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Professional and Technical Writing Graduate Certificate at George Mason University

George Mason University, United States

Programme overview

Students who do not seek a full master's degree may be interested in a Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing. Centered on workplace uses of language, this certificate program enables a student to attend graduate courses associated with writing and rhetoric without requiring courses in the study of literature or literary research, or the writing of a thesis. It is an eighteen hour program, a full and unified course of study in itself.

Faculty: College of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 18 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 18 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing 1; Research Methods in Professional and Technical Writing; Theory and Practice of Editing; Document Design; Technical Communication; Proposal Writing and Development.

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Entry requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions .

Duration: 18 credits

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