Editing Minor

Completing this new minor will demonstrate to potential employers that students have followed a well-thought-out curriculum in editing and publishing. They will learn marketable skills to help them find good jobs with book and journal publishers and with other corporations that need communication specialists.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Some students may use this training as preparation for careers in writing or for research and publishing in graduate school. And the editing skills taught will serve many students well in other pursuits, such as writing personal and family histories.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The Editing minor will be challenging and rigorous: students will obtain both a theoretical base for editing and considerable training and practice in skills related to editing and publishing. Thus the minor will include three courses in the history and theory of the structure of English, three courses in editing skills (plus some introduction to other aspects of the publishing industry), and one course in related computer skills.

Required Courses (21 hours)

ELang 223 Introduction to the English Language (3 credits)

ELang 322 Modern American Usage (3 credits)

ELang 325 English Grammar (3 credits)

CHum 283 Computers and Print Publishing (3 credits)

ELang 350 Basic Editing Skills (3 credits)

ELang 410R Genre and Substantive Editing (3 credits)

ELang 430R Editing for Publication (3 credits)

Under the new minor, the editing curriculum will be organized into a logical sequence of classes that will give students a better learning experience and a more orderly progression of knowledge and skills than they would get taking the courses in a haphazard sequence.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

ELang 223 & CHum 283

ELang 322 & ELang 325

ELang 350 & ELang 410R

ELang 430R

Advisors for the Undergraduate Editing Minor Program

The following Linguistics and English Language faculty members serve as academic advisors for Linguistics and English Language students. Consult the chart below to determine which faculty member is your advisor.

First Letter of Student's Last Name Advisor's Name Office Number Phone Number E-Mail Address

A – H Linda Adams 4040 JFSB 422-3448 linda_adams(at sign)byu.edu

I – Q Doris Dant 4069 JFSB 422-4704 doris_dant(at sign)byu.edu

R – Z Mel Thorne 102 CRWH 422-1719 melvin_thorne(at sign)byu.edu

Editing Undergraduate Minor Program, Updated May 2005

First Letter of Student's Last Name	Advisor's Name	Office Number	Phone Number	E-Mail Address
A – H	Linda Adams	4040 JFSB	422-3448	linda_adams(at sign)byu.edu
I – Q	Doris Dant	4069 JFSB	422-4704	doris_dant(at sign)byu.edu
R – Z	Mel Thorne	102 CRWH	422-1719	melvin_thorne(at sign)byu.edu