Professional Writing Major

Professional Writing (Major/Minor)

Learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry while broadening your writing skills across a variety of forms and genres.

Write, edit, use technical tools, design, and strategically work with social media, newspapers, and magazines. Explore a variety of communication and writing styles to identify which kind fits you best—and how all that works with your Christian faith.

You’ll be prepared to go into a variety of careers where you’ll use your love for words to write articles, blogs, essays, work with social media, understand technical writing, or edit for all types of writing.

Professional Writing Degrees

BA in Professional Writing
BS in Professional Writing
Minor in Professional Writing

Degree
Minor

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Build skills in:

Write and edit all types of writing
Receiving feedback on creative work
Digital tools
Layout and design
Social media strategy
Book editing and publishing
Freelance writing
Communication theory and research
Intercultural communication

Career opportunities:

Freelance writer
Published author
Social media manager
Editor
Copywriter
Proofreader
Business writer
Journalist
Technical writer

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Build Your Bylines

Learn the entire publishing process, from acquisitions and writing to editing and publicity. You’ll fill a freelance writing portfolio with your own published writing that will set your career on track for success.

Professional Writing Curriculum Guides & Degree Options

Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.

A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.

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Opportunities in Professional Writing

Learning to be a professional writer happens inside and outside the classroom. Check out some ways that Taylor brings learning to life.

Professional Writing Conference
Join current and aspiring authors (teens to adults) for a two-day writing conference full of fiction, nonfiction, platform & marketing, and specialty writing workshops. Learn from professional writers and network with agents and editors who can take your writing to the next level.
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Minor in Professional Writing
Gain a foundational knowledge of the publishing world while sharpening your writing skills with a Professional Writing minor. Learn the business side of writing and how to navigate the world of agents and editors. This minor pairs well with Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, Graphic Art, and History majors.
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Professional Writing Conference
Join current and aspiring authors (teens to adults) for a two-day writing conference full of fiction, nonfiction, platform & marketing, and specialty writing workshops. Learn from professional writers and network with agents and editors who can take your writing to the next level.
Learn More
Minor in Professional Writing
Gain a foundational knowledge of the publishing world while sharpening your writing skills with a Professional Writing minor. Learn the business side of writing and how to navigate the world of agents and editors. This minor pairs well with Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, Graphic Art, and History majors.
View Curriculum
Professional Writing Conference
Join current and aspiring authors (teens to adults) for a two-day writing conference full of fiction, nonfiction, platform & marketing, and specialty writing workshops. Learn from professional writers and network with agents and editors who can take your writing to the next level.
Learn More
Minor in Professional Writing
Gain a foundational knowledge of the publishing world while sharpening your writing skills with a Professional Writing minor. Learn the business side of writing and how to navigate the world of agents and editors. This minor pairs well with Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, Graphic Art, and History majors.
View Curriculum

Anna Molendorp

Class of 2024

The world of contracts, proposals, cover letters, submissions, queries, and copy editing isn’t overwhelming and incomprehensible anymore. I’m leaving this program with a sense of purpose that I’ve never had before.
Kamryn Koble

Class of 2021

Countless times, my professors prayed for me and counseled me. They provided an excellent, personalized learning environment that prepared me for my role as the digital operations and marketing associate for The Experiment publishing.
Emma Holley

Class of 2024

The Professional Writing major has helped me to explore my calling for children’s writing. Each class has given me a deeper appreciation of the power of words.
Charis Negley

Class of 2024

The Professional Writing program gave me not only the education and career training I was searching for but also a group of friends who shared my interests and took me under their wing. They taught me the importance of sharing my writing and how to critique and be critiqued in a writing group.
Anna Molendorp

Class of 2024

The world of contracts, proposals, cover letters, submissions, queries, and copy editing isn’t overwhelming and incomprehensible anymore. I’m leaving this program with a sense of purpose that I’ve never had before.
Kamryn Koble

Class of 2021

Countless times, my professors prayed for me and counseled me. They provided an excellent, personalized learning environment that prepared me for my role as the digital operations and marketing associate for The Experiment publishing.
Emma Holley

Class of 2024

The Professional Writing major has helped me to explore my calling for children’s writing. Each class has given me a deeper appreciation of the power of words.
Charis Negley

Class of 2024

The Professional Writing program gave me not only the education and career training I was searching for but also a group of friends who shared my interests and took me under their wing. They taught me the importance of sharing my writing and how to critique and be critiqued in a writing group.

Related Majors

Professional Writing is part of the Communication Department

Contact
Linda Taylor
Assistant Professor of Professional Writing

765-998-5591
email

Contact
Tammy Armstrong
Communication Program Assistant

765-998-4696
email

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Break into Publishing with Professional Writing