English and Professional Writing

In English studies, students develop their critical and creative skills as readers, writers, and thinkers by engaging with great literature and challenging rhetoric. In professional and technical writing, students learn to solve real-world problems using clear, concise communication and carefully constructed documents to reach clients and stakeholders. It’s no wonder, then, that bringing these two fields into a single major can help prepare students for fulfilling personal and professional lives.

The Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Writing requires a minimum of 122 credit hours overall, with the major itself requiring 42 hours in the following areas:

• Professional and Technical Writing core (12 hours)
• English Foundations (9 hours)
• Professional and Technical Writing electives (9 hours)
• English Electives (12 hours)

We also offer a minor and a certificate in Professional and Technical Writing for students who want to supplement their major in another field with the strong communication skills professional and technical writing offers.

Additionally, students attending the Parkville campus can complete the Bachelor of Arts in English program if they prefer.

Locations & Learning Options

Open to all Park students, the English and Professional Writing major is pioneering a new approach to distance education at Park. While the majority of courses can be completed in 8-week, fully online sessions, several of the core courses are offered as 16-week blended web conference classes taught by our full-time Parkville faculty and mixing a single 75-minute online class session each week with asynchronous online readings and assignments.

Students at the Parkville campus can take any combination of face-to-face, online, and blended classes to fulfill the major requirements.

Locations

• Online
• Parkville