Course of Study

  • The MAPW degree takes 36 credit hours to complete.
  • All MAPW students must register for this Core Course to complete the degree. It is recommended to register for this course in your first year.

  • Five (5) courses in one of the three concentrations areas:

  • Option 1

    • Three (3) courses from one of the remaining two concentrations
    • One (1) free elective course 

    Option 2

    • Two (2) courses from each of the other two concentration areas

  • All MAPW students must register for this course to complete the degree. Students may register for three (3) credit hours for two semesters or six (6) credit hours in one semester.

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Courses by Concentration Area(s)

Note: Courses are on rotation and may not be offered every semester.

    • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
    • PRWR 6200 Contemporary Rhetoric and its Applications
    • PRWR 6240 Technical Writing
    • PRWR 6255 Grant & Proposal Writing
    • PRWR 6260 Managing Writing in Organizations
    • PRWR 6280 Business and Technical Editing
    • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing
    • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing
    • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
    • PRWR 6550 Document Design and Desktop Publishing
    • PRWR 6570 Writing for Social Media
    • PRWR 6760 World Englishes
    • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing
    • PRWR 6810 Publishing in the 21st Century
    • PRWR 6850 Web Content Development
    • PRWR 6860 Intercultural Communication in Context
    • PRWR 7520 Creative Nonfiction Writing II
    • PRWR 7550 Advanced Applied Writing
    • PRWR 7600 MAPW Practical Internship (see details below)
    • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
    • PRWR 7900 Special Topics*
    • PRWR 7950 MAPW Directed Study (see details below)

    *Course may not apply to Applied Writing depending on the topic.

    • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
    • PRWR 6150 Rhetorical Theory
    • PRWR 6200 Contemporary Rhetoric and its Applications
    • PRWR 6300 Understanding Writing as Process
    • PRWR 6500 Composition Theory and Pedagogy
    • PRWR 6650 Introduction to Literacy Studies
    • PRWR 6750 Teaching Writing to Speakers of Other Languages
    • PRWR 6760 World Englishes
    • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing 
    • PRWR 6860 Intercultural Communication in Context
    • PRWR 7600 MAPW Practical Internship (see details below)
    • PRWR 7800 Teaching Assistant Practicum I
    • PRWR 7801 Teaching Assistant Practicum II
    • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
    • PRWR 7900 Special Topics*
    • PRWR 7950 MAPW Directed Study (see details below)

    *Course may not apply to Composition and Rhetoric depending on the topic.

    • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
    • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing
    • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing
    • PRWR 6455 The Genres of Creative Writing
    • PRWR 6460 Fiction Writing I
    • PRWR 6470 Poetry Writing I
    • PRWR 6480 Playwriting I
    • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
    • PRWR 6760 World Englishes
    • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing
    • PRWR 6810 Publishing in the 21st Century
    • PRWR 7460 Fiction Writing II
    • PRWR 7470 Poetry Writing II
    • PRWR 7480 Playwriting II
    • PRWR 7520 Creative Nonfiction Writing II
    • PRWR 7600 MAPW Practical Internship (see details below)
    • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
    • PRWR 7900 Special Topics*
    • PRWR 7950 MAPW Directed Study (see details below)
    • STVW 6490 Screenwriting I
    • STVW 6495 TV Writing: Half-Hour
    • STVW 6496 TV Writing: One-Hour
    • STVW 7490 Screenwriting II
    • STVW 7495 TV Writing II
    • STVW 7496 TV Writers Room

    *Course may not apply to Creative Writing depending on the topic.

  • Applied Writing & Composition and Rhetoric Courses 

    • PRWR 6200 Contemporary Rhetoric and its Applications
    • PRWR 6860 Intercultural Communication in Context

    Applied Writing & Creative Writing Courses 

    • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing
    • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing
    • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
    • PRWR 6810 Publishing the 21st Century
    • PRWR 7520 Creative Nonfiction Writing II

    Applied Writing & Composition and Rhetoric & Creative Writing Courses 

    • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
    • PRWR 6760 World Englishes
    • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing
    • PRWR 7600 Practical Internship*
    • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
    • PRWR 7900 Special Topics*
    • PRWR 7950 MAPW Directed Study*

    * Course(s) may not apply to all concentration areas depending on the internship, topic, and/or study.

  • Contact Professor Jeffrey Greene, Internship Coordinator for Department of English, about available internship opportunities. 

  • In PRWR 7950 MAPW Directed Study, you will work one-on-one with a faculty member. A directed study cannot take the place of a course offered by the MAPW Program but it can supplement its courses. To enroll in a directed study, follow these steps:

    1. Ask a member of the faculty whose expertise corresponds to the topic you plan on studying to supervise your directed study.
    2. With the help of the faculty member supervising your directed study, create a detailed syllabus that includes: book list, meeting-by-meeting schedule, and all requirements for completion of the course, including tests, papers, etc.
    3. The faculty advisor will access the Directed Study Request Form through DocuSign. The form is due on the last day of classes in the semester before the direct study is to occur.

    Questions? Contact Dr. Aaron Levy at alevy2@kennesaw.edu.

Graduate Certificates

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Course Offerings

Course offerings are subject to change each semester. Course modality is predominantly face-to-face for fall and spring semesters with limited online course offerings. Summer semester courses are online. 

 

Registration & MAPW Advising

    1. Go to owl-express. 
    2. Select the semester you wish to view in the drop-down menu.
    3. Click the "Continue" button.
    4. Type in the "Subject" search engine "PRWR - Professional Writing" and "STVW - Screen and TV Writing."
    5. Click the "Search" button.
    6. You will be able to see all of the available courses for the semester. *You may alter how many classes you see at a time. The recommendation is to set the search to 50 entries per page to view all course offerings.
    1. Log on to OwlExpress.
    2. Select the "Registration" tab
    3. Click the "Register for Classes" link. 
    4. Click the "Continue" button.
    5. Select the term (example: "Fall Semester 2025").
    6. Search "PRWR - Professional Writing" and/or "STVW - Screen and TV Writing" courses to enroll (see above section "Course Descriptions").

    See details on Registration Holds, Registration Errors, or Wait-Listing. 

  • Contact the MAPW Academic Program Support Specialist if you would like to set up a meeting to discuss your degree/certificate progress, discuss class registration, correct your record, or other questions.