Most students entering this program have previously earned bachelors or advanced degrees.
Students master increasingly complex material beginning with writing short documents.
They finish the program by preparing camera-ready manuals. Today's communications revolution requires skills in presenting information as text, audio, video, and graphic form to be distributed through e-mail, the Internet, and World Wide Web. Graduates find employment as Technical Writers, Technical Editors, Information Developers, Documentation Specialists, Marketing Writers, Information Designers, Electronic Publishers, Publication Consultants, Medical Writers, Government Affairs Specialists, Freelance Writers, Corporate Communications Specialists, Graphic Designers, and Word Processing Operators. Some become department managers, hiring alumni and creating internships for this program. Twenty-one professionals from industry comprise the Industry Advisory Board, which provides opportunities to discuss industry trends as well as supply internships and jobs.