Graduate Certificates
Overview
The Department of English offers four graduate certificates:
- Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate
- Comparative Literary Studies Graduate Certificate
- Creative Writing Graduate Certificate
- Professional and Technical Communication Graduate Certificate
Graduate certificates provide additional certified training after only 12-15 hours of study. To apply, please visit the Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Certificate page.
Comparative Literary Studies Certificate
Comparative Literary Studies Certificate invites you to explore how literature transcends borders, languages, and disciplines. Whether you're fascinated by English medieval epics, modernist novels, or postcolonial poetry, this program empowers you to connect texts across time and space—and link them to other languages (French or Spanish) and literatures, and fields like art, music, history, psychology, philosophy, and politics. This certificate is ideal for graduate students in English, Philosophy, World Languages, History, or related fields, Ph.D. candidates seeking interdisciplinary depth and teaching credentials, and professionals aiming to sharpen research, writing, and critical thinking for careers in publishing, journalism, museums, broadcasting, or public service.
The USF English department welcomes applications from students who wish to develop their skills as poets and writers of fiction and non-fiction. The Creative Writing Certificate Program provides a structured learning environment and supportive atmosphere for students who do not wish to pursue a traditional graduate degree in English. The program is also open to all USF students currently seeking the MA and PhD in English or related fields, and who wish to gain a certified concentration in creative writing.
Professional and Technical Communication Certificate
The Professional and Technical Communication Certificate Program combines workplace writing theory and practice with an emphasis on contemporary multi-media communication technologies. The certificate program helps working professionals to strengthen their workplace writing skills, gain experience working with communication technologies, and prepare for careers or advancement as professional writers or professionals who write. It also provides the opportunity for students from all graduate programs to broaden their research and teaching agendas as they prepare for a competitive job market in English studies.
Digital Humanities Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities, designed in collaboration between
the English department and the History department, offers students enrolled in the
Graduate School an opportunity to complete a series of courses (12 hours) at the intersection
of digital technology and humanities research and learning. It offers
training in technologies and platforms associated with 2D/3D digitization, electronic
editions and editing, cultural heritage, archives, text mining, data analysis and
visualization, the use of mapping and GIS in humanities research, and the study of
digital
media and technology from humanities perspectives.