Writing and Rhetoric Minor

Requirements for the Minor

Six courses are required for a minor in Writing and Rhetoric. Students planning to study writing during their semester abroad should consult carefully with the Writing and Rhetoric faculty to determine which courses may be accepted toward the minor. In keeping with Scripps policy, all courses must be taken for letter grades to fulfill minor requirements.

Core Courses

Three courses:

• WRIT110 SC Introduction to Rhetoric  
• WRIT140 SC Creative Nonfiction  
• WRIT175 SC Protest Writing and Rhetoric  

Writing Workshop Courses

Select one from among the following:

• WRIT020 PZ Writing Seminar: Representing Los Angeles  
• WRIT132 SC Arts + Culture Review  
• WRIT137 SC The Newspaper Op-Ed  
• WRIT197 SC Special Topics in Writing  

Writing Studies, Discourse Studies, and Rhetoric

Minimum of two full courses selected from among the following:

• ENGL087F PO Writing: Theories, Processes, Practices  (full course credit)
• ENGL087H PO Writing: Theories, Processes, Practices  (half course; must be taken for letter grade)
• POLI086 PO International Organization, Communication, and Power  
• POLI097 PO Writing about Justice  
• WRIT010 PZ Writing Publics: Education, Literacies, and Culture  
• WRIT016 PZ The Writing Process  
• WRIT100A PZ Writing Center Theory & Praxis  (half-course credit) 
• WRIT100B PZ Writing Center Theory & Praxis  (full-course credit)
• WRIT113 SC Prose Style and the Sentence  
• WRIT120 SC Writing for Non-Profit Institutions  
• WRIT160 SC Theories and Pedagogies of Writing  (half-course credit)