Undergraduate Major

English BS: Technical Communication Option

All coursework may be completed in residence or online. Students who are 100% online learners pay resident (in-state) online tuition.

Requirements for the Major

37 credits

Required language:	None required
Required minor:	A technical minor selected from the list below

Required Introductory Course: 4 credits

Course #	Course Title	Credits
ENG 271	Technical Communication	4
	or
ENG 272	Business Communication	4

Required Courses: 15-16 credits

Course #	Course Title	Credits
ENG 474	Research and Writing Technical Reports	4
ENG 475	Editing Technical Publications	4
ENG 477	Technical Documentation, Policies, and Procedures	4
ENG 498	Internship	3-4

Electives: 17-18 credits

Choose 17-18 credits from the following courses:

Course #	Course Title	Credits
ENG 468	Document Design and Usability	4
ENG 469	Project Management in Technical Communication	4
ENG 471	Technical Visual Communication	4
ENG 472	Topics in Technical Communication	4
ENG 473	Desktop Publishing	4
ENG 476	Online Technical Communication	4
ENG 478	Technical and Scientific Literature	4
ENG 479	Rhetorical Theory Applied to Technical Documents	4
ENG 480	Proposals	4

Recommended Technical Minors

• Automotive Engineering Technology
• Civil Engineering
• Electronic Engineering Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Community Health
• Computer Information Science
• Computer Technology
• Environmental Science
• Geography
• Geology
• Math
• Physics
• Psychology
• Other, with approval

List of minors available at MSU.