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The English department offers courses leading to a Certificate of Graduate Study in Technical Writing. This certificate recognizes successful completion of a set of courses intended to enhance the professional qualifications of technical writers. Only courses taken at NIU may be applied to the certificate. Successful completion requires a grade point average of at least 3.00 in the courses used to meet the requirements. Courses used to satisfy the requirements of the certificate may also be applied toward a graduate degree. TOTAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS (18 hours) Required Courses (6) ENGL 526, Technical Writing (3).  ENGL 527, Technical Editing (3).  Electives (12) ENGL 524, Professional Writing Institute (1-6)* ENGL 525, Research Methods in Technical Writing (3) ENGL 528, Internship in Writing, Editing, or Training (1-6)* ENGL 530, Theory and Research in Rhetoric and Professional, Technical Writing (3) ENGL 531, Topics in Technical Writing (3) ENGL 532, Writing for Electronic Media *With approval of the certificate advisor, students may select up to six semester-hours of electives from other English courses in rhetoric, language, linguistics, or writing or from appropriate courses in such other areas as communication, instructional technology, computer science, art, and business.

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