Certificate in Professional and Public Writing

The Undergraduate Certificate in Professional and Public Writing is an 18-hour program open to all FIU undergraduate students. Firmly grounded in rhetoric, the certificate provides an opportunity for students interested in improving their written, oral and digital communications skills in preparation for their professional careers and civic responsibilities.

Students will be advised to select courses based upon their professional interests. They might focus the certificate in areas such as technical writing, scientific and environmental writing or community-based writing.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Professional and Public Writing is an 18-hour program open to all FIU undergraduate students. Firmly grounded in rhetoric, the certificate provides an opportunity for students interested in improving their writing and digital communications skills in preparation for their professional careers and civic responsibilities. Students will be advised to select courses based upon their professional interests. They might focus the certificate in areas such as technical
writing, scientific and environmental writing, or community-based writing.

To receive a Writing Certificate, a student must complete the required 18 credit hours with an average grade of “B” or better. Up to six credit hours of course work may be transferred from other institutions.

Professional Writing

Professional Writing courses offer students the opportunity to write in genres they will use in their
working lives. Students will receive instruction in business, technical and professional writing; web writing, editing, document design, and more.

Public Writing

Public Writing courses teach students to use rhetoric, traditional, and multimedia forms of writing to effect changes in the world. Public writing enables people to make interventions on all kinds of contemporary issues— social, political, cultural, and economic. In a society whose primary means of communication are evolving rapidly, students will benefit from gaining both theoretical and practical knowledge about how to engage different audiences in different ways on matters of real importance.

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