Generative AI is changing how writing gets done. The writers who thrive will be those who know how to leverage the technology without losing their voice, credibility, or control.
In this twelve-week hybrid course (with live Zoom sessions and self-paced learning), you will learn to use AI as a powerful partner in drafting and revision, while keeping human judgment at the center.
You will utilize AI as a brainstorming collaborator, write genre-specific prompts that produce quality outputs, document AI involvement transparently and defensibly, and build hybrid human–AI workflows.
Bring an existing project or begin a new one and develop it through guided exercises, discussion, and peer review. By the end of the course, you will have a polished piece of writing and a personal AI framework for using the models with confidence, purpose, and integrity.
Some familiarity with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity is helpful but not required. Brief orientation videos will be provided.
In this twelve-week hybrid course (with live Zoom sessions and self-paced learning), you will learn to use AI as a powerful partner in drafting and revision, while keeping human judgment at the center.
You will utilize AI as a brainstorming collaborator, write genre-specific prompts that produce quality outputs, document AI involvement transparently and defensibly, and build hybrid human–AI workflows.
Bring an existing project or begin a new one and develop it through guided exercises, discussion, and peer review. By the end of the course, you will have a polished piece of writing and a personal AI framework for using the models with confidence, purpose, and integrity.
Some familiarity with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity is helpful but not required. Brief orientation videos will be provided.
Requirements:
The certificate is awarded to students who declare candidacy and successfully complete the one required course listed below with a grade of B or higher.This course is delivered in an online format that uses a combination of required real-time, instructor-led (synchronous) video meetings and self-paced (asynchronous) learning within NYU’s online learning platform. There are weekly deadlines for lesson and assignment completion.
Questions? Contact us at The Center for Publishing, Writing, and Media. Email sps.pwm.ce@nyu.edu or call 212-998-7289.
This single course fulfills the requirements for the Certificate in AI Writing and Ethics.
Continuing Education Units (CEU) : 5
You'll walk away with
- A clear understanding of how to integrate AI in your writing, while maintaining authorship, integrity, and creative control.
- A personalized workflow map that identifies where AI meaningfully supports your writing process.
- Practical strategies for ethical brainstorming with AI.
- Using AI to outline, draft, and revise.
- A complete portfolio — including logs, drafts, reflections, and workflow maps — culminating in a polished final piece and a personal AI writing framework.
Ideal for
- Writers, professionals, and creatives who want to use AI responsibly while strengthening their own craft and thinking.
- Individuals who have experimented with AI tools and want structured guidance for more intentional, ethical, and effective use in their writing process.
- Workplace writers seeking to improve clarity, efficiency, and transparency.
- Academics and researchers navigating authorship, integrity, and citation in AIâ€`assisted writing.
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