Graduate Certificate - Communications – Professional Writing (6440)

The Professional Writing – Communications program will prepare students to work as a versatile communications professional. This graduate certificate program will combine assessing audience needs and delivering thoughtful and relevant content with effective project management techniques as students develop the skills to write and produce copy for a variety of professional settings and styles. The innovative courses in this program will encompass a wide range of communications disciplines and vocational skills, including:

• Web copywriting • Technical writing • Proposal writing • Writing for social media • Content marketing • Presentations and speech writing • Content management • Information design and data visualization • Digital storytelling

As a Professional Writing – Communications student, students will have the advantage of creating a diverse and professional portfolio that will include training modules, complex visual aids (such as infographics) and compelling layouts for various print and virtual platforms (brochures, newsletters, websites and more). With students' well-rounded training, they will be able to launch a writing career that will go the distance, taking on a range of roles in both the profit and non-profit sectors.