Technical and Professional Writing Certificate

Program Description

The graduate-level certificate is a 12-hour program for anyone with an undergraduate degree in any discipline who is interested in strengthening their writing skills and ability to analyze audiences and communicate complex information.

Admission Criteria

Bachelor’s degree and a 3.00 GPA.
All additional University and Graduate College requirements for admission to a certificate program.

Required Courses - Credit Hours: 12

Required Courses - Credit Hours: 6

ENG 771 - Professional Writing
ENG 777 - Professional Editing

Electives - Credit Hours: 6

ENG 604 - Advanced Writing: Nonfiction
ENG 672 - Writing Grant Proposals
ENG 678 - Writing in the Health Professions
ENG 679 - Writing for the Web
ENG 773 - Writing for the Computer Industry
ENG 775 - Designing Technical Documents
ENG 627 - History of Rhetoric
OR
ENG 628 - Rhetorics for the 21st Century

Completion Requirements

Courses must be completed with a 3.00 GPA for successful completion of certificate.