College Catalog Programs of Study 2012-2013

Professional Writing for Business,
Government, and Industry

 

Certificate

AL, AN, LO, MA, WO

Purpose: This certificate program prepares participants to write with expertise in professional contexts. The curriculum provides skills needed by currently employed or potential writers in business, government, and industry. Writers will acquire a sound foundation in composing, editing, and formatting on computers, as well as a comprehensive grounding in grammar and punctuation. Additional courses which may be chosen as electives include instruction in journalism, technical report writing, writing for publication, writing for the Web, and intercultural communication.

Admission Requirements: The student must complete a minimum of nine credits of computer-intensive courses. Computer-intensive courses are defined as those taught on the Web and through distance learning with extensive use of computer instruction and those taught on campus in which an individual computer is provided for each student's instruction.

One Year Credits
1st Semester
CST 110 Introduction to Communication or 3
  CST  115  Small Group Communication  
1ENG 111 College Composition I 3
1ENG 115 Technical Writing 3
ENG 121 Introduction to Journalism I 3
2ENG ___ Elective 3
3SDV 100 College Success Skills 1
Total   16
2nd Semester
1ENG 116 Writing for Business 3
ENG 123 Writing for the World Wide Web 3
1ENG 135 Applied Grammar or 3
  ENG  205  Technical Editing  
ENG 280 Writing User Manuals or 3
  4ENG  205  Technical Editing  
ENG 290 Coordinated Internship or 3
  ENG  297  Cooperative Education or  
  ENG  298  Seminar and Project  
Total   15
Total credits for the Professional Writing for Business, Government, and Industry Certificate=31

1 This course may be offered as computer-intensive, with an individual computer provided for each student’s instruction.

2 Electives should be selected in consultation with a academic advisor. Those elective courses most appropriate for the professional writing program are ENG 122, ENG 131, ENG 210, ENG 221, ENG 222, ENG 295 (professional writing- related topic) and CST 229.

3 Students may substitute the SDV 101 Orientation section related to this program.

4 ENG 205 may not be used to meet the requirements of both ENG 135 and ENG 280.