Writing
Following the Spring 2024 term, the writing major is no longer accepting new students. Students interested in this area of study should consider creative writing, English and/or communication studies.
Why Writing at Coe?
The major is ideal preparation for further graduate study, a professional writing career or a career in any profession that requires critical thinking and clear expression. Students study and practice a wide variety of nonfiction forms, including:
- journalism, both print and online
- professional writing, including reports, promotional materials, and writing for social media
- technical writing and information design
- creative nonfiction, including personal essays, memoirs, nature writing, and travel literature
- criticism and advocacy writing
The Writing major at Coe draws much of its strength from being embedded in a vital and diverse campus-wide writing culture. Known across the country for its writing-across-the curriculum program and outstanding Writing Center, Coe offers many opportunities for writing majors and minors to be involved in writing outside the classroom:
- writing for or editing one of the seven student publications on campus
- conversing with peers about writing projects at the largest undergraduate writing center in the nation, the Coe Writing Center
- submitting written work for the many writing awards and prizes offered at Coe
- taking a writing or publishing internship during a New York, Washington or Chicago term
- interning with a local writing or communication company right here in Cedar Rapids
