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Professional Writing BA Honours

Honours Degree Overview: Four Years

Here is an easy-to-follow model of how to navigate your Professional Writing Program requirements from year 1 Basics to year 3 Experiential Capstones. We have also provided recommended and related electives to complement each keystone/capstone category to ensure you get the most out of your Professional Writing Program experience.

Year 1

The Basics (9.00 credits)


Learn the fundamentals of professional writing and research. 

  • PRWR 1003 6.00 Professional Writing: An Introduction
  • PRWR 1004 3.00 Research for Professional Writers

Year 2

The Theory (15.00 credits)


Develop the conceptual and ethical frameworks necessary to understand and respond to present-day professional writing issues. 

  • PRWR 2003 3.00 Genres for Professional Writers
  • PRWR 2004 3.00 Writing in Digital Cultures
  • PRWR 2006 3.00 Fundamentals of Editing
  • PRWR 2007 3.00 Rhetoric: Strategy and Application
  • PRWR 2008 3.00 Ethics for Professional Writers

Year 3

The Keystones


Choose two that correspond to your desired Capstone (6.00 credits) + 6.00 3000-level Program elective credits.

Digital

Required: PRWR 3001 3.00 Intermediate

Suggested Electives

  • PRWR 3012 3.00 Writing, Creating, & Thinking with Code
  • PRWR 3810 3.00 Technical Writing for Information Design
  • PRWR 3910 3.00 Principles of Style & Design

Periodicals

Required: PRWR 3002 6.00 Periodical Writing & Publishing

Suggested Electives

  • PRWR 3011 3.00 Reading the News
  • PRWR 3013 3.00 Race and Culture in Professional Writing
  • PRWR 3730 3.00 Substantive Editing
  • PRWR 3910 3.00 Principles of Style & Design

Organizational

Required: PRWR 3003 3.00 Corporate/ Organizational Writing

Suggested Electives

  • PRWR 3010 3.00 Practical Studies in Damage Control
  • PRWR 3013 3.00 Race and Culture in Professional Writing
  • PRWR 3730 3.00 Substantive Editing
  • PRWR 3810 3.00 Technical Writing for Information Design

Publishing

Required: PRWR 3004 3.00 Books and Bookmaking in the 21st Century

Suggested Electives

  • PRWR 3013 3.00 Race and Culture in Professional Writing
  • PRWR 3015 3.00 Materiality of the Word
  • PRWR 3730 3.00 Substantive Editing
  • PRWR 3910 3.00 Principles of Style & Design

Year 4

The Capstones


Choose two, corresponding to Keystones (12.00 credits)

Program ElectivesAdded Value Free Choice Program Credits (33.00 credits)

Digital

Required: PRWR 4001 6.00 Digital Authoring Practicum

Periodicals

Required: PRWR 4002 6.00 Periodical Writing & Publishing Practicum

Organizational

Required: PRWR 4003 6.00 Organizational Writing Practicum

Publishing

Required: PRWR 4004 6.00 Book Publishing Practicum

Suggested/Related Electives

More Options


Digital

  • PRWR 3011 3.00 Reading the News
  • PRWR 3015 3.00 Materiality of the Word
  • PRWR 4000 3.00 Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Action
  • PRWR 4103 3.00 Video Game Rhetorics
  • PRWR 4800 3.00 Visual Information & Document Design
  • PRWR 4801 3.00 Multimedia Practices

Periodicals

  • PRWR 2100 3.00 Studies in Non-Fiction
  • PRWR 2710 3.00 The Grammar Course
  • PRWR 3014 3.00 Rhetoric of Beer,Food, and Beyond
  • PRWR 4000 3.00 Writing, Rhetorics, and Social Action
  • PRWR 4005 3.00 Travel Writing & The Professional Writer
  • PRWR 4102 3.00 Sports Writing

Organizational

  • PRWR 2710 3.00 The Grammar Course
  • PRWR 3011 3.00 Reading the News
  • PRWR 3012 3.00 Writing, Creating, and Thinking with Code
  • PRWR 3910 3.00 Principles of Style & Design
  • PRWR 4000 3.00 Writing, Rhetorics, and Social Action
  • PRWR 4800 3.00 Visual Information & Document Design

Publishing

  • PRWR 2100 3.00 Studies in Non-Fiction
  • PRWR 2710 3.00 The Grammar Course
  • PRWR 4800 3.00 Visual Information & Document Design

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