May 01, 2026

Xavier University Catalog 2020-2021

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Xavier University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Writing Minor

The Writing Minor is an 18 credit curriculum requiring two introductory courses and four electives drawn from Communication Arts and English Department courses. See the English Department Chair for more information.

18 total credit hours are required, as follows

6 hours from:

12 hours of upper-level electives from:

COMM 237 - Elements of Copy & Design
COMM 250 - Screenwriting & Story Craft
COMM 371 - Public Relations Writing
COMM 398 - Communication Internship I (with a writing emphasis, as approved by the Communication Arts internship director)
ENGL 305 - Professional Writing
ENGL 307 - Writing Internship
ENGL 309 - Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 310 - Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 314 - Writing Journals&Autobiography
ENGL 315 - Composition Tutoring
ENGL 318 - Creative Nonfiction

Note(s):

A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained in English/Communication Arts courses.