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Science & Medical Writing, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Move Forward in Your Career
  • Online

    Program Can Be Completed Online to Allow Working Professionals & Graduate Students Maximum Flexibility

  • 12%

    Job Outlook for Technical Writers, 2020-30 per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

  • $74.5K

    Median 2020 Pay for Technical Writers in the US Was $74,650

Find your career as a:

Research and write news items related to the scientific community.

Write articles and features for business, trade and professional publications.

Research and draft proposals to help organizations secure funding.

Draft clinical trial documents describing research and results.

Proof and edit scientific documents for publication.

Learn To

Analyze complex rhetorical situations

Select and compose print and electronic genres to advance projects in a range of organizational contexts

Use digital applications to compose and design effective texts

Craft clear and ethical texts

Use primary and secondary research

The classes equipped me with the skills necessary to be successful in my medical writing internship. I highly recommend taking these courses to gain practical, applicable writing skills for the scientific and medical communities.
Tracey Roberston '19
Science and Medical Writing, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Overview
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