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Written Communication, M.S.

This program was designed for college graduates to develop their writing skills. The program offers a wide variety of electives that allow students to focus on their own writing interests, whether creative or professional.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

PLO1. Students will demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and interpret writing in various genres.

PLO2. Students will demonstrate the ability to write and revise original short works of nonfiction and fiction.

PLO3. Students will demonstrate the ability to produce a variety of written materials that meet professional standards for use in business and/or publication as journalism or literature in print and online, or production on film or on stage.

PLO4. Students will demonstrate the ability to translate research into accessible written communication.

In addition to the College of Professional Studies and Advancement Graduate Admission Requirements, applicants must:

  • Sit for an in-person interview
  • Complete a brief impromptu essay
  • Note: List of three references is waived for applicants with a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Program Details:

  • Requires 33 SH for completion
  • Requires a thesis

  • Students may be able to apply:

    • Up to six hours of graduate credit from another institution, with approval from the program director
    • Up to six hours of graduate credit from other NLU programs
  • Credit by Portfolio is accepted for program electives as determined appropriate by the faculty

Required Courses

Program Core

LAE 500Advanced Expository Writing: Short Nonfiction

3
LAE 510Rhetorical Theory and Practice: Standards of Written Communication

3
LAE 599Thesis Project

1 TO 6

English Elective Courses

Choose 21–24 SH from the courses below:

LAE 405Advanced Studies of American Literature: Beginning-1900

3 OR 5
LAE 459Online Publishing: Writing for the Web

3 OR 5
LAE 461Advertising and Promotional Writing in the Digital Age

3 OR 5
LAE 465Creative Writing: Humor

3 OR 5
LAE 499English Seminar

1 TO 5
LAE 501Writing from Reading

3
LAE 502Creative Writing: Fiction

3
LAE 504Creative Writing: Children's Books

3
LAE 505Introduction to Writing Poetry

3
LAE 507Women’s Lives into Literature

3
LAE 510Rhetorical Theory and Practice: Standards of Written Communication

3
LAE 512AProfessional Writer I

1
LAE 512BProfessional Writer II

1
LAE 512CProfessional Writer III

1
LAE 513Reading and Writing the Short Story

3
LAE 514Writing and Reading Oral History

3
LAE 515Feature Writing

3
LAE 516Screenwriting

3
LAE 517Technical Writing

3
LAE 518Narrative Forms

3
LAE 520Teaching Freshman English Composition

3
LAE 550Fundamentals of Journalism

3
LAE 560Editing for Publication

3
LAE 586BWriters’ Week Workshops

1
LAE 592Practicum/Internship in Teaching English Courses to Undergraduates

3
LAE 594Independent Study/English

1 TO 3
LAE 595Special Topics/English

1 TO 3

Notes: For LAE 486B, LAE 499, LAE 594 and LAE 595, specific topics may be chosen. Each topic may only be counted once toward the degree. LAE 501 is strongly recommended. Where applicable, 400 level courses must be taken for 3 semester hours.

For more information about this program, visit  http://www.nl.edu/academics/communicationsmasters/writtencommunication/