Technical & Professional Writing Minor

Technical & Professional Writing Minor Program Information

PO Box 70683
Phone: (423) 439-4339
Web address: www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/programs/writing.php

Dr. Chase Mitchell
519F Warf Pickel Hall

The Technical & Professional Writing Minor provides a robust foundation for communicating effectively in various media genres and contexts. Students will learn how to research, design, and author documents and multimedia in ways that supplement their major coursework. The program provides significant opportunities for students to hone their research and writing skills, enhance their multimedia production capabilities, and increase their ability to communicate in the context of their primary field of study.

Technical & Professional Writing Minor: 18 credits

Note: Minimum grade requirement of a C- or better in the minor.

Required Courses: 9 credits

• TECW 2100 - Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing (3 credits)
• TECW 3132 - Digital Texts and Networked Worlds (3 credits)
• TECW 3134 - Digital Research and Writing (3 credits)

Advisor-Approved Electives: 9 credits

Choose from the following; at least one upper-division TECW course must be chosen:

• ARTA 2202 - Layout and Production (3 credits)
• CDST 4117 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities: Interdisciplinarity and Digital Culture (3 credits)
• COMM 2700 - Professional Communication and Technology (3 credits)
• COMM 4346 - Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
• ENTC 3030 - Technical Communication (3 credits)
• ENGL 3130 - Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• MCOM 2400 - Multimedia Production (3 credits)
• MKTG 3300 - Business Communications (3 credits)
• TECW 3150 - Writing in the Sciences (3 credits)
• TECW 3200 - Technical Editing and Style (3 credits)
• TECW 3250 - Usability Research and Design (3 credits)
• TECW 4100 - Writing for Government (3 credits)
• TECW 4200 - Introduction to Grant and Proposal Writing (3 credits)
• TECW 4989 - Technical and Professional Writing Internship (3 credits)
• TECW 4900 - Independent Study (1-3 credits)

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.

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.