Complement Your Degree with an English Minor

These undergraduate minor programs are offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of English and are available at the St. Louis main campus.

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Minor in Creative Writing

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18 Credit Hours

This minor teaches students to read as writer, understanding and analyzing a range of literary strategies, and to produce accomplished creative work that demonstrates a command of literary strategies in a variety of genres.

Requirements for the Creative Writing Minor
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Minor in English

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18 Credit Hours

This minor is designed to give students from all academic disciplines within the university an opportunity to explore literature, literary analysis, academic research and writing.

Requirements for the English Minor
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Minor in Professional Writing

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18 Credit Hours

This minor prepares students to meet the writing and other communication challenges found in business, nonprofit, governmental and community settings.

Requirements for the Professional Writing Minor

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