Professional and Technical Writing Certificate, Statewide Program: 261

(G): 261

This Professional and Technical Writing Certificate curriculum prepares students to meet the growing demands for workplace writing. The Professional and Technical Writing Certificate Program is designed for students from a variety of degree programs who want to move into professional writing careers, to enhance their employability, or to upgrade their skills.

The curriculum prepares students to design, write, and produce documents and presentations in a work environment. Students will advance their writing and editing skills as well as learn visual-design software. Students can tailor the certificate to focus on their specific area of interest, choosing from public relations, production of written documents, and graphic design. This program can be completed either on campus or online.

Program Requirements

All students should review the Program Advising Guide and consult an advisor.

COMM 112 - Business and Professional Speech Communication 3 semester hours
ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3 semester hours *
ENGL 103 - Critical Reading, Writing, and Research in the Work Place 3 semester hours
ENGL 259 - Organization and Development of Technical Documents 3 semester hours
ENGL 110 - Principles of English Grammar 3 semester hours
GDES 116 - Digital Tools for the Visual Arts 4 semester hours
Program Elective 3-4 semester hours **

Total Credit Hours: 22

* ENGL 101 /ENGL 011 if needed, for ENGL 103 or elective.

** Students choose one of the following program electives: ENGL 258 , COMM 230 , COMM 251 , GDES 212 , or DATA 110 .

This program can be completed either on campus or online.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:

Write clearly for different audiences.
Edit documents for correctness and consistency.
Edit documents using sound grammar.
Plan the document production process, including budgeting and scheduling.
Plan, deliver, and critique presentations for the workplace.
Use graphic design software to produce visual images that enhance communication in the written document.