The Certificate in Business Writing (15 units) focuses on the writing skills that are necessary to develop communications materials for an organization. Students in the program learn persuasion principles, how to better understand audience needs, and cutting-edge message design strategies.
The program is designed to support people who have attended college and are looking to grow in their current position or transition into a strategic communications role.
Certificate in Business Writing
Required Courses: 9 units
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Comm 203 | Writing for Business Communication | 3 |
| Comm 262 | Integrated Strategic Communications | 3 |
| EComp 324 | Writing for Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Units | 9 |
Elective Course in Technical Writing: 3 units
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| JRN 345 | Effective Editing | 3 |
| or Comm 331 | Technical Writing |
| Total Units | 3 |
Elective Course in Creative Writing: 3 units
Any course in poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction will fill this requirement. Some sample courses include the following:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| EComp 313 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| EComp 3153 | Creative Nonfiction: Writing Ourselves, Writing the World | 3 |
| EComp 316 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
| EComp 317 | Fiction Writing: The Moral of the Story: Writing Fiction about Ethics, Philosophy, and Morality | 3 |
| EComp 323 | The Art of the Personal Essay | 3 |
| EComp 330 | The Art of Nature and Travel Writing | 3 |
| EComp 332 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| EComp 339 | Masters of Fantasy Writing | 3 |