Professional Communication
Why choose Professional Communication at UVic?
Professional Communication gives you useful, job-ready skills for almost any career. You’ll learn how to write clearly, edit with confidence, research like a professional and create communication for print, digital and new media.
You’ll explore real communication challenges in areas such as health, environmental messaging, digital culture, fashion, business, government and public life.
What will you learn?
You’ll build skills in
- professional writing
- copy editing
- research methods
- digital and visual communication
- oral presentations
- workplace communication
- writing for public, private and non-profit sectors
Why it matters: employers need people who can explain complex ideas, write for different audiences and communicate across platforms.
Writing is for everyone
Whether you’re studying sciences, business, engineering, social sciences or arts, Professional Communication can add value to your degree. You’ll learn how to share ideas clearly, design stronger messages and adapt your writing for the job you want.
These skills can help you in labs, offices, classrooms, agencies, start-ups, public service and community organizations.
Add a micro-certificate
Level up your degree with the Micro-certificate in Professional Communication in the Workplace.
This 3-unit micro-certificate helps you build focused skills in copy editing, business writing and writing for government and public-sector settings.
You’ll practise how to
- write for professional audiences
- edit documents for clarity and accuracy
- communicate in business settings
- write for government and public sectors
- create stronger workplace documents
Graduate ready to communicate clearly and make a professional impact.
Master the tools and software
Professional Communication helps you create polished documents for print and digital media using current technologies and software. You’ll learn how professional writers, editors and communicators plan, draft, revise and publish content for real audiences. You may work on:
- workplace documents
- digital content
- reports presentations
- editing projects
- communication plans
- public-facing writing
- print and online materials
Where do Professional Communication graduates work?
Graduates work across
- government
- business
- education
- health
- publishing
- non-profits
- social media
- digital production
- consulting
- training.
Admission
This is a minor program that can be added to your primary degree to broaden your studies. You can declare your minor after one or more years of full-time study at UVic.
Your academic advisor can help you plan your courses to ensure you meet the requirements of both your major and minor programs.