Technical Writing (TW) - Minor
After completing the First-Year Writing prerequisite, students will take 6 additional courses for a minimm of 54 units.
Learn how to declare a minor in Technical Writing.
Curriculum: 6 courses, 54 units minimum
Introductory Course
Choose one of the following courses:
76-270 Writing for the Professions
76-271 Introduction to Professional & Technical Writing
300-Level Core Writing Courses
Choose two of the following courses:
76-373 Argument
76-389 Rhetorical Grammar
76-390 Style
76-391 Document & Information Design
300- or 400-Level Recommended Theory/Specialization Courses
Choose two of the following courses:
76-319 Environmental Rhetoric
76-359 User Experience Methods for Documents
76-388 Coding for Humanists*
76-395 Science Writing
76-425 Science in the Public Sphere
76-474 Software Documentation
76-476 Rhetoric of Science
76-481 Introduction to Multimedia Design
76-494 Healthcare Communications
300- or 400-Level Technical Communication Elective
Choose one of the following courses. Courses used to fulfill the above Theory/Specialization requirement may not double count for this requirement.
76-318 Communicating in the Global Marketplace
76-319 Environmental Rhetoric
76-325 Intertextuality
76-351 Rhetorical Invention
76-355 Leadership, Dialogue, and Change
76-359 User Experience Methods for Documents
76-360 Literary Journalism Workshop
76-372 News Writing
76-378 Literacy: Educational Theory and Community Practice
76-388 Coding for Humanists*
76-389 Rhetorical Grammar
76-391 Document & Information Design
76-395 Science Writing
76-396 Non-Profit Message Creation
76-420 The Cognition of Reading and Writing: Introduction to a Social/Cognitive Process
76-425 Science in the Public Sphere
76-474 Software Documentation
76-475 Law, Performance, and Identity
76-476 Rhetoric of Science
76-481 Introduction to Multimedia Design
76-484 Discourse Analysis
76-487 Web Design
39-605 Engineering Design Projects
*Students who have taken 15110 and/or 15112 are not permitted to take this course.