Technical Communication, MTC

Technical Communication, MTC

Level:

Master's Degree

Credits required:

33 credits

Cost per credit:

$488

Next start date:

May 6, 2024

Master the Art of Clear & Effective Communication

Without clear communication, nothing would get done. This program aims to help professional writers, students considering an academic career, and high school teachers understand how to employ language to create progress. Learn practical skills and theories to support or challenge workplace practices, understand rhetoric and how it applies to academia, or add technical communication classes to your teaching repertoire.  

The same faculty who teach at Utah State University's main campus also teach the online courses. They are trained and experienced as technical writers and professional communicators who actively research in their fields of expertise. You will be able to immediately apply what you learn in your current career.

The First Step is a Conversation. Talk to Jared.

Jared Colton

Jared Colton

Director of Graduate Studies
(435) 797-8412
jared.colton@usu.edu

College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department: English

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Career Outlook

A master's degree in technical communication prepares you for a career as a professional writer, a path to an academic career, or as a secondary education teacher. All industries and organizations require effective communication, especially through written formats, making you a versatile candidate for a variety of areas.

Technical Communication Curriculum Preview

 

Students examine the complex roles editors assume in creating technical and nontechnical documents. Principal components of the course include working with substance of documents, mediating the writer-reader relationship, and exemplifying the application of rhetorical theory in editing. 

This course is a survey of cultural research methods that apply to contemporary practices in technical communication and rhetoric. These methods may include feminism, queer theory, postcolonial theory, critical race theory, and disability studies. 

This course is a study of theoretical aspects of technologies affecting writing in professional contexts. Topics vary. This class is repeatable for up to 12 credits if taught by a different instructor. 

This course prepares students to teach technical writing courses at the undergraduate level. Students learn about the history and scope of the field of technical communication and develop pedagogical materials for use in academia or industry. 

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