Technical Writing Minor

General Program Information

Box 70683
Phone: (423) 439-5991
Web address: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/undergraduate/writing.aspx

Dr. Darryl Haley
106 Burleson Hall

Concentration: 15 credit hours

• ENGL 3130 - Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• ENGL 3134 - Computers, Writing, and Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4057 - Writing: Theory and Teaching (3 credits)
• ENGL 4100 - Writing in the Professions (3 credits)
• ENGL 4857 - Technical Writing (3 credits)

Electives: 9 credit hours

Nine hours of approved electives related directly to technical writing are required for this minor. Electives must be 3000- or 4000-level courses directly related to technical writing. Electives may include the following:

• ENGL 4957 - Topics in English (1-6 credits) Grant Writing
• ENGL 4957 - Topics in English
    (1-6 credits) Advanced Expository Writing
• ENGL 4957 - Topics in English
    (1-6 credits) Writing for Business/Government

Other Departmental Electives

The department’s Technical Writing Program Director may approve courses from other departments in the university as electives for this minor. The following are examples of courses that may be included as electives:

• ENGL 3250 - Professional Communication I (RODP) (3 credits)
• MCOM 4037 - Communications Law (3 credits)
• ENGL 4910 - Independent Study

Total Credits: 24 Credit Hours

Additional Information

Directions and Restrictions: Other courses may be approved by the department’s Technical Writing Program Director. Courses taken toward a major in English may not be applied to this minor. The English Department may allow students to enroll in approved three-credit-hour courses offered by other departments, if those courses are directly related to technical writing, to substitute for up to three of the 3000-level courses required for the minor.

Possible Additional Course Offerings: Additional special topics courses may be offered as electives for this minor.