ChooseWhy Choose This Program?
Why Study Professional Writing at 水果派AV解说?
水果派AV解说鈥檚 professional writing minor features different disciplines in professional writing, including creative nonfiction and journalism as well as business, professional, and technical writing. Our professional writing courses prepare students to excel in the workplace by developing rhetorical skills to write and compose in different genres. Students learn to recognize and reach the many different audiences they will encounter in professional and public contexts.
LearnWhat Will You Learn?
What Will You Learn?
水果派AV解说鈥檚 minor in professional writing offers students the flexibility to major in any field yet still emphasize their writing. Students working toward a minor in professional writing will develop advanced writing and rhetorical skills by working with a wide range of documents in print and digital environments. In our professional writing courses, students learn to write grants, blogs, research studies, feature stories, investigative reports, and more. In addition, students produce and present multimedia projects with an eye toward reaching diverse audiences. Learn More
DoWhat Will You Do?
What Can You Do With a Professional Writing Minor?
Students with professional writing training can find work in publishing, editing, journalism, writing (grant writing and writing for social media), tutoring, communication, marketing, management, and business. Furthermore, this minor prepares students for graduate work in English, rhetoric, business, writing, law, and communication.
Course Curriculum
Students can also major in Professional Writing within the Professional and Creative Writing program.
Faculty
Program Contact
Lana Oweidat
Department Chair, Assistant Professor of English
Area of Expertise: Writing Studies
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Full-Time & Half-Time Faculty
Katherine Cottle
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise: Writing Studies; Creative Writing
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Susan Garrett
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise: Linguistics; Academic and Professional Writing; Writing Studies;
Dialects and Variation; Phonology
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Phaye Poliakoff-Chen
Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise: Writing Studies
Charlee Sterling
Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise: Writing Studies
Walker Smith
Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise: Professional Writing
Kate Welch
Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise: Writing Studies
Mary Jo Wiese
Instructor
Area of Expertise: Writing Studies
Part-Time Faculty
Kelly Causey
Michelle DeMarco
Arthur Hirsch
Opportunities & Internships
Internships
Internships help students explore possibilities, apply classroom learning, and gain experience. Explore internships and credit options.
Student Employment
Student employment connects students to both on and off-campus opportunities. The Career Education Office provides resources and support to students with or without Federal Work Study to find jobs, submit applications, and learn more about the job search process. Students have access to Handshake 鈥� a website for job postings, events, resumes/cover letters, and career management.
Major & Career Exploration
Exploring career options, choosing a major, and making career decisions is a multi-step process in which all students are encouraged to engage early and often. 水果派AV解说 students have a variety of resources available through the Majors and Career page to assist them in this process.
Job Search
A 水果派AV解说 education prepares students for today鈥檚 job market and beyond. Students can explore job opportunities and access job search resources through the CEO Job Search page.
Graduate & Professional School
Students access resources for searching and applying to graduate and professional school through the CEO Graduate and Professional School page, through faculty and staff members, or utilizing their own resources, network and tools.
Academic Partnerships
水果派AV解说has partnered with other institutions to provide students with expanded academic and post-graduate opportunities. Partnerships include dual-degree programs and accelerated graduate pathways with the following colleges: Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola, Middlebury, Notre Dame of Maryland University, University of Maryland Baltimore.
Kratz Center for Creative Writing
A premier academic program, the Kratz Center for Creative Writing is proud to produce talented and distinguished writers. The Kratz Center offers students many valuable opportunities, like the 鈥痑nd its鈥�, during which nationally and internationally recognized authors come to campus to work closely with students. Additionally, the Blueprint Reading Series introduces students to young authors, who share their perspectives on publishing today. The center also offers annual鈥�痶o select students at 水果派AV解说 and hosts an array of master classes and symposia each semester. To learn more about 水果派AV解说鈥檚 distinguished Kratz Center, numerous student fellowship opportunities, and mentoring by award-winning authors, please visit the website.
鈥淢y future employer was very interested in my professional writing minor. This minor made my resume stand out from the other business majors鈥� resumes. During the interview, the hiring committee asked many questions about my professional writing minor, and then they hired me.鈥�
Andrew Marcantonio-Fields
Class of 2017
News
- August 31, 2023
Creative Writing Assistant Professor Edgar Kunz released his second book of poetry, Fixer, with Ecco/HarperCollins on August 22.
- June 1, 2023
Each year, the Kratz Center for Creative Writing at 水果派AV解说offers summer writing fellowships that range from between $2,000 to $4,000.