Program Overview

Mission Statement

CMU’s Professional Writing & Publication program prepares students for careers in creative writing, journalism, editing, publishing, technical/business writing, and many other professions that require strong communication skills and creative minds.

Program Offerings

This program is offered at the following locations:

Residential Campus

• Fayette, MO

Online Programs

• Online Programs

About this Program

The Professional Writing & Publication program gives students the freedom to build a degree that fits both their creative and professional goals. Classes cover a wide variety of composition areas, from creative writing to journalism, technical writing to magazine editing. Students also get hands-on experience writing for a newspaper, editing a literary journal, and exploring different career paths through internships.

As a CMU Professional Writing & Publication major, you will have opportunities to:

• Enroll in an exciting variety of classes such as Creative Writing, Journalism, Editing and Publication, Language and Linguistics, and Special Topics in Writing.
• Recent special topics include:
  • Writing & Hollywood
  • Video Games, Culture, and Play
  • Sports Writing
  • Writing the Memoir
  • Visual Rhetoric
  • The Art of Storytelling
  • Imagination, Joy, and Harry Potter
  • Humor, Comedy, and Meaning in Life
• Gain important experience as a journalist for The Collegian and as a contributor to/editor for Inscape, CMU’s Magazine of the Arts.
• Tailor your degree based on a flexible curriculum that focuses on creative expression, writing as a process, genre exploration, hands-on learning, professional experiences, and internships.
• Develop a valuable skill set desired by employers in a variety of fields pertaining to journalism, editing, publishing, technical/business writing, creative writing, and marketing.
• Prepare for graduate-level work in English, creative writing, journalism, publication, law, and more.

Degrees Available

• Bachelor of Arts - Fayette Campus, Online
• A minor in Professional Writing and Publications minor is also available - Fayette Campus, Online