Our Professional Writing Program offers a forward-thinking education in a small college environment with faculty dedicated to excellent undergraduate teaching.
A Professional Writing degree gives students the chance to have important
career-building learning experiences within the context of a well-rounded
liberal arts education.
In consultation with faculty, students create a professional writing portfolio
to show to prospective employers. College graduates who are confident,
well-trained communicators have an edge over their peers in the job market.
Majoring or minoring in Professional Writing can give you an important advantage as you move from college into your professional life.
Potential Careers
A Professional Writing degree opens the doors to a range of exciting careers in editing, new media, publishing, corporate communication, technical, medical, and scientific writing, marketing and journalism. As has been noted by authors such as Thomas Friedman (The World Is Flat), Richard Florida (The Rise of the Creative Class) and Dan Pink (A Whole New Mind), we are in the midst of an economic shift that is informed by the twin forces of globalization and technology. Our Professional Writing degree is intended to prepare students to pursue careers in this emerging creative economy by providing students with strong a technical foundation and communication skills while helping them realize their creative potential and expand their ability to think creatively to a wider range of contexts.
Our Faculty
Professional Writing faculty represent a diverse range of knowledge and experience in technical and professional communication, new media design, poetry, fiction, and scholarly research in rhetoric and composition.
Our commitment to continuing growth and innovation means that you are assured of an education informed by the latest research and professional writing practices and supported by new technologies.
We realize that the value of the professional writing degree we offer is its balance of a great all-round college experience with the professional writing skills that will give you an edge in starting your career. As such,we encourage our students to participate in writing retreats at SUNY-Cortland's Raquette Lake, contribute to our literary magazines, and perform at open mic readings.
Program Areas
We divide our courses into four core areas: writing theory, new media, creative writing, and professional writing. As our program requirements demonstrate, our majors take courses across these areas while also having the opportunity to focus on a particular area that interests them. Many of our students are interested in creative writing, and some go on to attend Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) programs around the nation. Others express interest in the publishing industry and focus their studies on editing. Still others are interested in working in new media and participate in our technology-intensive courses.
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