PROPW:CFI - Undergraduate Certificate in Professional and Public Writing

The Undergraduate Certificate in Professional and Public Writing is a program firmly grounded in rhetoric, providing students interested in improving their writing skills with the opportunity to prepare for their professional careers and civic responsibilities. Students will be advised to select courses based upon their professional interests. They might focus the certificate in areas such as technical writing, scientific and environmental writing, or community-based writing. Graduates of the program are equipped with the skills necessary to communicate effectively in the professional workplace and the public arena. Students will receive instruction in business, technical, and professional writing, web writing, editing, document design, and or theoretical and practical knowledge about how to engage different audiences in different ways on matters of real importance.