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Writing Certificate Program
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About Us Our faculty bring a wealth of professional experience and scholarly expertise to the classroom. Many networking and internship opportunities are available, and all majors have the opportunity to participate in Novelties, a student organization that hosts on-campus cultural events and helps students to attend off-campus events. Some students gain valuable work experience by writing or editing for smallTALK, the student newspaper, or for Tapestry, the student art and literary magazine. In addition, students who excel academically are invited to join Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honors society. Students may also contribute to the larger scholarly community through the Southern Writers Symposium, a biennial conference that attracts academics and writers from throughout the region, or by working with Longleaf Press, which publishes contemporary poetry and also hosts visiting writers. How to Apply It's easy to apply to the Professional Writing Certificate Program. Program Brochure Download the program brochure. Course of Study The Professional Writing Certificate Program is an 18-semester-hour, nine-month sequence of courses offered by Methodist University. Designed primarily for working adults but also open to traditional students, the program consists of six courses: Fall Semester The World of Publishing: From Idea to
Text (full semester) offers a comprehensive overview of print
and digital publishing, from the evaluation of original manuscripts
to sales and marketing. Guest lecturers offer Desktop Publishing (Fall Evening Term I) provides an introduction to the fundamentals of desktop publishing and offers instruction in the use of publishing software and in the incorporation of both text and visual materials into print-based media and internet web pages. Advanced Grammar (Fall Evening Term II) provides a comprehensive history and analysis of grammar: parts of speech, sentence patterns, and prose style. Spring Semester The World of Publishing: Writing for Business and the Business of Writing (full semester) focuses on the rhetorical and psychological principles that underscore effective business writing and on the practical application of those principles. Students enjoy networking opportunities with professional writers and publishers. Copyediting and Proofreading (Spring Evening Term I) provides instruction on editing and proofreading texts for publication, both as hard copy and in electronic formats. It includes a review of punctuation, capitalization, and usage. Technical Writing (Spring Evening Term II) develops the writing skills necessary for producing clear technical, business, corporate, or scientific documents for publication. |
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