Professional and Technical Communication Minor

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The Professional and Technical Communication minor is designed to provide students with both a practical and theoretical orientation to communication in a variety of media and genres. In doing so, it helps prepare them for multiple professional pathways to work as innovative professional or technical communicators in a variety of fields – from government to non-profit to business to medicine – as well as providing the skills necessary to enter multiple graduate programs. Please review the PTC minor handout to learn more.

Minor Requirements

The minor in Professional and Technical Communication (PTC) consists of four (4) courses (12 credit hours).

Total Minor Credit Hours: 12

Minor Core Credit Hours: 3

ENC 3242 - Technical Communication for Majors Credit(s): 3

Minor Elective Credit Hours: 9

Select three (3) courses from the following list.

NOTE: Students may only count three (3) credits of ENC 2210 , ENC 3246 , or ENC 3250 toward the nine (9) credits of required minor elective coursework.

ENC 2210 - Technical Writing Credit(s): 3
ENC 3246 - Communication for Engineers Credit(s): 3
ENC 3250 - Professional Writing Credit(s): 3
ENC 3310 - Expository Writing Credit(s): 3
ENC 3371 - Rhetorical Theory for Technical Communication Credit(s): 3
ENC 3416 - New Media for Technical Communication Credit(s): 3
ENC 4212 - Professional & Technical Editing Credit(s): 3
ENC 4218 - Visual Rhetoric for Technical Communication Credit(s): 3
ENC 4264 - Managerial Communications Credit(s): 3
ENC 4906 - Professional & Technical Writing Independent Study Credit(s): 3
ENC 4931 - Selected Topics in Professional and Technical Writing Credit(s): 3
ENC 4946 - Professional & Technical Writing Internship Credit(s): 3
ENC 3266 - Research Methods for Professional and Technical Communication Credit(s): 3
ENC 3370 - Writing Technologies Credit(s): 3
ENC 4403 - Grant Writing Credit(s): 3

GPA Requirement

A grade point average of 2.0 minimum is required for this minor.

Grading Requirement

The minor course minimum grade is a “C-” (1.67). A grade of below C- will not be counted toward fulfilling the minor requirements.

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