Minors in English

Transfer students must complete 9 credits at Westfield, with 6 credits taken at the 0300 level.

Requirements for the Writing Minor - 18 Credits

Writing students take any combination of 18 credits from the following lists. At least 12 credits must be taken within the English department.

Creative Writing:

• ENGL 0246 - Creative Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 0335 - Special Topics in Creative Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 0340 - Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3
• ENGL 0345 - Writing Fiction Credits: 3
• ENGL 0346 - Writing Poetry Credits: 3
• ENGL 0371 - Playwriting Credits: 3
• ENGL 0385 - Screenwriting for Feature Film Credits: 3

Professional Writing:

• ENGL 0275 - Journalism I Credits: 3 or
• COMM 0275 - Journalism I Credits: 3

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• ENGL 0276 - Writing About the Arts Credits: 3
• ENGL 0285 - Basics of Film Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 0329 - Career Preparation for Writers Credits: 3
• ENGL 0331 - Special Topics in Professional Writing Credits: 3

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• ENGL 0375 - Journalism II Credits: 3 or
• COMM 0375 - Journalism II Credits: 3

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• ENGL 0377 - Feature Writing Credits: 3 or
• COMM 0377 - Feature Writing Credits: 3

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• ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 0394 - News Editing Credits: 3

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• ENGL 0395 - Sports Writing Credits: 3 or
• COMM 0395 - Sports Writing Credits: 3

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• COMM 0332 - Writing for the Electronic Media Credits: 3

Rhetoric and Writing

• ENGL 0303 - Persuasive Communication Credits: 3 or
• COMM 0303 - Persuasive Communication Credits: 3

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• ENGL 0330 - An Introduction to Modern Literary Criticism Credits: 3
• ENGL 0334 - Special Topics in Rhetoric Credits: 3
• ENGL 0347 - Advanced Critical Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 0383 - Teaching Writing: Issues in Rhetoric and Composition Credits: 3
• ENGL 0388 - Special Topics in Writing Credits: 3