2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Writing Minor

Strong writers have better professional success regardless of the field. The Writing Minor provides non-English majors a chance to enhance their credentials and marketable skills by deepening their writing experience and developing a large selection of completed work to create a dossier. Writing Minors select any six writing courses to earn the required credit, and are eligible to gain experience through a writing internship as well.

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. Transfer students must complete 9 credits at Westfield, with 3 credits taken at the 0300 level.

Creative Writing

ENGL 0130 - Creative Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0241 - Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 0242 - Writing Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 0243 - Writing Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 0335 - Special Topics in Creative Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0371 - Playwriting Credits: 3
ENGL 0381 - Advanced Prose Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0385 - Screenwriting for Feature Film Credits: 3

Professional Writing

ENGL 0275 - Journalism I Credits: 3
or COMM 0275 - Journalism I
ENGL 0276 - Writing About the Arts Credits: 3
ENGL 0285 - Basics of Film Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0305 - Grant Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0329 - Career Preparation for Writers Credits: 3
ENGL 0331 - Special Topics in Professional Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0337 - Visual Rhetoric for Publishing Professionals Credits: 3
ENGL 0342 - The Freelancer Credits: 3
ENGL 0375 - Journalism II Credits: 3
or COMM 0375 - Journalism II
ENGL 0377 - Feature Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0394 - News Editing Credits: 3
ENGL 0395 - Sports Writing Credits: 3
COMM 0332 - Writing for the Interactive Media Credits: 3

Rhetoric and Writing

ENGL 0302 - Writing Matters: History, Theory, Technology, and Action Credits: 3
ENGL 0303 - Persuasive Communication Credits: 3
or COMM 0303 - Persuasive Communication
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

Note:

Please note these exceptions:

The following courses will not apply to the minor: ENGL 0101 , ENGL 0338 , and ENGL 0350 .
Students may not count courses in the Writing minor towards the English Minor.