• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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Technical communication focuses on making technical topics understandable and using technology to make information usable. By earning a degree in this field, you can work as:

• Editor
• Information architect
• Proposal writer
• Usability tester
• Website designer

Texas employs more technical communicators than any other state except California, and the DFW metroplex employs the sixth most technical communicators among metropolitan areas in the United States.

Our curriculum provides you a broad liberal arts background and intensive training in the principles of technical communication. Our wide range of courses gives you the real-world skills you need to succeed in a technical communication career. A unique feature of the curriculum is the completion of several client-based classroom projects, which allow you to collaborate professionally with customers and other colleagues. Past projects have included:

• Creating promotional materials for an art gallery
• Creating style guides for companies
• Designing websites for local businesses and nonprofit organizations
• Editing engineering manuals
• Redesigning logos

As a Professional and Technical Communication major, you will use the Technical Communication Lab whenever you are enrolled in a Technical Communication course. The Technical Communication Lab is equipped with the technology and software needed to complete course work. Lab staff will help you learn the software skills, such as word-processing, desktop publishing, photo manipulating, and web designing, required for technical and business documents. Our faculty members are outstanding teachers with diverse backgrounds. They have years of experience as writers, editors, creative directors and consultants for various companies and organizations. Many are also active participants in professional organizations such as the Society for Technical Communication and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.

In addition to the university’s core curriculum, you’ll complete 36 credit hours of required courses and specialized electives. Courses include:

• Commercial publications for high-tech industries
• Information design for electronic media
• Technical editing
• Writing grants and proposals

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Students must have completed a high school graduation or equivalent qualification. English language requirement: IELTS: Overall band 6.0 or higher; TOEFL: Internet-Based (IBT): 79; Paper-Based: 550; PTE: Score of 53 or higher; ACT: 21 or higher on English; MELAB (official version): 80 or higher.

课程信息

学制：全日制(120 学分)

学费：US$21,074.00 (¥ 136,431) /年

开学时间：2022八月23日

申请截止日期：15-Jul-22

留学地点：College of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesGeneral Academic Building 210,DENTON,Texas,76203, United States