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Professional Writing

Minor

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Strengthen Your Communication Skills With A Minor In Professional Writing

Communication skills are essential to a successful career, no matter what industry or role you work in.

The professional writing minor gives students the opportunity to study, learn and engage with workplace and technical writing practices. One way students accomplish this is by completing internships and working with real clients — often non-profits in the local community.

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Professional Writing Minor Requirements

Curriculum & Courses

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College of Arts & Sciences
Department of English

About the Professional Writing Minor

The professional writing minor teaches students about writing and editing for publications, the web, nonprofits and more. Students are introduced to the skills and literacies they need to excel in a writing and communications-based career or to meet the communication challenges they will encounter in other career paths of all kinds.

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Students must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program to pursue a minor in professional writing.

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What Can You Do with a Professional Writing Minor?

Students who graduate with a professional writing minor are prepared for various careers in publication editing, grant writing and so much more.

Professional Writing Careers

Here are just a few of the job titles that UW English majors and professional writing minors graduates currently hold:

  • Marketing & Communications Manager
  • Managing Editor
  • Marketing Team Manager
  • Chief of Staff
  • SEO Content Editor
  • Junior Technical Editor
  • Communications Specialist

 

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Where UW English majors and professional writing minors graduates are making an impact:

  • Angi
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Novitas Communications
  • Air Methods
  • Cushing Terrell
  • Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
  • University of Wyoming
  • Jeffco Public Schools

 

Many students also receive additional education. Here are a few of the places that recent graduates have been accepted: 

  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Duke University
  • The University of Memphis
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Professional Writing Degree Highlights

Communication skills benefit everyone. That’s why the professional writing minor is an excellent addition to any degree — whether you plan to pursue a career in writing or not. The minor program gives students an opportunity to hone their communication skills, work with local businesses, and learn about different types of writing.  

Experiential Learning

Professional writing minor students frequently engage in client-based projects as part of their coursework — often working with local nonprofits. Outside of their coursework, students have the opportunity to complete a writing or communication-focused internship for program credit.

Workplace & Technical Writing Experience

Students are exposed to different types of workplace and technical writing and editing styles, giving them expertise they can apply to several career fields.

UW’s Professional Writing minor has challenged me to incorporate English into very real aspects of life. This minor helped me make sense of the legal, medical and policing worlds that I have been a part of. Through this minor, I have been inspired to be the change I want to see in the world!

- Mercy McAndrew
Recent Graduate

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Department of English

Department 3353 | 1000 E. University Avenue

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-6452

Michael Knievel, Program Coordinator

Email: mknievel@uwyo.edu