BA English: Professional and Public Writing

The English-Professional and Public Writing track will provide you with key skills for writing in various fields such as business, publishing, education, law or the non-profit sector.

You’ll study rhetoric and argumentation at an advanced level, and take at least one advanced course in linguistics. The combination of rhetoric and linguistics is a powerful way to understand and create effective written communication, to understand how language works, and to improve both your own writing and that of others. The courses combine theoretical learning with practical application, preparing you to engage effectively with the wide variety of communications encountered in the professional world.