Program: Professional Writing Certificate - University of Wisconsin Stout

Apr 16, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

The on-campus Professional Writing Certificate offers a career-focused educational experience that prepares students to solve communication problems in the real world.

Professional Writing Certificate (15 credits)

Tier One (3 credits)

Choose one of the following courses:

ENGL-215 Foundations of Technical Communication (3 cr.)
ENGL-320 Professional and Technical Communication (3 cr.)
ENGL-410 Scientific Communication (3 cr.)

Tier Two (9 credits)

Choose three of the following courses:

ENGL-125 Professional Writing Elements of Style (3 cr.)
ENGL-345 Usability Design and Testing (3 cr.)
ENGL-371 Rhetoric and Style: Strategies of Argumentation (3 cr.)
ENGL-385 Document Design (3 cr.)

Tier Three (3 credits)

Choose one of the following courses:

ENGL-225 Editing Processes and Practices (3 cr.)
ENGL-312 Transnational Professional Communication (3 cr.)
ENGL-350 Digital Storytelling (3 cr.)
ENGL-388 Writing for the Internet (3 cr.)
ENGL-418 Convergent Communication (3 cr.)
ENGL-430 Writing for Content Management (3 cr.)
ENGL-435 Writing Technical Manuals (3 cr.)

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Professional Writing Certificate (15 credits)

Tier One (3 credits)

Tier Two (9 credits)

Tier Three (3 credits)