Undergraduate Certificate in Rhetoric and Professional Writing

Northern Arizona University

Ground yourself in communication and composition. This undergraduate certificate will equip you with techniques for developing, structuring, and presenting persuasive arguments. Through your coursework, you'll enhance your perspective as an information consumer to evaluate manipulative, exaggerated, or baseless assertions. Applying your knowledge in rhetorical theory and persuasive argumentation, you'll explore global communication practices, social media literacy, digital and multimedia writing, and conventions in professional and public discourse to support your professional goals.