The Professional Writing Program provides a bridge between liberal arts training and the writing many graduates will do in the workplace. The program’s purpose is to prepare students for the range of written communications they will undertake as part of their job upon graduation. The program is more general than a highly focused program in journalism or technical writing and in intensive one- or two- semester internship in a job requiring extensive writing. Internships include work in journalism, television and radio broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and communication.

The program is highly selective. Admission is by permission of the Program Director. Application prerequisites include submission of two writing samples (examples: college papers or printed articles) and successful work in freshman and sophomore level writing courses.

Program Sequence (six courses or 18 credits required)

ENGL 306 Advanced Composition [may be taken two times, each time with a different instructor].

ENGL 307 Writing for the Print Media

ENGL 308 Professional Editing

ENGL 475 English Internship [3 or 6 credit internships available]

ENGL 477 Internship Seminar

Writing Electives

Examples include Communication Studies 480, Creative Writing Courses at the 300 level and above; ENGL 443 (Language and Literature), ENGL 440 (History of the English Language).

For further information, please contact Patrick Barron, Director of Professional Writing Program, 617-287-6749.