Develop skills that will give you an advantage in virtually any career.
The Writing Minor will give you a strong understanding of the principles and practices of effective writing and practice in a variety of writing styles. With 5 electives, you can focus your study on fiction, journalism, technical writing, poetry, and more.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Develop a solid understanding of the principles and practices of effective writing
- Apply critical and analytical thinking to explore issues across the discipline of writing
- Learn to share information through a variety of methods, technology, platforms, and channels
- Discover the relevance of writing with the emergence of digital media
- Develop skills and a professional portfolio of creative works
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JO-101 Introduction to Journalism
EN-257 The Power of Memoir
EN-258 Creative Writing: Nonfiction
EN-207 The Writer’s Life
EN-250 Creative Thinking and Critical Writing
EN-251 Advanced Expository Writing
EN-252 Technical Writing
EN-256 Creative Writing: Fiction
EN-260 Creative Writing: Poetry I
EN-275 Sportswriting
Meet Your Faculty
Donald Vescio
My research program integrates a comprehensive background in computer and data technologies with a strong academic interest in critical theory and information design. My research primarily investigates the following areas: [...]
Elizabeth Bidinger
Elizabeth Bidinger teaches a variety of creative writing and literature courses, and she specializes in the study and practice of memoir writing. She has published memoir essays as well as scholarly articles on memoir as a literary genre. Her book, [...]
Riley McGuire
Dr. Riley McGuire is an Assistant Professor of English at Worcester State University where he specializes in nineteenth-century British literature, queer theory, and disability studies. Prior to joining the faculty at WSU, he completed his Ph.D. in [...]
Jacqueline Morrill
Jacqueline Morrill is an English alum of WSU with a Masters of Fine Arts in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry has been published in a variety of print and online journals such as The Worcester Review, Best Indie Lit New England and [...]
Christina Santana
Christina Santana is an Associate Professor English at Worcester State University. She earned her doctorate at Arizona State University in 2016, specializing "Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies." Uniquely committed to community-engaged (CE) teaching, [...]
Jamie Remillard
As an assistant professor of English, Jamie Remillard teaches courses in technical writing, science and environmental communication, creative nonfiction, and medical and health journalism. Her recent projects include field-based research to examine [...]
Hardeep Sidhu
Hardeep Sidhu is an assistant professor of English at Worcester State University, where he teaches courses on U.S. literature, race, immigration, comics, the novel, and college writing. Recent courses include "Race in Comics," "Narratives of U.S. [...]
MaryLynn Saul
MaryLynn Saul is a professor of English and specializes in medieval literature, particularly Arthurian literature, as well as human rights, history of the English language, and feminist theory. She has published articles on courtly love and marriage [...]
Karen Woods Weierman
Dr. Karen Woods Weierman is Professor of English at Worcester State University, where she teaches U.S. literatures and first-year writing. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of [...]