Technical Writing Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Literature and Language

Technical Writing Minor Program Information

Box 70683
Phone: (423) 439-5991
Web address: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/undergraduate/writing.aspx

Dr. Darryl Haley
106 Burleson Hall

Technical Writing Minor: 18 Credit Hours

Core: 12 credit hours

Choose 4 (four) of the following:

• ENGL 3130 - Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• ENGL 3134 - Computers, Writing, and Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4100 - Writing in the Professions (3 credits)
• ENGL 4857 - Technical Writing (3 credits)
• MGMT 3300 - Written Organizational Communications (3 credits)

Media: 3 credit hours

Choose 1 (one) of the following:

• MCOM 2100 - Media Writing (3 credits)
• RTVF 2630 - Writing for Radio-TV-Film (3 credits)

Design and Layout: 3 credit hours

Choose 1 (one) of the following:

• MCOM 2400 - Multimedia Production (3 credits)
• CSCI 1710 - Web Design and Development (3 credits)

Other Departmental Electives

The department’s Technical Writing Program Director may approve courses from other departments in the university as electives for this minor. The following are examples of courses that may be included as electives:

• ENGL 3250 - Professional Communication I (TN eCampus) (3 credits)
• MCOM 4037 - Communications Law (3 credits)
• ENGL 4910 - Independent Study

Additional Information

Note: No more than 1 (one) English course required for a student’s English major may also be applied for the minor.

Directions and Restrictions: Other courses may be approved by the department’s Technical Writing Program Director. The Department of Literature and Language may allow students to enroll in approved three-credit-hour courses offered by other departments, if those courses are directly related to technical writing, to substitute for up to three of the 3000-level courses required for the minor.

Possible Additional Course Offerings: Additional special topics courses may be offered as electives for this minor.