UIndy的专业写作计划使学生能够发展与工作场所相关的写作技巧。无论您是对印刷媒体还是数字媒体感兴趣，写作都是必不可少的技能，我们的教授致力于帮助您发展成为专业作家。网络上的书籍编辑，出版和写作等课程可以帮助您发现写作，编辑和与世界分享作品的新方法。在数字时代，对于各种类型的公司而言，拥有知识渊博的作家和编辑人员的工作正变得越来越重要，因此，企业正在寻找那些研究写作，商业，编辑和沟通的人。我们专业的写作专业将为您满足这一不断增长的需求做好准备。或者，选择专业写作辅修课程，以获得可以补充任何学位的基本商业写
Clarity in communication is key, whether you're expressing your thoughts through verse or relaying important how-to instructions. The English major at UIndy lets you choose your area of concentration so that you can best match your interests and innate abilities. Under the guidance of an accomplished faculty, you can catch their enthusiasm for the written word and make it your own. And then there's no telling where your words might appear in the future. The English Department at the University of Indianapolis develops students abilities as critical and creative readers, thinkers, and writers. Our community of faculty-scholars, students, alumni, and community members support a campus culture that fosters a love of literature and language. Our general education courses, major-specific courses, and graduate program offerings build the expertise needed to navigate a changing world.<br>As a professional writing major at UIndy, you will develop expertise in the craft of writing, critically analyze written language, creatively apply your expertise to meet the demands of any writing situation, and adapt your writing for a wide variety of audiences, purposes, and media. You will also gain an understanding of how writing can bring about social changes that matter. Majoring in Professional Writing not only opens up a variety of career options but also gives you mastery and expertise in the forms of communication that increasingly dominate our everyday lives in a range of public and professional contexts.<br>Professional Writing students at UIndy gain hands-on experience through applied courses that give them opportunities to complete writing and editing projects for local clients in the non-profit and business sectors. Through courses that integrate inquiry-based research, students also gain experience designing their own projects while engaging in research on different writing contexts and genres. Our advanced Professional Writing courses provide theoretical and historical study to build foundational knowledge of writing, drawing on decades of extensive scholarship in professional and technical writing genres, writing processes, editing and publishing, and the development of media and writing technologies. <br><br>ADVANTAGES<br>Wide variety of course topics<br>Published authors meet and speak with students in their classes<br>Valuable hands-on experience editing and publishing a literary and fine arts magazine, Etchings<br>Career-focused electives to help you understand how to market your writing skills<br>Faculty with books published in fiction and poetry<br>Strong focus on practical business skills, including document design, online publishing, web development, and multimedia delivery<br>Project management from inception to delivery<br>Service-learning opportunities with local schools and other community organizations