Business and Technical Writing, a division of The Writing Program, is excited to offer a number of new courses, including Business Writing Essentials, Writing Grant Proposals, Writing for Engineers, Science Writing, Writing as a Naturalist, Technical Editing, Information Design and Web Authoring. These courses help students make the transition from writing in school to writing in their professional lives. Our courses now cover a whole range of student needs, from basic communication skills to web authoring techniques. We add these classes to our originals-Writing for Business & Professions (355:303) and Scientific & Technical Writing (355:302) - which have grown in popularity in recent years.

In addition to our new classes, we also now offer two writing certificates: a Professional Writing Certificate and a Technical Writing Certificate (for students with technical or science majors). By working towards these certificates, students will enhance their oral, written, and electronic communication abilities, increasing their eligibility for jobs that require advanced writing competency. Both certificates require six courses in four key skill areas: two courses of writing training, one course of research practice, two courses to improve computer knowledge, and one internship experience.

Visit our new web site at http://bizntech.rutgers.edu (or click on our link at the top of the Writing Program's page) for more information about these courses and the certificates.