Certificates of Undergraduate Study in Publishing and Writing for the Public
Requirements: 12 Credits
Advising Sheet
The Certificate of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) in Publishing and Writing for the Public offers students an opportunity to study and create across publics, genres, and issues, and publish across multiple industries, communities, and media. Students will explore working in the publishing industry to gain a comprehensive understanding of and practice with the author as client, the text as a dynamic document, and the written work as product. Students as writers will explore the complex relationship between writing, rhetoric, and the public sphere, so as to gain agency as entrepreneurial and socially engaged writers who create, reach, and impact audiences meaningfully. The primary bank of courses focuses on publishing practices, and the secondary bank emphasizes rhetorical approaches for engaging and creating audiences. This CUGS is unique in that it emphasizes the relationship between writers and publics and helps them to orient themselves toward a profession in publishing. Students will be able to indicate this formal program of study on their resumes and transcripts, thereby indicating to employers that a student has special competencies within this area.
Twelve Credits Required
Students will complete 12 credit hours, with at least 6 hours from the following courses:
WA 01355 Editing for Publication
WA 01356 Self Publishing
JRN 02332 The Publishing Industry
MAWR 01566 Editing the Literary Journal (with Senior Privilege)
MAWR 01567 Professions in Publishing (with Senior Privilege)
Students must complete 6 additional hours from either the above listed courses or from the courses listed below:
WA 01370 Professions in Writing Arts
WA 01335 Environmental Writing and Rhetoric
WA 01375 Writing about Popular Culture
CMS 04313 Environmental Communication
CMS 04290 Rhetorical Theory
CMS 04215 Fiction to Film
CMS 04315 Participatory Media
JRN 02314 Photojournalism
JRN 02317 Publication Layout and Design
JRN 02321 Digital Journalism I
JRN 02335 Media Law
RTF 03275 Applied Media Aesthetics: Sight, Sound and Story
RTF 03295 Introduction to New Media
WA 01320 Internship
WA 01312 Research Practicum
WA 01355 Editing for Publication
WA 01356 Self Publishing
JRN 02332 The Publishing Industry
MAWR 01566 Editing the Literary Journal (with Senior Privilege)
MAWR 01567 Professions in Publishing (with Senior Privilege)
Students must complete 6 additional hours from either the above listed courses or from the courses listed below:
WA 01370 Professions in Writing Arts
WA 01335 Environmental Writing and Rhetoric
WA 01375 Writing about Popular Culture
CMS 04313 Environmental Communication
CMS 04290 Rhetorical Theory
CMS 04215 Fiction to Film
CMS 04315 Participatory Media
JRN 02314 Photojournalism
JRN 02317 Publication Layout and Design
JRN 02321 Digital Journalism I
JRN 02335 Media Law
RTF 03275 Applied Media Aesthetics: Sight, Sound and Story
RTF 03295 Introduction to New Media
WA 01320 Internship
WA 01312 Research Practicum
