What is writing?
The writing minor will give you the critical and creative skills to succeed in the modern workplace. You’ll have the opportunity to study professional and technical writing, creative nonfiction, critical analysis, editing and journalism,and take classes and workshops in writing fiction and poetry. You’ll become skilled in critical thinking, analysis and communication.Combine this minor with a major such as business, communication, marketing, literature or the sciences to prepare for the writing demands in your future profession or graduate studies.
Why study writing at UNH?
This highly flexible program allows you to concentrate on the genre of writing of interest to you. The writing program at UNH features nationally recognized faculty who work closely with their students. The Department of English offers a number of institutes and programs that provide unique opportunities locally and abroad, as well as the Writers Series, where you’ll have the chance to connect with some of the finest contemporary poets, novelists and essayists currently at work.
Potential career areas
- Business administration
- Communications
- Fiction writing
- Journalism
- Literary agencies
- Marketing
- Public relations
- Science writer
- Screenwriter
- Teaching
Curriculum & Requirements
With employers stressing the importance of writing skills and the writing demands of all professions increasing, the writing minor is designed to serve students who want to demonstrate sustained work with writing. Students take a concentration of courses in creative writing or journalism, focusing on the creative and practical uses of writing. The completion of a writing minor will enhance the job prospects in fields where the demands for writing is higher than ever. The writing minor also serves students who want to use the imagination to develop stories, poems, essays and screenplays.
Students interested in minoring in English writing may contact Carla Cannizzaro, Senior Academic Advisor, Department of English, 230F Hamilton Smith Hall, (603) 862-1313 with any questions.
Students must complete at least five 4-credit courses (20 credits) from the list of approved courses. At least three of the courses must be at the 600 level or higher. ENGL 415s, "Literature and...," courses cannot be applied toward the English writing minor. The minimum acceptable grade for each course is C-. No more than two transfer courses can be applied toward the English writing minor. English literature and English teaching majors may declare a writing minor with the approval of their faculty adviser. A maximum of two English courses (8 credits) are allowed to double-count toward the literature or teaching major and writing minor. Other English Department majors are not eligible to declare a writing minor.
Courses that Count Toward the Writing Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 419 | How to Read Anything | 4 |
| ENGL 501 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
| ENGL 502 | Professional and Technical Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 503 | Persuasive Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 526 | Introduction to Fiction Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 527 | Introduction to Poetry Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 602 | Advanced Professional and Technical Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 621 | Newswriting | 4 |
| ENGL 623 | Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
| ENGL 625 | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop | 4 |
| ENGL 625A | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop: Screenwriting | 4 |
| ENGL 627 | Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop | 4 |
| ENGL 631 | Digital Reporting | 4 |
| ENGL 694 | Special Topics in Creative Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 701 | Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop | 4 |
| ENGL 703T | Travel Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 710 | Teaching Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 711 | Editing | 4 |
| ENGL 712 | Multimedia Storytelling | 4 |
| ENGL 721 | Advanced Reporting | 4 |
| ENGL 722 | Feature Writing | 4 |
| ENGL #729 | Special Topics in Composition Studies | 4 |
| ENGL 791 | English Grammar | 4 |
At the beginning of your final semester of study at UNH, please fill out a Certification of Completion of Minor form and obtain signatures from your major advisor, the English department coordinator, and the Dean of your college.
