Certificate Teaching of Writing Certificate

Easily completed in one calendar year, this certificate gives students who already hold at least a master’s degree in a different field the 18 hours of graduate study in the teaching of writing that are the minimum requirement for teaching that subject at the post-secondary level in Virginia.

Curriculum Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Pedagogy:
ENGL 664	Teaching College Composition	3
Rhetoric:		3
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 686	Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies
ENGL 760	Classical Rhetoric and Theory Building
ENGL 765	Modern Rhetoric and Theory Building
Technology:
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 539	Writing in Digital Spaces
ENGL 665	Teaching Writing with Technology
ENGL 717	Teaching Professional and Technical Writing
Language:
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 540	General Linguistics (Language)
ENGL 542	English Grammar
ENGL 550	American English
ENGL 577	Language, Gender and Power
ENGL 722	Multilingualism and Writing Instruction
English electives in Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Journalism, Linguistics, or Creative Writing		6
Total Credit Hours		21

NOTE: At least nine of the 18 hours must be at the 600-level.