Technical Writing Academic Certificate
All required coursework must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better (O-10-a).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 202 | Technical Writing I | 3 |
| Select three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Rhetorical Style | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Environmental Writing | ||
| Technical Writing II | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Grant and Proposal Writing (Grant Writing) | ||
| Technical Writing III (Advanced Technical Writing) | ||
| Visual Perception, Culture, and Rhetoric (Visual Culture and Rhetoric) | ||
| Writing for the Web | ||
| Professional Writing Portfolio | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Courses to total 12 credits for this certificate
The student will be able to...
• develop a professional portfolio to use on the job market,
• enter and successfully communicate in professional environments,
• be strong rhetors who add to their existing skills and backgrounds to solve technical communication problems and produce visual and verbal communication,
• translate discipline-specific discourse to meet the needs of audiences with lower levels of technical expertise,
• articulate the affordances and constraints of technologies to stakeholders,
• communicate solutions to rhetorical problems in a variety of print and digital genres.