The University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS) is building connections with UD’s colleges, giving adult learners more chances than ever to tap into cutting-edge content.

One of these collaborative efforts arrives this spring, as UD PCS unveils an online Technical and Professional Writing certificate built with the guidance of faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences. The course is designed to give working professionals career-enhancing credentials in a growing specialty field.

Designed and taught by faculty from UD's Department of English, the course distills much of the knowledge included in for-credit classes. The first six-week section of the three-course certificate starts March 31.

Other joint efforts between UD PCS and University academic departments are on the horizon.

“This certificate was purposefully built with working professionals in mind,” said Vic Wang, director of noncredit professional programs at UD PCS. “With the help of our amazing faculty, we worked very hard to give programs the research-based knowledge and academic rigor that UD is known for.”

The new program features a “stackable” certificate, which means learners can complete the required courses one at a time, at their own pace, until they “stack up” enough courses to earn the certificate.

“We aimed to build a stackable program that’s truly flexible, convenient and accessible to anyone — anywhere and anytime,” said Wang, who is also exploring the potential for creating pathways between noncredit and for-credit programs, giving participants an opportunity to use their certificate as a head start on a degree program.

Visit the Technical and Professional Writing home page to learn more.