Program Overview

WSU’s Online Undergraduate Editing & Publishing Certificate (EPC) Program

WSU’s online undergraduate Editing & Publishing Certificate (EPC) program is a customizable, career-oriented curriculum that allows students to learn fundamental editorial tools in an interdisciplinary context. Our certificate offers a uniquely integrative option for enhancing professional skills and preparing students for a variety of career opportunities.

Program Overview

The certificate is ideal for:

• Professional and technical writers
• Grant writers
• Online writers and editors
• Web editors
• Content creators
• Illustrators and designers
• Copywriters and copyeditors

Program of Study—15 semester credits

All courses are available online. The certificate requires four 3-credit courses and three 1-credit internships (or a total of 3 internship credits completed via one or more internships).

Required Courses

15 semester credits

Core Curriculum [3 Courses/9 Credits]:

• DTC 201 – Tools and Methods for Digital Technology
• ENG 357 – Editing & Publishing
• ENG 405 – Advanced Professional Writing and Editing

Electives [1 Course/3 Credits]:

Students will select either the Digital/Design track or the Popular/Scholarly track, then choose one elective from the following options:

• Digital Design Track:
  • DTC 354, 355, 477, or 478; or FINE ARTS 363
  • Emphasis on multimedia design, digital media tools, web development, digital storytelling, digital art, typography, and/or design for print.
• Popular/Scholarly Track
  • ENGLISH 365, 402, or 495
  • Emphasis on industry tools and conventions of grammar, copyediting, ESL editing and literacy, business, professional, and magazine writing, proposal and grant writing, diversity, accessibility, and rhetoric.

Internships [3 Credits]

• Students must take three credits of ENGLISH 498, – Internship (Cooperative learning experience in business, education, or industry in English-related jobs. Three credits required.)

Awarding of the Certificate

At the beginning of the student’s final semester of coursework, the student should apply for the certificate through myWSU. This will notify the Registrar’s Office to confer the certificate. Certificates require a separate graduation application and are mailed separately from diplomas.