Technical Communication (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 15 | ||
| Theory and Research In Professional Writing | |||
| Rhetoric Of Science and Technology | |||
| Advanced Technical Writing, Editing and Document Design | |||
| Publication Management for Technical Communicators | |||
| Projects in Technical Communication | |||
| Methods or Theory Electives | 9-12 | ||
| Select a minimum of nine hours of coursework from "Methods or Theory Electives" listed below * | |||
| Applications Electives | 6-9 | ||
| Select a minimum of six hours of coursework from "Applications Electives" listed below * | |||
| Total Hours | 33 | ||
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If a student chooses to take 9 credit hours of "Methods or Theory Electives", 9 credit hours of "Applications Electives" are required; if a student chooses to take 12 credit hours of "Methods or Theory Electives", only 6 credit hours of "Applications Electives" are required.
Methods or Theory Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of nine hours of coursework from the following: | 9-12 | ||
| ENG 506 | Verbal Data Analysis | 3 | |
| ENG 508 | Usability Studies for Technical Communication | 3 | |
| ENG 519 | Online Information Design and Evaluation | 3 | |
| ENG 520 | Science Writing for the Media | 3 | |
| ENG 583 | Studies In Rhetoric and Writing | 3 | |
| ECI 716 | Design and Evaluation Of Instructional Materials | 3 | |
Applications Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of six hours of coursework from the following: | 6-9 | ||
| BUS 462 | Marketing Research | 3 | |
| BUS 465 | Traditional and Digital Brand Promotion | 3 | |
| COM 402 | Advanced Group Communication | 3 | |
| COM 411 | Rhetorical Criticism | 3 | |
| COM 421 | Communication Law | 3 | |
| COM 441 | Ethical Issues in Communication | 3 | |
| COM 442 | Communication and Conflict Management | 3 | |
| COM 456 | Organizational Communication | 3 | |
| COM 476 | Public Relations Campaigns | 3 | |
| COM 487 | Internet and Society | 3 | |
| COM 522 | Critical Approaches to Organizational Communication | 3 | |
| COM 523 | International and Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
| COM 527 | Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management | 3 | |
| COM 528 | Communication Culture and Technology | 3 | |
| COM 541 | Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | 3 | |
| COM 542 | Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | 3 | |
| COM 556 | Seminar In Organizational Communication | 3 | |
| COM 561 | Human Communication Theory | 3 | |
| CSC 442 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| CSC 454 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 | |
| CSC 461 | Computer Graphics | 3 | |
| CSC 467 | Multimedia Technology | 3 | |
| CSC 501 | Operating Systems Principles | 3 | |
| CSC 510 | Software Engineering | 3 | |
| CSC 554 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 | |
| EAC 540 | Foundations of Higher Education and Student Affairs | 3 | |
| EAC 559 | The Adult Learner | 3 | |
| EAC 580 | Designing Instructional Systems in Training and Development | 3 | |
| EAC 581 | Advanced Instructional Design in Training and Development | 3 | |
| EAC 582 | Organization and Operation Of Training and Development Programs | 3 | |
| EAC 583 | Needs Assessment and Task Analysis in Training and Development | 3 | |
| EAC 584 | Evaluating Training Transfer and Effectiveness | 3 | |
| EAC 585 | Integrating Technology into Training Program | 3 | |
| EAC 586 | Methods and Techniques Of Training and Development | 3 | |
| EAC 595 | Special Topics | 3-6 | |
| ECE 792 | Special Topics In Electrical Engineering (Information Theory) | 1-6 | |
| ECG 512 | |||
| ECG 515 | Environmental and Resource Policy | 3 | |
| ECG 537 | Health Economics | 3 | |
| ECG 715 | Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 | |
| ECI 716 | Design and Evaluation Of Instructional Materials | 3 | |
| ENG 508 | Usability Studies for Technical Communication | 3 | |
| ENG 513 | Empirical Research In Composition | 3 | |
| ENG 514 | History Of Rhetoric | 3 | |
| ENG 516 | Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| ENG 519 | Online Information Design and Evaluation | 3 | |
| ENG 520 | Science Writing for the Media | 3 | |
| ENG 524 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 | |
| ENG 525 | Variety In Language | 3 | |
| ENG 527 | Discourse Analysis | 3 | |
| ENG 541 | Literary and Cultural Theory | 3 | |
| ENG 583 | Studies In Rhetoric and Writing (Gender and Medicine) | 3 | |
| ENG 583 | Studies In Rhetoric and Writing (Seminar on Communication in Health and Environmental Science) | 3 | |
| ET 460 | Practice of Environmental Technology | 3 | |
| GC 420 | Visual Thinking | 3 | |
| GD 417/517 | Information and Publishing Design Systems | 3 | |
| HI 581 | History of the Life Sciences | 3 | |
| HI 582 | Darwinism in Science and Society | 3 | |
| NR 571 | Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy | 3 | |
| PA 511 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 | |
| PA 512 | The Budgetary Process | 3 | |
| PA 513 | Public Organization Behavior | 3 | |
| PA 514 | Management Systems | 3 | |
| PA 515 | Research Methods and Analysis | 3 | |
| PA 525 | Organizational Development and Change Management | 3 | |
| PA 540 | Grant Writing for Public Administrators | 3 | |
| PA 550 | Environmental Policy | 3 | |
| PS 502 | The Legislative Process | 3 | |
| PSY 410 | Learning and Motivation | 3 | |
| PSY 420 | Cognitive Processes | 3 | |
| PSY 425 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | 3 | |
| PSY 500 | Visual Perception | 3 | |
| PSY 508 | Cognitive Processes | 3 | |
| PSY 511 | Advanced Social Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY 525 | Introduction To Cognitive Science | 3 | |
| PSY 704 | Learning and Motivation | 3 | |
| PSY 740 | Engineering Psychology of Human-computer Interaction | 3 | |
| PSY 745 | Human Performance Modeling | 3 | |
| PSY 757 | Innovation and Technology | 3 | |
| PSY 764 | Industrial Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY 768 | Organizational Psychology I | 3 | |
| PSY 770 | Organization Development and Change | 3 | |
| SOC 410 | Sociology of Organizations | 3 | |
| SOC 450 | Environmental Sociology | 3 | |
| SOC 514 | Developing Societies | 3 | |
| SOC 610 | Special Topics In Sociology | 1-6 | |
| SOC 752 | Work and Industry | 3 | |
| SOC 753 | Inequality in Work and the Economy | 3 | |
| SOC 754 | Economic Sociology | 3 | |
| SOC 762 | Sociology of Food Systems | 3 | |
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master’s degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master’s degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree.
This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.