The BAS program with a concentration in technical communication is a flexible degree plan designed specifically for students who have earned an AAS degree from a regionally accredited institution. This major combines the technical experience gained in the student's associate degree program with a broader education of skills in management, leadership, critical thinking and communication.
Technical communication is applied workplace communication that makes technical information understandable and available to many audiences. In the technical communication concentration, students learn how to produce, design and manage information using both traditional and developing technologies.
Degree offered
Applied Science (Technical Communication) (BAS)
Integrative Sciences and Arts, College of
Location
Polytechnic
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Application requirements
All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.Freshman
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WUE eligible program
Undergraduate students from western states who enroll in this
program are eligible for a discounted tuition rate.
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of income, can qualify for some form of financial aid. In fact,
more than 70 percent of all ASU students receive some form of
financial assistance every year.
Career outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the need for writers and editors will increase by 25 percent during the next five years. Software and electronics companies, media corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, nonprofits and other areas will see an increased demand for writers. Students in the program will prepare for careers as:
- advertising and promotions managers
- communications teachers (postsecondary)
- copy writers
- correspondence clerks
- court clerks
- desktop publishers
- editors
- media and communication workers
- proofreaders and copy markers
- public relations specialists
- technical writers