Did You Know
Surveys of employers and professional organizations (e.g., American Bar Association) consistently point to writing and other communication skills asamong the most important for success in today’s knowledge-based economy(Defining a 21st Century Education, Center for Public Education)
Writing and communication competencies are key to advancing into supervisory positions in the workplace
In order to address deficiencies, many companies require writing-based training of salaried employees; workers who already have such training could save their employers money (Writing: A Ticket to Work, The National Commission on Writing)
Many businesses and organizations employ writing and communication specialists, especially those trained to write for new media
Students in Our Program
- Take small workshop-oriented courses
- Work with nationally recognized faculty
- Develop in-depth writing and rhetorical
competencies - Work for and with clients on real-world
writing projects - Develop compelling e-portfolios of
writing to share with potential employers - Gain credentials that give them a competitive edge in the job market
Certificate in Public and Professional Writing
(12 credit hours)
- Only prereq for all courses is ENC 1102
- Writing-intensive courses in your major can count toward the certificate
- Emphasizes professional or workplace writing
- Appropriate for students in any major, including more technical ones
Program Courses Emphasize
- Rhetoric, or the art of persuasion, as a means
of civic engagement - Service-learning and community-based
writing - Workplace writing and editing
- Advanced research skills and professional
habits of mind - Writing with various technologies and media