Professional
Writing and Editing Concentration/Minor/Certificate
Do you think writing will be central to your career? Do you
simply want to be prepared more fully for writing in the workplace?
Courses in Professional Writing and Editing will help you
make the most of your skills. Four courses are now available
online as part of WVU's Distance Education program, or as
part of the regular course offerings through WVU's Department
of English. While you can take just one or two of the courses,
successful completion of all four courses and an internship
will constitute completion of a Professional Writing Concentration within an English
major, or a Professional Writing Minor that you can combine
with any other major. Non-degree seeking students will earn a Professional Writing and Editing Certificate upon completion of the courses.
OVERVIEW
The cluster of courses in Professional Writing and Editing
are designed to introduce you to the theory and practice of
writing business and technical documents to prepare you for
writing in the professional world. The Professional Writing
and Editing courses will help you:
-
Understand the varied roles of writing in professional contexts.
- Apply
the conventions of different types of professional writing
(memos, reports, etc.).
- Understand
what makes writing usable or accessible for different types
of readers.
- Explain
and describe specialized information for both technical
and non-expert readers.
- Develop
visual design skills, including the use of graphics and
page design.
REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisites:
English
101 and 102 are prerequisites for these courses. Online versions
of English 101 will be offered every Fall, Spring, and Summer I. Online
versions of English 102 will be offered every Fall, Spring, and Summer
II. Contact Extended Learning for schedule updates.
Requirements:
To
be eligible to earn a minor/concentration certificate, you
must first complete the following courses with a B average.
You are, of course, welcome to take courses without applying
for certificate credit. You may take these four upper-level courses
in any order:
-
English 301: Public Rhetoric/ Advanced Composition (offered every Spring)
- English
302: Professional Editing (offered every Fall)
- English
304: Business and Professional Writing (offered every Fall,
Spring, and Summer II)
- English
305: Technical and Scientific Writing (offered every Fall,
Spring, and Summer I)
The PWE Capstone/ Internship Requirement (English
491):
Only those students who have completed the four required courses
with an average grade of B or better are eligible to propose
an internship for course credit (English 491). The PWE Internship Coordinator must approve all internships.
For more information, please contact Dr. Scott Wible, Internship Coordinator, at (304) 293-9736 or
via e-mail at Scott.Wible@mail.wvu.edu.
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