. Credits: 3
ENT 3300 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship. Credits: 3
JOU 2101 - News Reporting and Writing. Credits: 3
JOU 3000 - Advanced Reporting. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

¹Repeatable once for credit.

²Repeatable once for credit with a different topic.