Written Communication (M.S.)
Program Description:
Being able to communicate in effective and appropriate ways is a major competitive advantage in today’s global marketplace. You can use your writing talent to advance in your current position and to open doors to new careers.
Here are five ways the Master of Science in Written Communication Program will help you make your writing pay:
1. Put a promotion in reach by improving your workplace memos, letters, reports, presentations and other forms of corporate communication.
2. Learn to write advertising copy, public relations campaigns, newsletters and promotional materials to position yourself as a marketing professional.
3. Acquire skills in journalism, feature writing and editing that lead to freelance and full-time work at newspapers, trade journals, magazines and on-line publications.
4. Develop professional works of fiction, nonfiction, plays or screenplays that will connect with publishers, producers and your target audience.
5. Combine high school or college teaching with freelance writing in your chosen field by taking advantage of supervised community college internships and special course in the teaching of writing, in addition to the wide array of our graduate writing courses.
The NLU graduate program in Written Communication is designed for those of you who want to sharpen your writing skills, acquire new skills and explore creative ways of using written communication to reach your career goals.
How You Will Learn:
NLU is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report for offering small classes—and nearly all of your Written Communication classes will have a maximum enrollment of 20. You will be in the company of other aspiring or professional writers—and will benefit from their ongoing support and experiences. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to MOSAIC, the program’s literary magazine. Your instructors will be published writers in fiction, and nonfiction, produced screenwriters and playwrights, experienced editors, marketing professionals, as well as experienced educators.
What You Will Learn:
- How to write short nonfiction, newspaper and magazine articles, longer nonfiction based on research and interviews
- How to write advertising copy and promotional materials, business proposals, manuals, internal and external corporate newsletters, brochures, instructions, technical reports
- How to write fiction—both short stories and novels—plays and screenplays, and poetry
- How to teach the basics of writing at the college level
- How to edit and evaluate various types of written communication
Where You Can Take the Program:
At NLU campuses in Chicago, Lisle and Skokie (North Shore).
For More Information:
Contact Joanne Koch at jkoch@nl.edu, 312-261-3103 or visit the Written Communications web site.
