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Writing Minor

Writing Minor


IN THIS SECTION
  • English
    • English Major
    • English Minor
    • Master of Arts in English
  • Narrative Studies of Health and Body
    • Narrative Studies of Health and Body Minor
  • Writing
    • Writing Minor

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 five 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
Check out the different writing courses waiting for you at Worcester State!
JO-101 Introduction to Journalism
Includes fundamentals of news judgement, events coverage, sourcing, interviewing, writing on deadline, fact checking and basic editing.
3 credits
EN-257 The Power of Memoir
Examines the craft and theory of memoir through wide-ranging readings and intensive practice in writing and workshopping personal narratives.
3 credits
EN-258 Creative Writing: Nonfiction
A course focused on memoir and narrative journalism; students analyze and create short works of nonfiction.
3 credits
EN-207 The Writer's Life
Students examine the role of the writer in society and map their own possible career paths as writers.
3 credits
EN-250 Creative Thinking and Critical Writing
This course promotes critical and creative thinking through exploring viewpoints of different professions, cultures and eras in various textual forms.
3 credits
EN-251 Advanced Expository Writing
Instruction and practice in writing expository essays. Analysis of selected readings on a common theme or subject area.
3 credits
EN-252 Technical Writing
Focuses on how to write and produce basic documents, from research and progress reports to brochures and manuals.
3 credits
EN-256 Creative Writing: Fiction
An opportunity to develop the student's writing ability and critical sense; work of students and professional authors will be analyzed.
3 credits
EN-260 Creative Writing: Poetry I
Developing the student's skill in the creation of poetry; attention to contemporary trends in American poetry.
3 credits
EN-275 Sportswriting
Introduces students to the journalistic art of sportswriting, reporting, and interviewing for various media.
3 credits

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Donald Vescio

Professor

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Elizabeth Bidinger

Professor of English

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, [...]

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Heather Macpherson

Full-time Temporary Faculty

As a practitioner of the essay and poem, my scholarly interests continue to reside in the history of the essay through its contemporary poeticized and experimental forms. Currently, my research is focusing on the bifurcation of metaphor. In addition, [...]

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Riley McGuire

Assistant Professor

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 [...]

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Jacqueline Morrill

Instructor

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 [...]

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Christina Santana

Assistant Professor of English, Writing Center Director

An Assistant Professor of English and the Director of the Writing Center at Worcester State University, Christina studied writing, rhetorics, and literacies and earned her PhD in English in 2016. Her work has appeared in the Community Literacy [...]

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Jamie Remillard

Assistant Professor of English

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 [...]

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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. [...]

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MaryLynn Saul

Professor

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 [...]

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Karen Woods Weierman

Professor of English

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 [...]

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