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Twin Cities Campus
Scientific and Technical Communication MinorWriting Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Writing Studies, 215 Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455; (612-624-3445; fax: 612-624-3617)
Email:
WRIT@umn.edu
Website: https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies
The Scientific and Technical Communication minor is available for master’s-level students enrolled in other University graduate programs. Courses train students to apply basic theory and research-driven approaches to create and adapt content to solve complex problems in technical and scientific communication. The minor offers online courses in areas such as editing and style, writing with digital technologies, information design, and international professional communication. Coursework emphasizes collaboration with workplace professionals through client projects, virtual and global teamwork, mentorships, and emerging technologies and enables students to develop unique strengths in digital, usability, and/or science/health/medical communication.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Scientific and Technical Communication director of graduate studies, regarding feasibility and requirements.
Research master's and PhD students interested in rhetorical theory and history, technical communication, technology and culture, digital and new media studies, and writing pedagogy are encouraged to pursue the Rhetoric, Technical and Scientific Communication minor.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum grade of B- is required for all courses applied to the minor, unless the course is only offered S/N. The overall minimum GPA is 2.80.
Coursework (6 credits)
Core Course (3 credits)
Take 3 credits of the following:
WRIT 5112 - Information Design: Theory and Practice
(3.0 cr)
Electives (3 credits)
Take 3 credits of electives. Courses can be from the following list or others with approval of the director of graduate studies. Note 4000-level courses are only acceptable if there is not a 5000-level option.
WRIT 4562 - International Professional Communication
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 4573W - Writing Proposals and Grant Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 5501 - Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 5561 - Editing and Style for Technical Communicators
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 5662 - Writing With Digital Technologies
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 5664 - Science, Medical, and Health Writing
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 8505 - Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
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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: | 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 4501/Writ 5501 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 4662W/Writ 5662 |
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] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |