Writing, Editing, and Digital Publishing Minor

The minor in writing, editing, and digital publishing emphasizes both conceptual and practical concerns related to composing, digital culture, and communication. Our courses involve hands-on, communication-intensive work and range from advanced writing classes to courses covering digital research methods and composition.

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:

  • take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
  • earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.

For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.

The minor requires 15 hours and may be earned by taking five courses in the minor.

Core Requirements
At least one (and up to five) of the following courses:3-15
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Writing and Editing
Professional Writing in Health and Medicine (Interdisciplinary)
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Writing in the Arts
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Communication for Social Movements
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Scientific and Technical Communication
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Advanced Business Communication
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Advanced Legal Communication
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Oral Presentations in the Professional World H
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Writing and Social Networks
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Multimedia Composition H
Up to four courses from the list of electives to reach the five course total (see list below)0-12
Total Hours15
H

Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.

Elective Courses

ENGL 114IDEAs in Action General Education logo The Rhetoric of Data3
ENGL 115IDEAs in Action General Education logo History of the English Language3
ENGL 116IDEAs in Action General Education logo History of Writing: From Pen to Pixel3
ENGL 117IDEAs in Action General Education logo Arguing on the Internet: Rhetoric in the Age of Social Media3
ENGL 118IDEAs in Action General Education logo Storytelling and Game Development3
ENGL 119IDEAs in Action General Education logo Picture This: Principles of Visual Rhetoric 3
ENGL 127IDEAs in Action General Education logo Writing about Literature3
ENGL 130IDEAs in Action General Education logo Introduction to Fiction Writing3
ENGL 131IDEAs in Action General Education logo Introduction to Poetry Writing3
ENGL 132HIDEAs in Action General Education logo First-Year Honors: Introduction to Fiction Writing3
or ENGL 133H IDEAs in Action General Education logo First-Year Honors: Introduction to Poetry Writing
ENGL 136IDEAs in Action General Education logo The Publishing Industry: Editing, Design, and Production3
ENGL 137Digital Literature3
ENGL 138IDEAs in Action General Education logo Introduction to Creative Nonfiction H3
ENGL 149IDEAs in Action General Education logo Digital Composition3
ENGL 150IDEAs in Action General Education logo Introductory Seminar in Literary Studies3
ENGL 205IDEAs in Action General Education logo Word, Sound, Image: Multimedia Communication3
ENGL 213Grammar of Current English3
ENGL 215English in the U.S.A. H3
ENGL 283IDEAs in Action General Education logo Life Writing H3
ENGL 295IDEAs in Action General Education logo Undergraduate Research Seminar H3
ENGL 300IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Writing and Editing3
ENGL 300IProfessional Writing in Health and Medicine (Interdisciplinary)3
ENGL 301IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Writing in the Arts3
ENGL 302IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Communication for Social Movements3
ENGL 303IDEAs in Action General Education logo Scientific and Technical Communication3
ENGL 304IDEAs in Action General Education logo Advanced Business Communication3
ENGL 305IDEAs in Action General Education logo Advanced Legal Communication3
ENGL 307IDEAs in Action General Education logo Studies in Fiction and Poetry: Stylistics3
ENGL 312IDEAs in Action General Education logo Oral Presentations in the Professional World H3
ENGL 317IDEAs in Action General Education logo Writing and Social Networks3
ENGL 324IDEAs in Action General Education logo Creating the Video Essay3
ENGL 351IDEAs in Action General Education logo From Manuscript to Press: Writer as Publisher3
ENGL 384IDEAs in Action General Education logo Podcasting3
ENGL 392IDEAs in Action General Education logo Professional Writing Portfolio Development and Publication3
ENGL 400IDEAs in Action General Education logo Advanced Composition for Teachers3
ENGL 402IDEAs in Action General Education logo Investigations in Academic Writing and Writing Centers3
ENGL 403IDEAs in Action General Education logo Rhetoric in the Museum H3
ENGL 411Composing for Clients: Technical Communication Practicum3
ENGL 473IDEAs in Action General Education logo The Changing Coasts of Carolina3
ENGL 480Digital Humanities History and Methods3
ENGL 482IDEAs in Action General Education logo Metadata, Mark-up, and Mapping: Understanding the Rhetoric of Digital Humanities3
ENGL 674Digital Literature3
ENGL 675Teaching Online3
ENGL 676IDEAs in Action General Education logo Digital Editing and Curation3
H

Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.

Communication Beyond Carolina (CommBeyond) Courses

Students may include one course not listed above as an elective providing it meets the Communication Beyond Carolina requirement (IDEAs in Action curriculum).

Department of English and Comparative Literature

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Greenlaw Hall, CB# 3520

(919) 962-5481

Chair

Marsha Collins

ECL Undergraduate Advisor

Hilary Lithgow

lithgow@email.unc.edu

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Joseph Fletcher

jafletch@email.unc.edu