{"id":1270,"date":"2019-09-24T20:55:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T20:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwr.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=1270"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:18:57","slug":"public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Public and Professional Writing Undergraduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"h5 text-default\">(12 credit hours)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only prereq for all courses is ENC 1102<\/li>\n<li>Writing-intensive courses in your major can count toward the certificate<\/li>\n<li>Emphasizes professional or workplace writing<\/li>\n<li>Appropriate for students in any major, including more technical ones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 text-transform-none\">Program Courses Emphasize<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rhetoric, or the art of persuasion, as a means of civic engagement<\/li>\n<li>Service-learning and community-based writing<\/li>\n<li>Workplace writing and editing<\/li>\n<li>Advanced research skills and professional habits of mind<\/li>\n<li>Writing with various technologies and media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron bg-complementary mb-0 pb-4 pt-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"h3 font-slab-serif\"><em>Punctuate! Your Degree<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h2>Did You Know<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2019s knowledge-based economy(<i>Defining a 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Education<\/i>, Center for Public Education)<\/p>\n<p>Writing and communication competencies are key to advancing into supervisory positions in the workplace<\/p>\n<p>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 (<i>Writing: A Ticket to Work<\/i>, The National Commission on Writing)<\/p>\n<p>Many businesses and organizations employ writing and communication specialists, especially those trained to write for new media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h2>Students in Our Program<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Take small workshop-oriented courses<\/li>\n<li>Work with nationally recognized faculty<\/li>\n<li>Develop in-depth writing and rhetorical<br \/>\ncompetencies<\/li>\n<li>Work for and with clients on real-world<br \/>\nwriting projects<\/li>\n<li>Develop compelling e-portfolios of<br \/>\nwriting to share with potential employers<\/li>\n<li>Gain credentials that give them a competitive edge in the job market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1270","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Public and Professional Writing Undergraduate Certificate - Writing and Rhetoric<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Public and Professional Writing Undergraduate Certificate - Writing and Rhetoric\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Writing and Rhetoric\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-17T17:18:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\\\/\",\"name\":\"Public and Professional Writing Undergraduate Certificate - Writing and Rhetoric\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-24T20:55:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-17T17:18:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/public-and-professional-writing-undergraduate-certificate\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Public and Professional Writing Undergraduate Certificate\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cah.ucf.edu\\\/writingrhetoric\\\/\",\"name\":\"Writing and Rhetoric\",\"description\":\"Department of Writing &amp; 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