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Writing & Editing with AI

What is the Writing & Editing with AI Certificate? 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is upending how we write and communicate–in our workplaces, at school, creatively, and interpersonally. Writing professionals across many fields are increasingly expected to know how to use AI in a rapidly changing environment. 

In completing this certificate, students will question what this influx of AI writing tools means for us as writers, readers, and humans as well as gain the foundational skills needed to write and edit alongside AI.

The Writing and Editing with AI certificate program is an opportunity for students to design their own tracks of formal study at the intersections of writing and AI and to gain hands-on and professional experience writing with AI (through internships and experiential/client-partnered courses). 

The Writing and Editing with AI certificate can be completed online, on campus, or a combination of both.

About the Program

Certificate at a Glance

  • Can be completed online or on campus
  • 12 credits
  • Open to enrolled students and non-degree seeking students
  • ​​Credits are "stackable" - courses taken for your major, Core, etc. can also count toward the certificate

Learning Outcomes

 Certificate earners will:

  • Learn how tools like ChatGPT work with an emphasis on Natural Language Processing,  Large Language Models and fundamental constructs such as “emergence”
  • Understand ethical considerations such as AI bias and plagiarism
  • Identify the affordances and constraints of AI in various writing contexts
  • Learn how to collaborate with AI tools in a team setting, ensuring that technology enhances, rather than hinders, collaborative writing efforts 
  • Develop research and editing skills augmented by AI
  • Reflect on and analyze what it means to write, think, and learn with AI and what the implications are for the field of writing as well as human expression and knowledge creation
  • Complete a portfolio of work that demonstrates the students’ learning and skills in  writing and editing with AI

Certificate Perks and Career Advancement

  • Connect with CU Denver’s English Careers Advisory Board of writing professionals  - all certificate students are invited to networking events, panels, and workshops (virtual and in-person) with our network of TPW professionals
  • Receive one-on-one mentorship with faculty and industry professionals
  • Get connected with internship opportunities
  • Gain hands-on practice by taking high impact client-partnered writing courses (you complete real world technical writing projects for industry and community partners; client-partnered courses are remote or in-person)
  • Work with faculty, career advisors, and TPW mentors to focus your job searches, build your TPW portfolio, optimize your resume, and practice interviews

Program Delivery 

  • This is an online and/or on-campus program.

How to apply

Eligibility 

  • CU Denver students in any discipline can apply to the program at any point in their studies.
  • Non-degree seeking students are welcome and encouraged to apply.

For CU Denver Students:

For Non-Degree seeking students:

  • Certificate earners complete an online Application for Non-Degree Admission prior to registering for courses.
  • Declare the certificate by completing this short online form: CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Intent to Declare Form.
  • The certificate advisor will contact you to discuss the program and your goals.

Questions? Email the certificate advisor, Joanne Addison, at joanne.addison@ucdenver.edu.

Program requirements

What are the requirements to complete the certificate?

  • 4 courses or 12 hours of approved credits 
    • 2 foundational courses
    • 2 elective courses or 1 elective + 1 for-credit internship
  • Students must achieve a 3.0 GPA average in all approved courses.
  • Credits applied to the certificate must be earned at CU Denver.

What are the course requirements?

Students take 12 credits in the following course areas. Students also have the option to enroll in a writing and AI-focused internship for credit. 

Foundations 

Students complete the following two foundational courses:

  • ENGL 2060: Intro to Writing and Digital Studies
  • ENGL 3140: Writing and Editing with AI

Electives

Students must take two elective courses (6 credits) or one elective course (3 credis) + one AI-related internship (3 credit hours).  

Electives:

  • English 3170: Business Writing
  • English 3154: Technical Writing
  • Sections of English 4190/5190
  • Or another course with Director’s approval

Courses not appearing on this approved list may still apply to the certificate – just ask the Director!

Internship:

Students can complete an internship or an experiential learning course in the following courses:

  • English 3939: Internship 
  • English 3840: Independent Study

Who can I contact for more information?

Email the certificate advisor, Joanne Addison, at joanne.addison@ucdenver.edu.