Technical & Professional Writing Minor

Program Overview

The Technical & Professional Writing Minor at this institution provides students with a foundation in effective communication across various media. Through required courses and advisor-approved electives, students enhance their research, writing, and multimedia production skills, improving their communication abilities within their primary field of study. The minor consists of 18 credit hours, including courses in technical writing, digital texts, and digital research and writing.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Overview:
• The Technical & Professional Writing Minor provides a solid foundation for effectively communicating in various media genres and contexts.
Students will develop skills in researching, designing, and authoring documents and multimedia that complement their major coursework.
• The minor enhances students' research and writing abilities, expands their multimedia production capabilities, and improves their communication skills within their primary field of study.
• Objectives:
• Enhance students' research and writing abilities
• Develop students' multimedia production capabilities
• Improve students' communication skills within their primary field of study

Outline:

• Program Content and Structure:
• The minor consists of 18 credit hours, including 9 credits of required courses and 9 credits of advisor-approved electives.
• Required Courses (9 Credits):
• TECW 2100 - Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing (3 credits)
• TECW 3132 - Digital Texts and Networked Worlds (3 credits)
• TECW 3134 - Digital Research and Writing (3 credits)
• Advisor-Approved Electives (9 Credits):
• Choose from the following courses; at least one upper-division TECW course must be chosen:
• ARTA 2202 - Layout and Production (3 credits)
• CDST 4117 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities: Interdisciplinarity and Digital Culture (3 credits)
• COMM 2700 - Professional Communication and Technology (3 credits)
• COMM 4346 - Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
• ENTC 3030 - Technical Communication (3 credits)
• ENGL 3130 - Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• MCOM 2400 - Multimedia Production (3 credits)
• MGMT 3300 - Written Organizational Communications (3 credits)
• TECW 3150 - Writing in the Sciences (3 credits)
• TECW 3200 - Technical Editing and Style (3 credits)
• TECW 3250 - Usability Research and Design (3 credits)
• TECW 4100 - Writing for Government (3 credits)
• TECW 4200 - Introduction to Grant and Proposal Writing (3 credits)