Loyola's writing department offers a major, an interdisciplinary major, and a minor. Information on these degree options is below. These links will take you to other pages containing important information about our curriculum:

• Course Catalog - the complete list of classes offered in the department
• Writing Department Course Rotation - classes planned for the next two years
• Department Learning Aims - curricular goals for our department and our core class, WR100 Effective Writing

Writing Major

Writing majors take a total of twelve writing courses. These courses begin with WR100 Effective Writing (our core course) in the first year and end with the Senior Seminar. Here are the writing major worksheets:

• Catalog year 2014 (class of 2018)
• Catalog year 2015 (class of 2019)

Interdisciplinary Major

Interdisciplinary writing majors take a total of eight writing courses. These courses begin with WR100 Effective Writing (our core course) in the first year and end with the Senior Seminar. Interdisciplinary majors also take seven to nine courses in another major. Here are the writing interdisciplinary major worksheets:

• Art History
• Biology
• Classics
• Communication
• Computer Science
• English
• History
• Philosophy
• Photography
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Studio Arts
• Theatre
• Theology

Writing Minor

Writing minors take a total of seven writing courses. These courses begin with WR100 Effective Writing (our core course) in the first year and end with the Senior Seminar. A writing minor could be paired with any number of majors to help you communicate effectively in any discipline. Here are the writing minor worksheets:

• Catalog year 2014 (class of 2018)
• Catalog year 2015 (class of 2019)
• Catalog year 2016 (class of 2020)
• Catalog year 2017-2020 (class of 2021-2024)