The Professional Writing Minor Program
 

• About the Professional Writing Minor
• How to Apply
• Advanced Standing
• Program Requirements and Co-op Deadlines

About the Professional Writing Minor

The goal of the Professional Writing Minor in Journalism and Publishing is to introduce students to professional industry standards and to develop the skills required to succeed as a writer and editor in print and electronic journalism and publishing.

With a faculty busy and productive in the industry, UVic Professional Writing students exchange ideas and work within a real-world environment encompassing all the expected guidelines and deadlines they'll be exposed to upon entering the market place.

The Director of the Professional Writing Minor is David Leach.

Professional Writing Co-op

The Professional Writing Co-op offers undergraduate students enrolled in the Professional Writing Minor the opportunity to apply their skills and gain paid work experience through the Humanities, Fine Arts and Professional Writing Co-op program.

While the co-op option is not mandatory, it is highly recommended, and priority for admission in certain courses will be given to those students taking the co-op option.

Program Requirements

Before declaring a Professional Writing Minor, students must take 3.0 units from the following, with a grade of B or better in each course: WRIT 100, 102, 140; ENGL 115, 135, 146, 147, 215; ENGR 240.

Eligible students must then complete 3.0 units of required journalism courses (WRIT 215, 315), 4.5 units of core electives in professional writing or creative nonfiction, and 3.0 units from a longer list of additional Writing or English electives, for a total of 10.5 units.

Required or elective course units applied to the Professional Writing Minor may NOT also be applied to another Major or Minor.

See below for full details of the Minor program.

 

Students are advised to check the program requirements before registering in Professional Writing courses.

 

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