Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Writing
Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (16-ENGL-CPW)
The undergraduate certificate program in Professional Writing is for non-degree-seeking students who wish to sharpen their publication skills and master the fundamentals of editing and writing for the workplace. The two required courses in editing and technical document design address editing, revision. planning, drafting, and designing documents for publication. Students choose three additional elective courses for the program based on their interests. and may focus their elective courses in journalism. technical writing, or creative writing.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must have completed the first year of college English or equivalent (credit, transfer credit, or credit by exam). Applicants must be enrolled as Non-Degree Studies (NDS) students and should not be concurrently seeking a degree at NCSU during the time of certificate courses. Applicants must submit an online form to the director of Professional Writing to begin the process of enrollment, and should be enrolled as NDS students by the deadline for NDS course registration.聽
Program Coordinator
Jamie Larsen
Director of Professional Writing
104 Tompkins Hall聽
jlarsen@ncsu.edu
919-515-4118
List of Eligibility Requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Writing
- Non-degree student status
- There are no other required examinations, presentations, or external learning experiences except those required by the courses listed.
- A total of 15 hours is required.
- Satisfactory completion of the certificate program requires:
- Completion of the coursework noted above.
- A grade of C- or better in all courses used to satisfy the certificate requirement.
- An overall GPA of2.0 or better for all courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements.
Plan Requirements聽
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (2): | ||
| 贰狈骋听214 | Introduction to Editing | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听314 | Technical Document Design and Editing | 3 |
| Concentration Courses (6 hours in one concentration): | 6 | |
| General Writing Courses | ||
| Scientific and Technical Writing Courses | ||
| Journalism Courses | ||
| Creative Writing Courses | ||
| Data Science and AI Courses | ||
| Additional Elective | 3 | |
Choose an additional three credits from any of the above concentrations | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
General Writing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈骋听317 | Designing Networked Communications | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听323 | Writing in Rhetorical Traditions | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听332 | Communication for Business and Management | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听350 | Professional Internships | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听426 | Analyzing Style | 3 |
Scientific and Technical Writing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈骋听421 | Computer Documentation Design | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听425 | Analysis of Scientific and Technical Writing | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听517 | Advanced Technical Writing, Editing and Document Design | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听518 | Publication Management for Technical Communicators | 3 |
Journalism Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈骋听316 | Introduction to News and Article Writing | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听416 | Advanced News and Article Writing | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听417 | Editorial and Opinion Writing | 3 |
Creative Writing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈骋听281 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听288 | Fiction Writing | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听289 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听330 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听381 | Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听388 | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听389 | Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听430 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 |
Data Science and AI Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 顿厂础听202 | Introduction to Data Visualization | 1 |
| 顿厂础听205 | Data Communication | 1 |
| 顿厂础听220 | Introduction to AI Ethics | 1 |
| 顿厂础听225 | Data Science for Social Good | 1 |
| 顿厂础听235 | Introduction to Data Science for Cybersecurity | 1 |
| 顿厂础听295 | Introductory Special Topics in Data Science | 1-3 |
| 顿厂础听405 | Data Wrangling and Web Scraping | 1 |
| 顿厂础听406 | Exploratory Data Analysis for Big Data | 1 |
| 顿厂础听412 | Exploring Machine Learning | 1 |
| 顿厂础听495 | Special Topics in Data Science | 1-3 |