Program Objectives

Demonstrate advanced skills in writing, designing, editing, and managing the production of professional print and electronic documents for various audiences.

Demonstrate advanced skills in oral presentation of professional information for various audiences.

Understand visual communication theories, principles, and research, and apply this knowledge to the design of print and electronic documents.

Design and develop print and electronic documents for a range of established and emerging technologies relevant to technical and professional communication.

Understand research methods and methodologies of the discipline of technical and professional communication and effectively conduct research investigations.

Understand and apply user-centered design principles to document and product development.

Understand international and intercultural issues in technical and professional communication, and pose strategies for effectively addressing these issues.

Understand various theoretical perspectives in technical and professional communication, and apply these perspectives to projects across technological and cultural boundaries.