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The online Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing enhances students written and visual communication skills and develops the expertise to write legal briefs, edit technical documents, and employ visual persuasion in a wide variety of settings. Students take a total of 9 credit-hours of graduate coursework.
To be eligible for the online Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing, students must possess a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or an international credential deemed equivalent to a four-year bachelor's degree. GRE scores are NOT required for admission to the graduate certificate program.
CAREER LEVEL: Graduate
DEGREE: Graduate Certificate
Students must take WRD 702, but can choose from two of the remaining three courses:
- WRD 702: Professional and Technical Writing (3 credits)
- WRD 612: Ethical and Legal Issues in Technical Writing (3 credits)
- WRD 614: Visual Rhetoric and Persuasion (3 credits)
- WRD 704: Technical Editing (3 credits)
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