Technical and Professional Writing, Minor
Program Overview
The Writing Studies degree program empowers students to explore the multifaceted role of writing in society. With a focus on flexibility, students can tailor their coursework to their interests and career aspirations. The program prepares graduates for careers in communication, user experience, document design, project management, and professional editing.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Students can explore and and practice the ways in which writing--and by extension, literacy, language, and rhetoric-- function in society. What we call writing is constantly evolving to meet the needs and adapt to the technologies of the times and places writing is used. Writing creates art; enables commerce, communication, justice, and celebration; and in countless ways defines the human experience. A degree in writing studies prepares you for the future in ways that no other degree can, offering you the flexibility to choose half of the courses you will take to fit your personal interests, to build on your strengths, and to help you acquire new skills.
Outline:
The technical and professional Writing minor degree requires a minimum of 18 credits:
- 3 - Technical and Professional Writing
- 9 - English writing courses
- 6 - Electives
Careers:
When you graduate you will have the skills to obtain a career in:
- Communication through multiple forms of media
- Rhetorical analysis
- User experience
- Document and web page design
- Project management and collaboration
- Professional editing