The Professional Writing program develops skills in the rhetorical elements of writing, broadening students’ understanding of how language works and how language can be used to affect change. Courses in the Professional Writing program center on writing for varied audiences and purposes, all related to the work of arts, media, and culture. Students learn varied and creative approaches to writing as a part of a broader professional practice: explaining methods and procedures, presenting credentials, communicating complex information, arguing for or against the merits of ideas. Professional Writing courses involve exploring the use of contemporary technology and new media, as a part of learning how to make written work reach its intended audience.

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