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Technical Writing Concentration

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The technical writing concentration equips students to enter the growing and lucrative field of technical writing. It is designed for science and technology students as well as humanities students interested in science and technology.

Requirements (15-16 hours)
  • WRIT 305: Technical Communication (3 hours)
  • WRIT 315: Technical and Professional Document Design (3 hours)
  • DESI 101: Introduction to Visual Communication Design (3 hours)
  • DESI 210: Interactive Design and User Experience (3 hours)
Electives (3-4 hours)
  • ASTR 206: Introduction to Sky Motions and Planets (3 hours)
  • ASTR 207: Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 101: General Biology I (4 hours)
  • BIOL 102: General Biology II (4 hours)
  • CHEM 101: General Chemistry I (4 hours)
  • CHEM 102: General Chemistry II (4 hours)
  • CHEM 105: Chemistry for Engineers (4 hours)
  • COMP 141: Computer Programming I (3 hours)
  • COMP 155: Introduction to Computer Science (3 hours)
  • COMP 205: Ethics in the Computing Profession (3 hours)
  • ELEE 204: Digital Logic Design (3 hours)
  • PHYS 101: General Physics I—Engineering (4 hours)
  • PHYS 102: General Physics II—Engineering (4 hours)
  • PHYS 121: College Physics I (4 hours)
  • PHYS 122: College Physics II (4 hours)
Related Careers

Related job functions include creating sets of instructions, writing product user manuals, designing instructional videos, writing technical company newsletters, writing process analysis reports, and designing technology corporation websites.

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