The WRD department’s Minor in Professional Writing is currently available to all students from any major in the university, and is now able to be completed entirely online. The Professional Writing Minor is an excellent complement to any degree, as the ability to write and communicate effectively is a valuable skill no matter what profession you are in. With only two required courses and four electives, the Professional Writing Minor allows you the flexibility to cater the coursework to your interests. As WRD continues to increase its number of online course offerings, it is becoming even easier to fit a Minor in Professional Writing into your degree. See the list below for all available online courses that count toward the minor.
Required Courses
The two required courses are available as online sections at least once per year.
- WRD 201 Digital Writing
- WRD 206 Professional Writing
Elective Courses
The minor requires sixteen elective credit hours (four courses). Although there are many other options, the courses below are offered as online sections, allowing you to fulfill the electives entirely online.
- WRD 203 Style for Writers
- WRD 204 Technical Writing
- WRD 240 Argumentative Writing
- WRD 241 The Essay: From Print to New Media
- WRD 262 The Rhetoric of Everyday Texts
- WRD 281 Writing Censorship
- WRD 285 Truth in Disguise: The Rhetoric of Satire
- WRD 287 The Comic Book as Visual Argument (Available Autumn Quarter 2018)
- WRD 321 Writing in the Legal Profession (Available Autumn Quarter 2018)
Use the class search to find out what courses are available online in any given quarter. See the DePaul Course Catalog for descriptions of courses and to see what other courses can be applied toward the minor (all WRD courses numbered 203-399). If the Minor in Professional Writing sounds like it’s for you, you can declare the minor through Campus Connect, or contact WRD Department Chair Pete Vandenberg for more information