Technical communication is a growing field that has become an increasingly important mediator between technologies and the people who use them.
The major, offered by the Communication, Writing and the Arts Department, consists of an interdisciplinary curriculum that provides both depth and breadth, both theory and practice. A strong focus on communication skills--particularly written communication in various forms--is the program's centerpiece.
Careers
Once confined to the production of manuals and specifications, the field of technical communication has changed dramatically. Technical communicators, employed in industry, government, education and nonprofit organizations, hold a wide variety of of job titles, but they bring a significant skill set to their organizationsTechnical Communication Resources
- Society for Technical Communication (STC)
- American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
- American Society of Indexers (ASI)
- American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
- American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
- American Translators Association (ATA)
- Assoc. for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT)
- Assoc. of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)
- Council for Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication (CPTSC)
- Graphics Communications Assocociation (GCA)
- Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers ProfessionalCommunication Society (IEEE/PCS)
- International Assoc. of Audiovisual Communicators (IAAVC)
- International Assoc. of Business Communicators (IABC)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
- International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
- International Television & Video Assocociation (ITVA)
- National Assoc. of Government Communicators (NAGC)
- Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
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For general information regarding Communication, Writing and Arts programs, please contact the CWA support staff, Lisa Ann McMahon, lisaann.mcmahon@metrostate.edu, 651-999-5940.
If you are interested in any one of the majors in Communication, Writing and Arts, please contact CAS advising, Donna Blacker, donna.blacker@metrostate.edu, 651-793-1455.