Teaching of Writing (Certificate)

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Teaching of Writing
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On Campus 15 - 18 cr

The certificate in Teaching of Writing is designed specifically for students interested in enhancing their teaching skills in the area of writing.

Description

This certificate provides advanced coursework in rhetoric, literacy, writing and teacher inquiry. Students who successfully complete the certificate requirements will benefit from improved professional skills and marketability.

Before you submit this application, contact Debbie Minter, Director of Composition, to discuss this program.

Courses

Applying for Admission

Standard requirements for all graduate programs

  • Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
  • Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.

    If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.

    After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.

  • If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency is required.

    When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.

  • If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
  • Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.

Additional requirements specific to this program

  • Plan of study approved by the director of the certificate program
  • Resume/CV
  • Other Upload:  A summary of your teaching experience or a discussion of your teaching potential, no more than 2 pages.

Certificate programs are not considered degree programs, so international students should be aware that admission to this program is ineligible for immigration forms for an F-1 student visa.

Program Faculty

Kenneth Price (bio)

American Literature and Periodicals, Textual Editing, Digital Humanities

Stephen Ramsay (bio)

Digital Humanities, Critical Theory, Drama

Guy Reynolds (bio)

Willa Cather, Women's Fiction, American Studies

Gregory Rutledge (bio)

African-American Literature and Culture, American Literature

Timothy Schaffert (bio)

Creative Writing, Fiction Writing

Julia Schleck (bio)

Renaissance Literature and History, Early Modern Travel Literature

Kelly Stage (bio)

Renaissance Literature, Literature of 16th and 17th Century London

Shari Stenberg (bio)

Composition and Rhetoric, Critical and Feminist Pedagogies, Literacy Studies, Teaching and Writing Development

Roland Vegso (bio)

Critical and Literary Theory, Psychoanalysis, Contemporary Political Theory, 20th Century Literature, Modernism, Cold War Stories

Hope Wabuke (bio)

Creative Writing (Poetry, Nonfiction), African and Diasporic Literature

Stacey Waite (bio)

Composition, Rhetoric, Literacy, Queer Theory/Queer Pedagogies, Teaching of Writing, Feminist and Gender Studies, Creative Writing/Poetry

Deborah Williams Minter (bio)

Composition, Literacy Studies, Rhetoric

UNL Graduate Chairs and staff please complete the program update form to provide edits. Updates to graduate program pages are made on an annual basis in conjunction with the Graduate Application for Admission.