Online Asynchronous 

4 credits undergrad; 3 credits grad 

First session  

In this course, students will conceive, design, and implement prototyping for a product of their design using various prototyping principles. 

ENG 472 is an elective towards the Technical Communication BS and minor. May be repeated under different topics. 

ENG 572 is an elective towards the GC and MS. May be repeated under different topics. 

Online Asychronous 

3 credits 

First session 

In this course, students will engage with various emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, immersive technologies, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop accessible, audience-focused communication artifacts. 

ENG 674 is an elective towards the GC and MS. May be repeated under different topics. 

Online Synchronous 

M 7-8:30 

4 credits undergrad; 3 credits grad 

This course develops project management skills through simulated team experiences that include focused processes and documentation related to technical communication to complete deliverables within a set timeframe. 

ENG 469 is an elective towards the Technical Communication BS and minor. 

ENG 569 is an elective towards the Technical Communication GC and MS. 

It is typically offered in the fall, alternating face-to-face and online sections. 

Online Asynchronous 

4 credits undergrad; 3 credits grad 

This course provides analysis and training focused on concepts and practices of visual design as they relate to technical and professional communication. In this course, we focus on creating projects that are meant to be added to student portfolios, using different visual formats, including infographics, videos, and augmented/virtual reality environments. 

ENG 471 is required for the Tech Comm BS and is an elective towards the minor. 

ENG 571 is required for the Tech Comm Graduate Certificate and MS. It is offered at least yearly. 

Online Th, 7-8:30pm 

4 credits undergrad; 3 credits grad 

Editing the content, organization, format, style, and mechanics of documents; managing the production cycle of documents; and discovering and learning computer and software applications for technical editing tasks. 

ENG 475 is required for the Tech Comm BS and is an elective towards the minor. 

ENG 575 is required for the Technical Communication GC and MS. 

It is typically offered in the fall. 

Online T, 7-8:30pm 

4 credits undergrad; 3 credits grad  

This course addresses the skills required for technical communication within the context of health and medicine. Students will discuss typical audiences, purposes, and genres of health and medical communication. Students will adapt complex health and medical information for audiences with varying levels of knowledge, demonstrating awareness of audience analysis, visual design, plain language, and ethics. 

ENG 483 is an elective towards the Tech Comm BS and minor. 

ENG 583 is an elective towards the Tech Comm GC and MS. 

It is only offered in the fall. 

Online W, 7-8:30pm 

3 credits 

This course, to be taken in the first year of MS coursework, addresses technical communication as both an academic and professional field. The course surveys history, foundational scholarship, research questions, and research methods in the academic field of technical communication. Students will explore the relationships between the scholarship and the practice of technical communication. 

This course is required for MS students, and is meant to be taken in the student’s first year in the program. It is only offered in the fall. 

Online Asynchronous 

3 credits 

This course addresses the planning and execution of content through methodological approaches to data analysis and content development. This course surveys the planning, creation, and management of content within editorial development, experience design, and systems design. Students will explore the methods of content strategy to compile, extract, and develop meaningful content that uses multimodal tools for visualization. 

ENG 667 is required for the Tech Comm Graduate Certificate and MS.  

It is only offered in the fall.