Professional Writing Certificate for Graduate Students

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Professional Writing Certificate

The certificate consists of 12 semester hours that may be completed in one or two semesters. Enrollment is open to undergraduates, graduates, working professionals and returning students, and the certificate has no prerequisites.

Courses

Three Required Courses (9 semester hours)

ENGL 2070 - Grammar, Rhetoric and Style. Semester Hours: 3
-OR-
ENGL 2154 - Introduction to Creative Writing. Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 3154 - Technical Writing. Semester Hours: 3
-OR-
ENGL 3170 - Business Writing. Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 4701 - Multimedia in the Community. Semester Hours: 3
or at the graduate level:
ENGL 5701 - Multimedia in the Community. Semester Hours: 3
-OR-
ENGL 3084 - Advanced Composition. Semester Hours: 3

Elective Courses

Three semester hours, chosen from the following courses:

ENGL 3084 - Advanced Composition. Semester Hours: 3 (if not taken as a required course)
ENGL 3154 - Technical Writing. Semester Hours: 3 (if not taken as a required course)
ENGL 3170 - Business Writing. Semester Hours: 3 (if not taken as a required course)
ENGL 3416 - Magazine Writing. Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 3939 - Internship/Cooperative Education. Semester Hours: 1 to 3
ENGL 4180 - Argumentation and Logic. Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 4190 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing. Semester Hours: 3 (with advisor approval)
ENGL 4280 - Proposal and Grant Writing. Semester Hours: 3
Other writing electives may be taken as offered, with advisor approval.

Total: 12 Hours

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