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Minor Requirements

Details for students wishing to pursue an undergraduate minor in Tech Comm.

Students may earn a minor in Technical Communication by enrolling in 18 credits distributed as follows (for course descriptions, click here):

6 credits in theory and history chosen from these three-credit courses:

Engl 310. Rhetorical Analysis
Engl 350. Rhetorical Theories and Issues in Context
Engl 411. Technology, Rhetoric and Professional Communication
Engl 412. Rhetoric in Organizational Culture

12 credits in principles, practices, and technologies chosen these three-credit courses:

Engl 213. Computers in the Study of English
Engl 309. Report and Proposal Writing
Engl 313. Writing for the World Wide Web
Engl 314. Technical Communication
Engl 413. Composing Documentation and Instructional Materials
Engl 415. Business and Technical Editing
Engl 416. Visual Aspects of Business and Technical Communication
Engl 418. Seminar in Argumentation
Engl 429X. Multimedia Content Management
Engl 442. Production Processes for Technical Documents (formerly Engl 414)
Engl 449. Multimedia Design in Professional Communication (formerly Engl 410)

Up to 9 of the 18 credits taken for the minor may be used to meet other degree program requirements.

Note: Students should check the ISU catalog to be sure that they meet prerequisites if they intend to register for 400-level courses.

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