Overview

English - Journalism and Professional Writing from University of Massachusetts Lowell helps you learn how to write for an audience and explore the different aspects of professional writing through courses about digital rhetoric, editing, publishing, grant writing, new media and more. Graduate with a portfolio of professional writing to pursue jobs as a journalist, technical communicator, or a writer in other professional contexts.

Students at English - Journalism and Professional Writing from University of Massachusetts Lowell will:

Produce accessible, well-designed end products through an on-going process of individual and collective critique, substantive revision, and careful editing

Adapt content, format, and style to different situations, audiences, and purposes, and organize material clearly and effectively for the intended audience

Develop collaboration skills and work and write effectively in a professional context

Develop good research questions and strategies, and gather, evaluate, interpret, and use information accurately, logically, and ethically

Demonstrate basic competence in technology associated with traditional and new communications media

Identify and analyze works of literature in a variety of genres

Accurately identify their own strengths and weaknesses as a writer and communicator and develop a long-term plan for strengthening their skills

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Digital Media Production

Audio Production

Digital Media Capstone

College Writing

College Writing Studio

Literature

Critical Methods of Literary Inquiry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-12 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Lowell, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application for a daytime, on-campus program.

You are considered a first-year student if you have not taken any post-secondary/college coursework. Your application should include your high school or secondary school records, including results from culminating or leaving examinations.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions only accepts official high school records, leaving certificates, and or graduation examination results or their notarized copies. All documents in foreign languages must be professionally translated and notarized. We only accept official transcripts sent directly from the school or a Ministry of Education.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

36610 USD / year

≈ 36610 USD / year
Out-of-State

36610 USD / year

≈ 36610 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

16814 USD / year

≈ 16814 USD / year

Living costs

Lowell

United States

1130 - 2341 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Students at English - Journalism and Professional Writing from University of Massachusetts Lowell will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Lowell

Funding

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