The Professional Writing minor includes the study and practice of originating, designing, and communicating information and ideas. As a discipline, it is the core for creating, debating, and disseminating knowledge in the 21th-century multicultural economy. The minor enables students to expand their knowledge of the practices of writing in a diverse modern society.

Through courses that understand writing broadly—as encompassing written, oral, visual, and electronic multimodal communication—students in the Professional Writing minor acquire deep intellectual and practical skills needed to perform well as good writers within the professions they choose, or to become professional writers with specific areas of academic expertise. All Writing Programs courses in the minor include a segment on digital media.