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Degrees

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Master of Science in Professional Writing and Technical Communication

The Master of Science in Professional Writing and Technical Communication (MSPWTC) provides graduates with writing, design, and management skills based on rhetorical principles. The MSPWTC curriculum, along with the guidance of skilled and experienced Professional Writing faculty, will prepare graduates to lead in diverse professions.

Bachelor of Science in Professional Writing

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Professional Writing combines the strengths of a solid liberal arts education with practical training and technical expertise. All Professional Writing majors share a core of  required upper-level courses and, beyond that core, choose from clusters of courses, including internships. The combination of flexibility and focus in the degree enables students to prepare to enter such fields as corporate communications, medical writing or computer documentation, or to continue their education in graduate or professional schools.

Bachelor of Arts in English

The Bachelor of Arts in English gives students a grounding in the language and literature of English, making them aware of how cultural forces shape them and critical approaches illuminate them. Like the B.S. in Professional Writing, the B.A. in English offers students a range of educational and career options on graduation, including entrance to graduate and professional schools in preparation for careers in academia and such fields as public policy, social work, and law. Students seeking secondary teaching certification in English should consult the Department of Urban Education.

Programs

Composition Program

The Composition Program offers three courses for freshmen at UHD. English 1300 is a non-credit-bearing course that provides an introduction to college-level writing and reading processes and prepares students for the rigors of college work. English 1301 focuses on the conventions of academic writing: critical reading, argument, summary, and response, all of which are developed in greater detail in English 1302, with an additional focus on scholarly research. All three courses in the program focus on argumentative writing and, with increasing sophistication, the integration of sources into students' own essays. English 1301 and 1302, or their equivalents at other schools, are required of all students. Enrollment in English 1300/130A is determined by a student's placement exam.