Certificate in Rhetoric and Professional Writing

Required credits: 24

RequiredCourses: 9 credits

RPW 215W Introduction to Professional Writing
RPW 245W Critical Literacy
RPW 370W Foundations of Rhetoric

Elective Courses: (15 credits, of which 9 credits must be 300- or 400-level courses)

RPW 211W Introduction to Business and Management Communication
RPW 251W/GS 251W Rhetorics of Gender Activism
RPW 290, 291, 390, 391, 490, 491 Special Topics in Rhetoric and Professional Writing
RPW 312 Report Writing and Design
RPW 316W Collaborative Writing in the Workplace
RPW 375 Professional Editing or RPW 359/ENG 359 Contemporary English Grammar
RPW 472 Rhetoric and Professional Writing— Capstone Course: Portfolio Presentation
RPW 340W/GS 340W Writing in Gender-Based Activist Organizations
RPW 470 Reading and Writing: Contemporary Theory and Practice
RPW 480 Internship in Professional Writing
RPW 481, 482, 483 Independent Study in Rhetoric and Professional Writing