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Write On(Line): Online Writing Courses through Colleges and Universities
By Donna R. Dolan
An article on online writing courses from associations
appeared in the July 15, 2011 Funds For Writers. This
article explores noncredit online writing courses offered
by colleges and universities. To find such courses search
“noncredit online writing courses college” in a search engine.
Then repeat the search substituting “university” for “college”
for full retrieval. There are many examples of such courses,
and some notable ones are profiled here.
The only thing more flexible than online writing courses is
free, online writing courses. The web site lists free, online,
non-credit courses available from universities. The courses range
from fiction through poetry to technical writing.
http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Universities_Offering_Free_Writing_Courses_Online.html
Noncredit college writing courses give you access to the college’s
faculty and great libraries without the pressure of a college
credit-bearing course. It often gives you a chance to explore a
writing program before you enroll in a degree program. For
instance, try a noncredit course before enrolling in a Master of
Fine Arts or another degree program in writing to determine your
interest and ability level. Or try a noncredit course if you are
thinking of switching genres—from nonfiction to the short story
for example.
Check out a specialty course in a new area such as Sitcom Writing
from Anne Arundel Community College. Most courses at AACC run $98
but go up to $125 for Teaching Writing. For more information,
e-mail ponolton@aacc.edu . In fact,
community colleges are a great
place to take online writing courses because their audience tends
to be the beginner.
www.ed2go.com/aacc/SearchResults.aspx?SearchTerms=writing
Many colleges offer technical writing courses, the type of writing
that Peter Bowerman promotes in his The Well-Fed Writer. For
instance, Anne Arundel Community College teaches Effective Business
Writing and Fundamentals of Technical Writing and St. Louis
University offers Business and Professional Writing.
Continuing Studies at University Wisconsin-Madison offers courses
in every area of writing including fiction, nonfiction, freelance,
memoir, children’s writing, scriptwriting and more. Costs depend on
the length and complexity of the course, but range from $55 for a
one-day workshop to $395 for a full-length course such as
scriptwriting. For more information about UWM, contact Christine
DeSmet (cdesmet@dcs.wisc.edu ,
608-262-3447.)
www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/writing
Binghamton University offers 24 online writing courses from Beginner’s
Guide to Getting Published to Creativity Training for Writers.
They all list for $95 each.
www.ceo.binghamton.edu/continuing-education/non-credit-programs/online-courses.php
Earn a certificate in creative writing by taking any 5 online
courses through St. Louis University in 2012. Courses include:
Literary Studies; Memoir; Short Fiction; Creative Writing:
Fiction; Business and Professional Writing; Novel Writing;
Poetry. Individual courses run $300.
The University of Richmond’s Continuing Studies department lists
six writing and communication courses from Boosting Your Web Site
Traffic to Marketing with Social Media for $195 each.
www.scs.richmond.edu
Although not technically a university, Writer’s Digest University
lists 38 online writing courses starting in summer 2011. They
range from Grammar and Mechanics to Writing Fiction for Children
to many genres in between and cost from $199-$435.
http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com
Explore the above options for online writing courses if you do
not want the commitment of matriculating at a college or
university.
BIO
Donna R. Dolan is a freelance writer, editor and librarian
from Albany, NY. She specializes in research and in online
information and food articles.
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