Professional writing courses allow students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to join a community of professionals who are communication experts in a multitude of workplace settings: nonprofit organizations, publishing companies, manufacturing plants, medical institutions, and legal offices, to name just a few. Professional Writing courses emphasize drafting, revising, and designing documents in both print and digital formats. Many of the courses provide students opportunities to engage the community and gain hands-on experience writing for real audiences and purposes.
BA in Writing and Media
If you are interested in completing a BA in Writing and Media, you will take 15 credit hours of writing electives which may include Professional Writing courses. By choosing a mix of writing electives, you’ll increase your creative and expressive capacities while also learning how to persuade different kinds of readers, how to work within different professional contexts, and how to compose compelling digital documents.
A complete list of major requirements, courses, and a proposed four-year program of study for the BA in Writing and Media are available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog.
BA in English: Concentration in Professional Writing
English majors who concentrate in Professional Writing will learn how to write and design the kinds of documents that are most common outside of university classrooms, such as memos, brochures, newsletters, reports, instructions, manuals, multimedia presentations, and resumes.
A complete list of major requirements, courses, and a proposed four-year program of study for the Professional Writing concentration are available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog.
Minor in Professional Writing
The Minor in Professional Writing prepares students in any major for the writing required in their chosen careers. Students who Minor in Professional Writing will learn how to compose both academic and professional documents, emphasizing the requirements of writing in their own disciplines.
A complete list of minor requirements and courses is available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog.
Featured Alumni
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Shelby Morris
Shelby Morris earned her B.A. in Professional Writing with a minor in Spanish in 2016 followed by an M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition in 2018. She is currently attending law school at Samford University, Cumberland School of Law. Read more about Shelby.
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Jay Haywood
Jay is a Product Support Representative at Fidelity National Information Services. Read more about Jay.
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Amy Roberts
Amy is the Communications Coordinator at Growing Kings, a non-profit providing school-based, group mentoring programs for at-risk males in Birmingham City Schools. Read more about Amy.
Contact
Cynthia Ryan
Director of Professional Writing Programs
University Hall 5038
(205) 934-8600