Science Writing Minor

20-22 credit hours

SCIW 2110	Introduction to Science Writing	3
SCIW 4000	Science Writing Capstone	1

Take one Natural Science Lab course from the following options.

BIOL 1000	Biology and Human Concerns	4
BIOL 1100	Biological Principles I	4
CHEM 1020	Survey of Chemistry	4
CHEM 1030	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM 1050	Accelerated General Chemistry	4
PHYS 1310	Astronomy	4
PHYS 1510	Physics for Life Sciences I	4
PHYS 1610	General Physics I	4

Take the following requirements if you have a declared Science Major (Biology, Chemistry, Exercise Science, Nursing, or Physics).

Take two of the following writing courses.

ENGL 3260	Advanced Writing	3
ENGL 3264	Professional & Technical Writing	3
JOUR 1110	News Reporting and Writing	3
JOUR 3111	Writing For Magazines	3
JOUR 3112	Newspaper Writing: Critical/Editorial	3

Take one course (from your Science Major) that is a designated Writing course.

BIOL 3302	Terrestrial Plant Ecology	4
BIOL 3412	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 3610	Biological Chemistry	4
BIOL 3612	Pharmacology	4
BIOL 3632	Biostatistics and Experimental Design	4
CHEM 4100	Advanced Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 4300	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	4
CHEM 4500	Medicinal Chemistry	4
EXSC 3500	Current Topics in Exercise and Sport Sciences	3
NURS 4450	Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing	3
PHYS 4601	Advanced Laboratory	3

Take at least one additional course in your major at the 3000 or 4000 level. Ideally a "W" course, but other upper level courses are acceptable.

Science 3000-level BIOL, CHEM, EXSC, NURS, or PHYS course

3-4

Take the following requirements if you have a declared Science Major (Biology, Chemistry, Exercise Science, Nursing, or Physics).

Take two of the following writing courses.

ENGL 3260	Advanced Writing	3
ENGL 3264	Professional & Technical Writing	3
JOUR 1110	News Reporting and Writing	3
JOUR 3111	Writing For Magazines	3
JOUR 3112	Newspaper Writing: Critical/Editorial	3

Take TWO Science courses - choose from the two options below.

ANTH 2620	Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Forensics	3
ANTH 2720	Introduction to Methods of Archaeology	3
BIOL 1030	Introduction to Environmental Science	3
BIOL 2062	Neuroscience and Society	3
BIOL 2032	The Ecology of Food	3
BIOL 3300	Principles of Ecology	4
BIOL 3302	Terrestrial Plant Ecology	4
BIOL 3360	Ornithology	4
BREW 1100	Beer, Brie, and Bread: Preserving the Planet	3
CHEM 1010	Chemistry in Our Changing World	3
CHEM 3400	Chemical Thermodynamics, Equilibrium and Kinetics	4
EXSC 2110	Science of Exercise	3
EXSC 4600	Exercise in Health and Disease	3
MDHS 2600	Life Cycles: Birth, Death and the History of Medicine	3
NURS 4450	Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing	3
PHYS 1110	Energy and the Environment	3
PHYS 1120	Let There Be Light	3

The two chosen courses need to be from the same department.

	Science 2000- or 3000-level BIOL, CHEM, EXSC, NURS, or PHYS course	3-4
	Science 2000- or 3000-level BIOL, CHEM, EXSC, NURS, or PHYS course	3-4