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Organizations need strong writers. No matter what career you pursue – academic, entrepreneurial, administrative, promotional or instructional – powerful writing and presentation skills are essential. In a world where artificial intelligence plays an ever-increasing role in routine tasks, your ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers, clients, managers and community members is key. This specialization gives you the skills needed to develop relationships and achieve results to ensure career advancement and success.

The most versatile of all the Professional Writing specializations, Organizational Writing prepares you for a writing career in a number of areas. Learn to market goods and services, create cultural experiences, create technical manuals and instructional materials, enter professional and graduate programs – including law and public policy – advocate for social causes, influence organizational culture and achieve positive change. As a skillful communicator, you can choose your career path, influence your environment and build your legacy.

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• Academic Advising
• Writing Centre
• Course Projects
• Degree Options & Requirements
• Professional Writing Degree Pathway

What You'll Learn

• Strategically approach communication in ways that appeal to your target audience, achieving results and effecting positive change.

• Produce high-quality content while saving time and resources.

• Recognize and analyze the ways that organizational communication operates to build relationships and create culture.

• Manage client relationships as you create proposals, develop reports and execute meaningful projects within the greater 91ÑÇÉ« community.

• Present yourself confidently to potential clients/employers in a variety of professional contexts.

• Engage in productive individual and team-based problem-solving, strategic conflict management, thoughtful decision-making and ethical leadership.

Hands-On Experience

• Create and brand an independent writing consultancy focused on serving the communication needs of clients in the greater 91ÑÇÉ« community.

• Propose, pitch and deliver customized projects that support community members in reaching their academic, business and social goals.

• Work directly with clients to develop accessible project content and powerful presentation strategies while receiving professional coaching, advice and instruction from clients and instructors.

• Network with a variety of professional writers through our guest speaker programs that help you discover opportunities, create strategic job search plans and prepare you for the types of communication you will experience in the professional world.