This minor foregrounds the public (or social) nature of writing and reimagines writing as a tool for dialog across difference, inclusion, coalition-building, activism, and advocacy. Integrating reading and writing assignments with the opportunity to carry out writing and research of value to community-based initiatives (such as those advocated by nonprofit organizations, neighborhood activists, and community advocates), this minor opens for
undergraduate study how communities take shape around shared reading, writing, and “languaging” practices within local, national, and/or global material context.
Policies
Eight credits of coursework must be unique to the minor and students must complete all coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.00 For policies governing all minors, see AP.5.3.4 Minors.
Minor Requirements
Total credits: 15
Students should be aware of the specific policies associated with this program, located on the Admissions & Policies tab.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGH 380 | Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGH 382 | Rhetoric of the Essay | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing (Mason Core) | ||
| Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop | ||
Antiracism and Writing | ||
| Contemporary African American Literature | ||
| Global Voices (Mason Core) | ||
| Social Justice Consciousness and Action | ||
| Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Television | ||
or WMST 375 | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and TV | |
| Research for Social Change (Mason Core) | ||
| Social Justice Education (Mason Core) | ||
| Representations of Race (Mason Core) | ||
| Genealogy of Black Feminist Thought | ||
| Race, Class, and LGBTQ Communities | ||
Writing for the Environment | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Contemporary Health: Intersections in Science and Society (Mason Core) | ||
| Business and Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Justice (Mason Core) | ||
Non-Profit Writing | ||
| Writing for Public Relations | ||
| RS: Writing Ethnography (Mason Core) | ||
| Proposal Writing and Development | ||
| Issues in Government and Politics | ||
| Gender, Health, and Culture in the United States | ||
| Principles of Fund Raising | ||
| The Nonprofit Sector (Mason Core) | ||
| Social Movements and Community Activism (Mason Core) | ||
| Conflict Resolution and Transformation | ||
Writing, Social Justice, and Community | ||
| Topics in Communication and Gender | ||
| Rhetoric of Social Movements and Political Controversy (Mason Core) | ||
| Argument and Public Policy (Mason Core) | ||
| New Media and Democracy | ||
| RS: Writing Ethnography (Mason Core) | ||
| Health Ethics, Leadership, and Advocacy | ||
| Social Movements and Community Activism (Mason Core) | ||
| Youth Resistance and Advocacy | ||
Public Writing and the Public Humanities | ||
| Writing across the Media | ||
| Feature Writing | ||
| Special Topics in Journalism | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Creative Nonfiction Writing | ||
| RS: Writing Nonfiction for the Public (Mason Core) | ||
| Topics in U.S. History | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Capstone Course
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGH 482 | Community and Public Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |