Professional Writing and Publishing

18.0 quarter credits

The Professional Writing and Publishing track is useful for business majors or students in technical or science areas who want to highlight their acquisition of writing skills. For students majoring in the humanities it provides an opportunity to develop areas of writing and publishing competencies in the professional arena.

This track offers three focus options:

  • Business Communication and Publishing: For students interested in a career in business.
  • Technical Communication and Publishing: For students interested in engineering, science, information science and technology and careers in higher education.
  • Journalism: For students interested in global journalism and international affairs.
Business Communication and Publishing
 
Required courses
Credits
Business Communication 3.0
Message Design and Evaluation 3.0
or    
Grant Writing 3.0
Students select one of the following professional writing courses:
 
Science Writing
3.0
Technical Editing
3.0
Special Topics (as appropriate, Copy Editing for example) 3.0
Students select one of the following publishing courses:
 
Writing in Cyberspace 4.0
Literary Editing and Publishing
3.0
Electronic Publishing 3.0
Desktop Publishing 3.0
Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following:
Fundamentals of Journalism 3.0
On-line Journalism 3.0
Investigative Journalism 3.0
Global Journalism 3.0
Creative Non-Fiction 3.0
Creative Writing 3.0
Writing Poetry 3.0
Writing Fiction
3.0
Writing Humor and Comedy
3.0
Special Topics in Writing
3.0
Writing About the Media
3.0
Technical Communication and Publishing
 
Required courses
 
Technical Communication 3.0
Grant Writing 3.0
Students select one of the following professional writing courses:
 
Science Writing
3.0
Message Design and Evaluation 3.0
Special Topics (as appropriate, Copy Editing for example) 3.0
Technical Editing
3.0
Students select one of the following publishing courses:
 
Literary Editing and Publishing
3.0
Writing in Cyberspace 4.0
Electronic Publishing 3.0
Desktop Publishing 3.0
Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following:
Fundamentals of Journalism 3.0
On-line Journalism 3.0
Global Journalism 3.0
Investigative Journalism 3.0
Creative Non-Fiction 3.0
Creative Writing 3.0
Writing Poetry 3.0
Writing Fiction
3.0
Writing Humor and Comedy
3.0
Special Topics in Writing
3.0
Writing About the Media
3.0
Journalism
 
Required course:
 
Fundamentals of Journalism 3.0
Students select two of the following journalism courses:
 
On-line Journalism 3.0
Investigative Journalism 3.0
Global Journalism 3.0
Students select one of the following publishing courses:
 
Literary Editing and Publishing
3.0
Writing in Cyberspace 4.0
Electronic Publishing 3.0
Desktop Publishing 3.0
Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following:
Business Communication 3.0
or    
Technical Communication 3.0
Science Writing
3.0
Grant Writing 3.0
Technical Editing
3.0
Creative Non-Fiction 3.0
Creative Writing 3.0
Writing Poetry 3.0
Writing Fiction
3.0
Writing Humor and Comedy
3.0
Special Topics in Writing
3.0
Writing About the Media
3.0