Teaching Writing Graduate Certificate at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The Advanced Certificate in Teaching Writing is a 15-unit graduate programme approved by SUNY, designed to complement graduate work in rhetoric and composition, English, literacy studies, linguistics or cultural theory, and to provide professional development for secondary and college writing teachers. It draws on psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, cognitive psychology, language acquisition research, genre theory, rhetorical theory, media studies and linguistic anthropology.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Program in Writing and Rhetoric (with English and Linguistics) | Duration: Can be completed in two years; five courses (15 credits) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Five courses chosen from Studies in Literary Theory, Studies in Language and Linguistics, Problems in Teaching Writing or Composition, Theories in Composition, Research in Composition, Topics in Composition and Writing and Practicum in Teaching Writing; up to two may be Linguistics courses (Phonetics, Structure of English, Introduction to General Linguistics).

Career pathways

High school and community college writing instruction; advancement or promotion for practising teachers; preparation for doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students enrolled in a Stony Brook graduate degree programme (brief form) and to free-standing certificate students holding a bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale. Free-standing applicants submit a letter of application stating the purpose of study, a Graduate School application form, official transcripts, and two letters of recommendation from teaching supervisors and/or professors.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: Can be completed in two years; five courses (15 credits)

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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