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Board signs off on online master’s in Workplace Writing and Emerging Technologies
Summary
The trustees approved a new 30-credit online professional master’s in workplace writing emphasizing generative AI and practical writing skills for working professionals.
The Board approved a new professional master's degree in workplace writing and emerging technologies after a presentation from Jenny Andrus, chair of the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies. Andrus said the 30-credit program is delivered entirely online, is geared to working professionals and includes coursework on research methods, information architecture, ethical decision-making and writing with emergent technologies such as generative AI.
Trustees praised the program’s workforce orientation and discussed outreach to alumni and employers. Andrus noted the program’s focus on transferability of writing skills across occupations and emphasized that the curriculum explicitly addresses generative-AI impacts on professional communication. The motion to approve the new M.A./professional master’s passed on voice vote.
