Digital Writing and Publication - Certificate of Proficiency

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

About this Degree:

This certificate provides students with the opportunity to work across the fields of creative writing, technical communication, and journalism to acquire the tools and the knowledge to make intentional choices in language and presentation.

The certificate draws on three areas in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, specifically Journalism and Communication (JCOM), Technical Communication and Rhetoric (TCR), and Creative Writing (CW). Students are required to complete 18 credits, including nine credits from the core classes, with one core class from each area: Journalism and Communication (JCOM), Technical Communication and Rhetoric (TCR), and Creative Writing (CW).

Students must earn a grade of C or better in courses they are counting toward the certificate and must maintain a 2.75 GPA or better in certificate courses.

Core Courses (9 credits)

Students are required to complete nine credits from the core classes, with one core class from each area: Journalism and Communication (JCOM), Technical Communication and Rhetoric (TCR), and Creative Writing (CW).

Elective Courses (9 credits)

Students must take nine additional credits from either core or elective courses in three areas. Students may count a three-credit internship as part of those nine additional credits. Whether the additional nine credits include an internship or not, the credits must come from at least two of the three areas.

JCOM Elective Courses

JCOM 3110 - Feature Writing (CI) 3 credit(s)
JCOM 3140 - Opinion Writing (DSS) 3 credit(s)
JCOM 4010 - Mass Communication Ethics (DSS) 3 credit(s)
JCOM 4020 - Mass Media and Society (DSS) 3 credit(s)
JCOM 4030 - Mass Media Law (DSS) 3 credit(s)
JCOM 4410 - Gender and the Mass Media 3 credit(s)
JCOM 4510 - Communication Internship 1-3 credit(s)
JCOM 5400 - Social Media Analytics and Client Management 3 credit(s)

TCR Elective Courses

TCR 3110 - Accessibility and Disability Rhetorics 3 credit(s)
TCR 4210 - Visual Communication Design 3 credit(s)
TCR 4220 - Technology and Activism 3 credit(s)
TCR 4230 - Project Management 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4900 - Internship/Cooperative Work Experience 1-15 credit(s)

CW Elective Courses

ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3 credit(s)