Program: Public Writing and Rhetoric Minor - University of Virginia

Apr 03, 2025

Undergraduate Record 2023-2024

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Academic Requirements to Complete Public Writing and Rhetoric Minor

Students who wish to minor in Public Writing and Rhetoric must complete 18 credits as specified below:

At least 12 credits of ENWR courses at the 3000 level or above:

ENWR 3620 - Writing & Tutoring Across Cultures Credits: 3
ENWR 3640 - Writing with Sound Credits: 3
ENWR 3660 - Travel Writing Credits: 3
ENWR 3665 - Writing about the Environment Credits: 3
ENWR 3750 - Rhetoric, Propaganda, and Conspiracy Theories Credits: 3
ENWR 3900 - Career-Based Writing and Rhetoric Credits: 3

Of the 18 credits required for the minor, a maximum of 6 credits (total) can be earned from the following courses:

2000-level ENWR courses
ENWR 2700 - News Writing Credits: 3
ENWR 2800 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
Exception: ENWR 2510 “Advanced Writing Seminar,” a course for advanced First Year students, will not count toward the minor.
3000/4000-level ENGL courses
ENGL 3001 - History of Literatures in English I Credits: 3
ENGL 3220 - The Seventeenth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 3271 - Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies Credits: 3
ENGL 3310 - Eighteenth-Century Women Writers Credits: 3
ENGL 3480 - The English Novel II Credits: 3
ENGL 3500 - Studies in English Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 3510 - Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 3515 - Medieval European Literature in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 3540 - Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 3545 - Studies in American Literature before 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL 3560 - Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 3570 - Studies in American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 3572 - Studies in African-American Literature and Culture Credits: 3
ENGL 3660 - Modern Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 3790 - Moving On: Migration in/to US Credits: 3
ENGL 3825 - Desktop Publishing Credits: 3
ENGL 3900 - Medical Narratives Credits: 3
ENGL 3924 - Vietnam War in Literature and Film Credits: 3
ENGL 3275 - History of Drama I: Ancient Greece to the Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 4270 - Shakespeare Seminar Credits: 3
ENGL 4510 - Seminar in Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 4520 - Seminar in Renaissance Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 4545 - Seminar in American Literature before 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL 4559 - New Course in English Literature Credits: 1 to 4
ENGL 4560 - Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 4561 - Seminar in Modern Literature and Culture Credits: 3
ENGL 4570 - Seminar in American Literature since 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL 4580 - Seminar in Literary Criticism Credits: 3
ENGL 4901 - The Bible Part 1: Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Credits: 3
ENGL 4998 - Distinguished Majors Program Credits: 3
3000/4000-level ENCW courses
ENCW 3310 - Intermediate Poetry Writing I Credits: 3
ENCW 3350 - Intermediate Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
ENCW 3610 - Intermediate Fiction Writing Credits: 3
ENCW 4550 - Topics in Literary Prose Credits: 3
ENCW 4810 - Advanced Fiction Writing I Credits: 3
ENCW 4820 - Poetry Program Poetics Credits: 3
ENCW 4830 - Advanced Poetry Writing I Credits: 3