Graduate Certificate Program Communications. Professional Writing - Posgrado en Comunicación. Escritura Profesional

The Communications – Professional Writing program prepares you to work as a versatile communications professional. This graduate certificate program focuses on assessing audience needs and delivering thoughtful and relevant content, combined with effective project management techniques that help you develop the skills you need to write and produce copy for a variety of professional settings and styles.

The innovative courses in this program encompass a wide range of communications disciplines and vocational skills, including:

Web copywriting
Technical writing
Proposal writing
Writing for social media
Content marketing
Presentations and speech writing
Content management
Information design and data visualization
Digital storytelling

College diploma or university degree in any discipline
We will consider applicants with partial post-secondary education (minimum two years / 8 credits and in good academic standing) and relevant work experience

Additional Requirements:

Attend a mandatory program admission session where applicants will:

Submit a portfolio consisting of three writing samples completed in the last two years (applicants without a portfolio of work can complete a one-page user guide assignment to fulfill this requirement)
Complete an in-person test comprised of:
Editing of a passage for a specific audience
Completion of a questionnaire

Start Date:Fall

Semester 1
Content Bootcamp
Web Copywriting
Webtools
Emerging Media & Applications
Visual Design and Layout
Communications Strategy & Planning
Editing
Project Management
Instructional Design
Policy & Procedure Writing
Storyworks

Semester 2
Digital Storytelling
Proposal Writing
Presentation & Speech Writing
Multiplatform Content Creation
Information Design
Content Management
Report Writing
Technical Communications
eLearning for the Workplace
Field Placement

Technical writer
Communications coordinator
Social media officer
Editor
Web copywriter
Proposal writer
Instructional designer
Report writer/business analyst