Professional Writing Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing and Communication
The certificate is offered jointly by the Departments of English and Communication; all courses are offered on line through web-based distance education. The Certificate offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that enables students to develop strong writing and communication skills in the following areas:
- Technical writing, information development, and document design
- Communication across organizations and technical operations
- Communications theory and organizational communication
- Group communication and teamwork
- User interface design and web design
- Instructional design and training program development
- Project management and client requirements documents
- Usability testing, evaluation, and measurement
- Technical skills (such as HTML, XML, and scripting languages)
Contact Rachel Spilka, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Professional Writing for more information: spilka@uwm.edu.