The Professional Writing Graduate Certificate is a fully online program with a flexible curriculum designed for working professionals. The program provides students with practical and theoretical tools for creating traditional and multimodal texts in professional writing environments.
Please Note: The Professional Writing Graduate Certificate may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees. See UCF Online for more information.
International students (F or J visa) are required to enroll in a full-time course load of 9 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters. Only 3 of the 9 credit hours may be taken in a completely online format. For a detailed listing of enrollment requirements for international students, please visit UCF Global. If you have questions, please consult UCF Global at (407) 823-2337.
UCF is not authorized to provide online courses or instruction to students in some states. Refer to State Restrictions for current information.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ENC5337 - Rhetorical Theory (3)
- ENC6701 - Professional Writing Studies (3)
Elective Courses
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 3 of the following:
- ENC5237 - Writing for the Business Professional (3)
- ENC5276 - Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing (3)
- ENC5705 - Approaches to Teaching College Composition (3)
- ENC5930 - Current Topics in Professional Writing (3)
- ENC6216 - Editing Professional Writing (3)
- ENC6217 - Technical Editing (3)
- ENC6247 - Proposal Writing (3)
- ENC6257 - Visual Technical Communication (3)
- ENC6261 - Technical Writing, Theory and Practice (3)
- ENC6292 - Project Management for Technical Writers. (3)
- ENC6296 - Interactive Design in Technical Communication (3)
- ENC6297 - Production and Publication Methods (3)
- ENC6306 - Persuasive Writing (3)
- ENC6332 - Gendered Rhetoric (3)
- ENC6333 - Contemporary Rhetoric and Composition Theory (3)
- ENC6335 - Rhetorical Traditions (3)
- ENC6338 - The Rhetorics of Public Debate (3)
- ENC6339 - Rhetorical Movements (3)
- ENC6421 - Digital Rhetorics (3)
- ENC6425 - Hypertext Theory and Design (3)
- ENC6428 - Digital Literacies (3)
- ENC6429 - Teaching Writing With Computers (3)
- ENC6945 - Community Literacy Practicum (3)
- ENC6712 - Studies in Literacy and Writing (3)
- ENC6740 - Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (3)
- LIN5137 - Linguistics (3)
- LIN5675 - English Grammar and Usage (3)
- ENC6952 - Rhetoric and Composition Capstone (3)
- ENC5703 - Composition Histories and Theories (3)
- ENC5920 - Colloquium in Rhetoric and Composition (3)
- ENC6484 - Rhetoric of Health and Medicine (3)
- ENC6720 - Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition (3)
- Note: Due to their similarity, students can apply either ENC 6216 or ENC 6217 to this program of study. Students cannot use both for elective credit for this program. ENC 6952 Note: Students may take this course, which includes opportunities for reflection and professionalization, after they have completed at least 12 credit hours of graduate work in rhetoric and composition.
Grand Total Credits: 15
Application Requirements
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