UX Writing Certificate

The User Experience Writing certificate is for anyone who writes on the job! Students and professionals will be prepared to develop user-centric prose and design content for a variety of audiences.

The User Experience Writing certificate teaches you to compose and edit documents in multiple media at a professional level, skills which are necessary for success in a range of careers in the modern workplace. The certificate also familiarizes students with the theories and practices of UX Writing and requires students to use writing to engage with real-world challenges in the community and beyond.

Graduates of the Online UX Writing certificate should be able to:

• Research user needs and identify complex design solutions through a variety of evaluation methods.
• Articulate design choices to a variety of collaborators involved with content creation.
• Use accepted rhetorical, linguistic and design theories to craft user- and reader-centered documents.
• Design and create documents using a variety of industry-standard tools.
• Demonstrate professionally-appropriate ethical reasoning, including awareness of intellectual property in the creation and management of documents.
• Manage the production of complex, large-scale projects and their related documentation

You can complete this 18-credit certificate in as little as 9 months, or complete it at a slower pace to meet your needs.

Financial aid is not offered for this program but a payment plan is available. Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Submit the Non-Degree Seeking Application.
2. Watch for an email from the Admissions Office about registration.
3. Register yourself for classes when registration opens.

Non-degree seeking students do not pay application fees since they are not attending a degree program and are limited to 8 credits per term.