University of Chicago Writing Program

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WRITING
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR GSB STUDENTS

If you are an MBA student in the Graduate School of Business, you may take Advanced Professional Writing (Business 32101), an advanced writing course geared to the needs of writers in business and the professions.   This course helps professional writers learn to communicate complex and difficult material clearly to varied audiences, such as experts in a field,  supervisors, clients, or the general public.  This year, Business 32101 will be offered in Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters. In the Winter and Spring, the course will be offered both at the Hyde Park campus and at the downtown Gleacher Center.

Course Description

Advanced Professional Writing is an intensive and pragmatic course with the following two objectives:  (1) to sharpen each student’s skills by teaching the techniques of clear, coherent, and efficient writing; and (2) to provide students with the tools they need to manage the writing of others.

The course meets twice each week - once in a lecture and once in seminar groups.  The lectures explain and demonstrate essential principles of effective writing.   Through the weekly seminars and individual critiques, students can take the principles of effective writing and transform them into the habits they can call upon every time they write. The course is taught by Lawrence McEnerney and members of the Writing Program staff. They have taught many successful programs for writers from a wide variety of corporate, institutional, and professional settings.

If you would like more details about the course, you may call the University Writing Program Office at 702-1936 or 834-4691, or e-mail us at writing-program@uchicago.edu.

 

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