Professional Writing Certificate
A certificate in professional writing is valuable to anyone entering the workforce. Students who want to enhance their job opportunities or wish for a career as a writer in their discipline, should consider a certificate in professional writing to complement their degree. This certificate is interdisciplinary allowing students returning to college to have a chance to develop a wide variety of writing skills while at the same time providing a foundation for active engagement in writing within their chosen field. At the completion of the certificate, students will have a portfolio demonstrating the quality of their writing to show to employers.
Note: Internship courses (394 / 494) may be used to fulfill the "discipline-specific writing intensive" credit requirements as long as the internship is writing-intensive and is approved by the advisor.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-308 | SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 2.00 |
| ENGL-497 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING PORTFOLIO | 1.00 |
| Select 6 courses from the following: | 18.00 | |
| LOGIC AND ARGUMENTATION | ||
| NONPROFIT GRANT WRITING | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING POETRY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION | ||
| EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE | ||
| SCREENWRITING | ||
| WRITING FOR A DIGITAL AUDIENCE | ||
| ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| PLAYWRITING | ||
| JOURNAL & MANUSCRIPT EDITING | ||
| MULTIMEDIA WRITING | ||
| SPANISH COMPOSITION | ||
Internship Option: Select internships in 392/492 that that writing intensive, as determined by the certificate advisor. | ||
| Total Credits | 21.00 | |