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Twin Cities Campus
Technical Writing and Communication MinorWriting Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
The minor provides theoretical and practical information about how to communicate complex technical information to various audiences. Students select additional elective courses (e.g., written communication, visual communication, digital technologies, and usability) to complement their career plans. For help in planning the minor, contact the Assistant Director of the Technical Writing and Communication Program in the Department of Writing Studies in 202 Nolte Center.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Students may earn a BS, a minor, or a certificate in technical writing and communication, but none of these may be combined.
Core Courses
Take exactly 2 course(s) totaling exactly 7 credit(s) from the following:
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WRIT 3441 - Editing, Critique, and Style
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3562V - Honors: Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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WRIT 3029W - Business and Professional Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3101W - Writing Arguments
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3102W - Public Writing
[CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3152W - Writing on Issues of Science and Technology
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3221W - Communication Modes and Methods
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3244W - Critical Literacies: How Words Change the World
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3257 - Technical and Professional Presentations
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3315 - Writing on Issues of Land and the Environment
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3371W - Technology, Self, and Society
[TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3381W - Writing and Modern Cultural Movements
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3405W - Humanistic Healthcare and Communication
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3577W - Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet
[TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3671 - Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3672W - Project Design and Development
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3701W - Rhetorical Theory for Writing Studies
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3751W - Seminar: Theory and Practice of Writing Consultancy
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 4431W - Science, Technology, and the Law
[CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 4501 - Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 4562 - International Professional Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 4573W - Writing Proposals and Grant Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 4662W - Writing With Digital Technologies
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 4664W - Science, Medical, and Health Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3441/Writ 4561 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3029W/Writ 3029W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 4501/Writ 5501 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 4662W/Writ 5662 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 4664W/ Writ 5664 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |