Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) Certificate
Program Type: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication aims to provide post-graduate training in technical and professional communication, digital rhetoric, medical rhetoric, discourse analysis, and editing. The department introduces students to a diverse range of graduate-level work, including critical theory, graduate literary studies, and contemporary practices in grammar and rhetoric. The program allows students to explore critical theories and hone their critical reading, thinking, writing, and editing skills. It also offers a solid foundation for those seeking a Ph.D. in such disciplines as Technical and Professional Communication or English Studies, Technical and Professional Discourse, or who wish to work as technical communicators in the professional industry.
Admissions Requirements:
1. B.A. or B.S degree from a regionally accredited college or university
2. Cumulative GPA of2.80 or higher from the undergraduate degree-granting institution
3. Completed Graduate College application, including official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended, letters of reference submitted online, and application fee
Additional Admission Requirements:
- Writing Sample (undergraduate research paper, workplace writing sample)
- Letter of Reference
- Curriculum Vita and/or Resume
Certificate Requirements (15 total Credit Hours):
Required Courses (6 Credit Hours):
- ENGL 713 - Introduction to Technical and Professional Communication Theory (3 Credits)
- ENGL 716 - Managing Technical & Scientific Communication Departments (3 Credits)
Select Three Courses (9 Credit Hours) of Electives from:
- ENGL 707 - Issues in Digital Composition: Race, Rhetoric, and Technology (3 Credits)
- ENGL 714 - English Advanced Discourse Analysis (3 Credits)
- ENGL 715 - Technical and Scientific Editing (3 Credits)
- ENGL 717 - Technical Communication, Rhetoric, & Social Justice (3 Credits)
- ENGL 718 - Writing/Researching & Writing Public Policy (3 Credits)
- ENGL 719 - Rhetorics of Health & Medicine (3 Credits)
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Contact Information
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate Program Coordinator: Flourice Richardson
Email
Phone: 336-285-3513
(Interim) Department Chair: Kimberly Harper
Email
Phone: 336-334-7771
