Minor in Environmental Writing and Rhetoric (EWR)

Writing, reading, and presentation skills are essential to students' success during college and beyond. The EWR minor encourages students to develop fluency and expertise in these skills and other 21st century literacies. Students in the minor will engage in an audience-centered approach to writing, reading, and communicating, preparing them to be active participants in academic, professional, and civic life.

To be eligible for the minor, students need a minimum GPA of 2.5. They need to have received credit for EWP 190 and EWP 290, although students currently enrolled in 290 are also eligible.

• Application for Environmental Writing and Rhetoric (EWR) Minor (PDF)
• Experiential Credits (EWP 401) (PDF)

Coursework for the Writing Minor

3 Required Credits

• EWP 300 Survey of Environmental Writing

3 Directed Electives — Choose from this list

• EWP 220 Public Presentation Skills
• EWP 311 Urban Environmental Literature
• EWP 390 Literature of Nature
• EWP 490 Contemporary Literature of Nature

3 Credits in Advanced Professional Skills — Choose from this list

• EWP 405/410 Professional Writing
• EWP 420 Advanced Public Presentation Skills
• EWP 494 Creative Non-fiction in the Sciences
• EWP 495 Environmental Journalism

3 Experiential Credits — EWP 401

• Internship Project
• Writing Resource Center tuturing or project
• Independent Creative Project

For more information contact Benette Whitmore, SUNY ESF Writing Program Director at bwhitmor@esf.edu