A UNCW undergraduate student in any major may earn certification in professional writing by completing 21 hours of course work, including a writing internship (which requires a 3.0 GPA in your major). Courses include the following areas:
Technical Writing
Business Writing
Journalism
Writing for the Sciences
Computer-Related Writing
Skill in written communication is an invaluable asset for careers in the sciences, the business world, and the professions, and it is a key to career advancement. A graduate in any field who is also credentialed as a professional writer has greatly increased employability. The student’s transcript lists the Certificate along with degrees earned.
Requirements
Twenty-one hours are required to earn the certificate, as follows
- Students must complete::
- ENG 204: Introduction to Professional Writing
- ENG 309: Technical Editing or ENG 310: Theory and Practice of Editing
- ENG 314: Writing and Technology or ENG 319: Document Design
- ENG 498: Internship in Writing *
- Remaining hours are taken in writing courses, including the following:
- ENG 202: Introduction to Journalism
- ENG 302: Journalism Workshop
- ENG 303: Reading and Writing Arguments
- ENG 304: Writing for Teachers
- ENG 306: Essay Writing
- ENG 307: Advanced Composition Studies
- ENG 309: Technical Editing
- ENG 310: Theory and Practice of Editing
- ENG 311: Professional Magazine Writing
- ENG 312: Writing for Business
- ENG 313: Writing for the Sciences
- ENG 314: Writing and Technology
- ENG 315: Topics in Writing and Rhetoric
- ENG 316: Analyzing Style
- ENG 317: Writing About Film
- ENG 318: Writing and Activism
- ENG 319: Document Design
- ENG 388: Rhetorical Theory to 1900
- ENG 389: Rhetorical Theory Since 1900
- ENG 496: Senior Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
- Approved writing courses in other departments may also be counted toward the 21 hours.
See the printable worksheet for a checklist of course requirements.
* To be eligible for the internship, you must have at least a 3.0 GPA in your major.
