Technical Writing Certificate

The Department of Technical Communication emphasizes evidence-based approaches to preparing students with the technical communication skills they need within modern workplaces. We offer two paths for students pursuing the Graduate Academic Certificate in Technical Writing. First, students who are interested in learning more about tech comm and possibly changing to a tech comm career can pursue our Industry Path, which emphasizes writing, designing, and coding skills. Students who are graduate students or higher education instructors in another content area (such as composition/rhetoric, literature, creative writing, and cultural studies) and who want to position themselves as teachers of technical writing can pursue our Teaching Path, which emphasizes pedagogical approaches to teaching tech comm.