- Learn the art of professional writing to inform and/or solve problems for specific clients or the public.
- Get exposure to a variety of styles, including medical writing, software documentation, instructions, help files, legal information, grants and even web copy.
- Gain hands-on experience in our Usability Testing Lab.
Our Technical Writing Minor is open to all students and pairs well with just about any academic major. It can be especially beneficial if you are majoring in business, the sciences, health science professions, mathematics, psychology, sociology or computer science.
Courses
The Minor in Technical Writing consists of 18 credit hours (six English courses).
The program is flexible, but your courses must include English 3351 and two upper-level technical and business writing courses from the following:
- English 3353
- English 3354
- English 4360
- English 4365
- English 4367
- English 4373