Writing - Minor
Unleash your creativity with a Writing minor. This program offers focused study and practice in writing for various purposes and contexts, complementing any major. Cultivate creative thought in imaginative writing, and strengthen communication skills for academic and professional careers. Emphasizing the social power of writing, this minor prepares you for success in business, science, civil, and academic communications. Enhance your knowledge, competencies, and values in rhetoric and writing.
Program Overview
AUC’s broad-based liberal arts education allows you to diversify your learning with a minor or two — helping you develop skills complementary to your primary area of study and demonstrating to potential employers that you have range.
AUC’s writing minor is the perfect choice for students looking to advance their knowledge, competencies and values in the field of rhetoric and writing. This program offers a concentrated study and practice of writing for different purposes and in different contexts, complementing all majors. In the creative genres, students will have the opportunity to cultivate their creative thought through writing and use language in an imaginative way. In the academic and professional genres, the program offers courses that strengthen writing and communication skills in preparation for a variety of careers. Students will focus on the social power of writing and work towards professional competency in the fields of business, science, civil and academic communications.
Degrees and Admission Requirements
Students wishing to pursue a minor in Writing should meet the minimum academic and admission requirements set by AUC.