Programs and Certificates

Programs

Ph.D. in Texts and Technology is part of a growing interdisciplinary field combining scholarly study, creative production, and assessment of digital media texts.
M.F.A. in Creative Writing focuses on students’ original creative work. Our faculty members offer students guidance in defining aesthetic values, and crafting art. The program seeks to develop and graduate literary writers of the highest quality.
M.A. in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies has a new name and a remodeled curriculum, starting fall 2009.
M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition focuses on how language is used in real-world contexts. This degree is ideal preparation for teaching college-level writing, for continuing to a Ph.D. program in rhetoric and composition, and for working in other public and professional situations, which call for effective written and verbal communication.
M.A. in Technical Communication is completely online and provides students with theoretical and applied skills in such areas as technical writing, visual design, usability, ethics, stylistics, computer documentation, international communication, and the rhetoric of science.

Certificate in Professional Writing offers central Florida professionals opportunities to develop and improve communication skills vital to advancing in the workplace. Since the program is designed for busy professionals, all courses are offered via the web, and the program can be completed in as few as three consecutive semesters.