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Professional and Technical Communication Minor

Effectively communicate thoughts and ideas

With this minor, students learn the core competencies needed to produce strong professional and technical communication.

Technical communication and writing skills prepare students for multiple professional pathways to work as innovative professional or technical communicators in a variety of fields – from the government to non-profit to business to medicine – as well as providing the skills necessary to enter multiple graduate programs.

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College of Arts & Sciences

Outcomes

With your strong background in technology and your accelerated writing and editing skills, you’ll be in high demand for any employer.  

  • Editor
  • Technical writer
  • Grant writer
  • Copywriter

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the Certificate in Professional and Technical Communication, students will:

  • Be able to create digital textual and visual materials illustrating design and writing skills for technical documents and workplace communications