Feature Writing Certificate

**NOT ACCEPTING ENROLLEES, PENDING CERTIFICATE REVISION** Become a window to the world while sharing the “who, what, when, where, why and how” with your readers through our certificate program in Feature Writing. From national magazines to community newspapers to the ever-growing internet, feature writers who can skillfully and professionally contribute stories on newsmakers, on food, travel and entertainment, on leisure and health, and on the complexities of medicine, science and technology are in demand. The certificate gives students a solid grounding in the craft, with instruction in the fundamentals: generating and developing story ideas, cultivating sources, researching, interviewing techniques, and the writing itself. In addition, students learn the business of feature writing, from marketing stories as a freelancer to pursuing part- or full-time opportunities in the workplace.