Professional Writing Certificate Coursework

Required Courses (9 units)

Course Title Department Number Units
Writing and Rhetorical Conventions ENGL 301 3
Technical and Professional Writing ENGL 402 3
Advanced Professional Writing and Editing ENGL 405 3


Elective Courses: Professional Writing and Design (9 units)

Course Title Department Number Units
Multimedia Authoring: Exploring New Rhetorics DTC/ENGL 355 3
Advanced Multimedia Authoring DTC/ENGL 477 3
Usability and Interface Design DTC/ENGL 478 3
Composition and Design DTC/ENGL 336 3
Topics in Magazine Editing and Creative Writing ENGL 357 3
Writing/Editing Internship (taken after core courses) ENGL 498 3
Introduction to Digital Media FA 332 3
Print Based Media FA 433 3
Digital and Photo Processes for Printmaking FA 471 3
Media, Culture, and Society SOC 373 3
Computer-aided Design and Engineering Systems MECH 485 3
Other Courses (approved by the Director) Various ### #


Elective Courses: Professional Writing and Organizational Communication (9 units)

Course Title Department Number Units
Speech, Thought, and Culture ANTH 350 3
Electronic Research and the Rhetoric of Information DTC/ENGL 356 3
Language, Texts, and Technology DTC/ENGL 375 3
Revision Workshop ENGL 304 3
Rhetoric and Composition for Teaching ENGL 324 3
Applied Grammar for Teachers ENGL 326 3
Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics ENGL 458 3
Writing/Editing Internship (taken after core courses) ENGL 498 3
Journalism JOUR 305 3
Principles of Management and Organization MTG OP 301 3
Industrial Psychology PSYCH 306 3
Organizational Psychology PSYCH 308 3
Cultural Diversity in Organizations PSYCH 309 3
Psychology of Language PSYCH 492 3
Policy Analysis POL S 416 3
Other Courses (approved by the Director) Various ### #

Courses included in the certificate are scheduled by the corresponding departments. Look in the Schedule of Classes to determine when a partucular course will be offered.

You may take any of the courses listed as long as you meet the prerequisites for that course. Prerequisites are listed in the General Catalog under Course Descriptions.

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