Professional Writing Certificate

Students completing the Professional Writing Certificate should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the reader-centered superstructures in professional writing;

• argue a researched and theoretically-informed perspective on an issue of professional/personal/civil significance; and

• submit a professional, polished piece for publication.

Courses

Required Courses (12)

ENG 313	Advanced Composition	3
ENG 314	Writing for the Professions	3
ENG 315	Advanced Grammar	3
ENG 414	Writing for Publication	3

Additional Courses (Choose from the following) (6)

COMM 320	Principles & Techniques of PR Writing	3
DRA 408	Playwriting	3
	Or
ENG 408	Playwriting	3
ENG 411	Linguistics	3
ENG 412	Creative Writing: Prose	3
ENG 413	Creative Writing: Poetry	3

Total Credit Hours: 18