91¹ú²úapp

Program Highlights

12 credit hours |  In-state tuition: $490/credit hour | Out-of-state tuition: $575/credit hour

• Accelerated 12-credit graduate certificate program
• Convenient, flexible and affordable online format
• Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access (OA) materials means no extra costs or time spent on purchasing books/materials
• Focused on writing skills for a variety of professions
• Multilingual and multicultural faculty members
• Advanced study of new media and communication technologies

NOTE:

• YOU MUST HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE TO APPLY.
• GRADUATE CERTIFICATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL AID.

PROGRAM ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Increase Your Hireability With Just Four Courses

Technical and professional writing is a growing field that has many applications and earning a technical writing certification online can help increase your hireability. In addition to teaching strong writing skills, the program also focuses on digital communication and community engagement in intercultural contexts. Graduates of the program will learn to:

• Be more effective communicators overall and learn how to write for a variety of audiences. including technicians, corporate executives and military personnel
• Communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Apply rhetorical theories in practice and critically evaluate electronic research
• Work with new media to share information in a variety of different ways

Graduates of our technical writing graduate program typically work in positions such as:

• Corporate communicator
• Grant writer
• Online content developer
• Public relations specialist
• Science reporter
• Script writer
• Speech writer
• Technical editor
• Technical writer
• Technology reporter
• Translator
• Military communications specialist

The 91¹ú²úapp Career Center provides graduates with resources to help them pursue their career goals.

 

"[This program] is practical and applicable. It teaches you how to communicate clearly and professionally, not just how to write grammatically correct sentences." - Haifeng Yu, Graduate

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Learn With Multicultural, Bilingual Faculty

The technical and professional writing faculty members who teach in our technical writing certificate program online are bilingual and multicultural. Some of them have backgrounds in service learning and community writing, others in technology and writing. Still others have backgrounds in professional writing and student success. One thing they all have in common is a passion for effective communication and the development of great writing skills.

Commitment to accessibility

The program is committed to accessible education for all. Accordingly, every course exclusively utilizes Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access (OA) materials. This means you do not have to purchase textbooks or any additional course materials. 

Benefits of OER/OA materials embedded in courses:

• No additional costs
• No additional time ordering materials
• Materials are available on Day 1 of your classes
• Materials are regularly updated; online materials are updated more frequently than commercially published materials, so they address emerging issues and trends in the field

Course Overview

The 12-credit technical and professional writing graduate certificate offered through 91¹ú²úapp Online can be completed in as few as two semesters, helping to propel you forward toward your educational and career goals.