Technical Communication
Requirements
Description
Through the technical communication concentration, students learn how to produce, design and manage information, using both traditional and developing technologies.
Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of upper division courses for this concentration.
- All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
- All listed courses require prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105 or 108 with C or better; minimum 45 hours.
Core 12 Hours Required
TWC 301 General Principles of Multimedia Writing
TWC 401 Principles of Technical Communication
TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication or TWC 421 Principles of Writing with Technology
TWC 431 Principles of Technical Editing
Genre or Information Courses 6 Hours
The following are examples of courses available, see your CISA academic advisor for other course options.
TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication
TWC 414 Visualizing Data and Information
TWC 421 Principles of Web Authoring
TWC 422 Social Media in the Workplace
TWC 435 Global Issues in Technical Communication
TWC 436 Project Management in Technical Communication
TWC 443 Proposal Writing
TWC 444 Manual and Instructional Writing
TWC 445 Computer Documentation
TWC 446 Technical and Scientific Reports
TWC 451 Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age
TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age
TWC 453 Information and Communications Technology in American History
TWC 454 Information Technology and Culture
TWC 484 Internship
TWC 494 Special Topics
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Tempe
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