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Writing Certificate

Pencil with words flowing out of it

Written communication skills are prized by employers, and you can develop those at Snow.

Add to your resume by earning a certificate in Writing and Rhetoric.

Required Courses:

  • ENGL 1010 Expository Composition (E1) (3)
  • ENGL 2010 Intermediate Research Writing (E2) (3)
  • ENGL 2040 Introduction to Writing Studies: The Arts of Persuasion (2)
  • ENGL 2940 Writing Portfolio (1)

Writing in the Professions (choose at least two):

  • BUS 2200 Business Communication (3)
  • COMM 1130 Writing for Communications (3)
  • COMM 1900 Newspaper Production I / COMM 1910 Newspaper Production II (2)
  • ENGL 2950 Methods and Practice in Tutoring Writers (3)
  • ENGL 3260 Technical Communication (3)
  • HONR 2900 Honors Capstone (2)

Elective Courses (choose at least two):

  • BUS 1300 Social Media Marketing (3)
  • CS 1430 User Experience Design (1)
  • DGMA 1020 Email Marketing CBE (2) / DGMA 1030 Marketing Design (2) / DGMA 1110 Digital Advertising (3)
  • ENGL 2250 Introduction to Creative Writing (HU) (3)
  • ENGL 2260 Fiction Writing (3) / ENGL 2270 Writing Poetry (3) / ENGL 2280 Creative Nonfiction Writing (3)
  • LING 2650 Language in Society (HU) (3)
  • COMM 1130 Writing for Communications (3)
  • MATH 1040 Introduction to Statistics (MA) (3)
  • PHIL 1050 Ethics and Business Leadership (HU) (3)
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  • Required Credits: 17-22

For more information, contact Professor Andrew Bashford.