Program Overview
The Technical Communication Minor enhances students' abilities in writing, designing, and coding, equipping them with the skills needed for modern workplaces. The program focuses on evidence-based approaches, and its applied nature benefits students pursuing degrees in science, business, or liberal arts. With award-winning faculty and scholarships available, the program prepares students for technical writing roles in various industries.
Program Outline
It emphasizes evidence-based approaches to preparing students with the technical communication skills required in modern workplaces, including writing, designing, and coding. The minor aims to strengthen students' abilities in editing, document design, and web design. It is particularly beneficial for students pursuing degrees in computer science, natural science, business, or liberal arts, as it enhances their marketability due to its applied nature.
Teaching:
The program boasts award-winning faculty and offers five scholarships.
Careers:
The program prepares students for technical writing roles in various industries, including healthcare and medical fields (often referred to as medical writers). Students specialize in effectively communicating health-related topics.
Other:
The program offers a variety of courses, including:
- Technical Writing (3 hrs): Focuses on expository writing, particularly for science, pre-engineering, and business students.
- New Media Experience (3 hrs): Provides an overview of user experience design and development, including the process, job roles, and career paths.
- Introduction to Professional, Science, and Technical Writing (3 hrs): A process-oriented introduction to writing, especially for science, pre-engineering, and business students. It focuses on understanding the writing situation and provides practice in professional, science, and technical writing.
- Information Design for Electronic Media (3 hrs): Explores the fundamentals of web design and practical and theoretical issues faced by professional and technical communicators in managing and distributing content.
- Advanced Technical Communication (3 hrs): Offers practical application of technical communication style, conventions, genre, and technologies in industry, business, and the sciences.
