Many
students are curious about what Professional Writing is, exactly.
Professional
Writing is not about learning how to write like a computer.
It is
about participating in the creation of books, websites, magazines,
and journals. It is also about being involved with business
correspondence, PowerPoint slides,
reports, proposals, white papers, and other workplace documents.
Here
are just a few skills you will learn in Professional Writing:
-
Research (library and Internet searches, qualitative and ethnographic
methods)
- Audience,
rhetorical, contextual, and ethical analysis
- Planning
and project management
- Collaboration
and other types of social interaction
- Oral
and written presentation of ideas
- Technology
(software, hardware, multimedia)
- Document
and Web site design
- Editing
and Publishing
- Usability
testing
- Revision
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PhD
student Paul Dworschack-Kinter conferences with a student |
| The skills
and valuable lessons taught in the Professional Writing field are
applicable in any job. A degree in Professional Writing will help
you communicate with clients, manage projects, and create designs
that demonstrate your talents while representing your client. It
is a versatile major, letting you be in control of where your degree
can take you.
If many of these areas appeal to you, you should
consider Professional Writing as your educational focus. This major
is very applicable in the “real world”. Here is a list
of professions that you can enter with a Professional Writing Degree:
- Editor
- Publisher
- Copywriter
- Website Designer
- Writer / Free Lance Writer
- Grant Writer
- Journalist
We hope you will consider specializing in professional
writing. We have much to offer and know that you, too, will have
much to offer with a Professional Writing degree.
Follow these links for more information:
English
Track G Major
College
of Letters and Sciences Requirements
English
Department Requirements
Schedule of
Classes
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