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 | ||
| * | 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 | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý506 | Verbal Data Analysis | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý508 | Usability Studies for Technical Communication | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý519 | Online Information Design and Evaluation | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý520 | Science Writing for the Media | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý583 | Studies In Rhetoric and Writing | ||
| ·¡°ä±õÌý716 | Design and Evaluation Of Instructional Materials | ||
Applications Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of six hours of coursework from the following: | 6-9 | ||
| µþ±«³§Ìý462 | Marketing Research | ||
| µþ±«³§Ìý465 | Traditional and Digital Brand Promotion | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý402 | Advanced Group Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý411 | Rhetorical Criticism | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý421 | Communication Law | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý441 | Ethical Issues in Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý442 | Communication and Conflict Management | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý456 | Organizational Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý476 | Public Relations Campaigns | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý487 | Internet and Society | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý522 | Critical Approaches to Organizational Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý523 | International and Intercultural Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý527 | Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý528 | Communication Culture and Technology | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý541 | Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý542 | Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý556 | Seminar In Organizational Communication | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý561 | Human Communication Theory | ||
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý566 | Seminar In Crisis Communication | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý442 | Introduction to Data Science | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý454 | Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý461 | Computer Graphics | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý467 | Multimedia Technology | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý501 | Operating Systems Principles | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý510 | Software Engineering | ||
| °ä³§°äÌý554 | Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý540 | Foundations of Higher Education and Student Affairs | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý559 | The Adult Learner | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý580 | Designing Instructional Systems in Training and Development | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý581 | Advanced Instructional Design in Training and Development | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý582 | Organization and Operation Of Training and Development Programs | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý583 | Needs Assessment and Task Analysis in Training and Development | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý584 | Evaluating Training Transfer and Effectiveness | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý585 | Integrating Technology into Training Program | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý586 | Methods and Techniques Of Training and Development | ||
| ·¡´¡°äÌý595 | Special Topics | ||
| ·¡°ä·¡Ìý792 | Special Topics In Electrical Engineering (Information Theory) | ||
| ·¡°ä³ÒÌý512 | Law and Economics | ||
| ·¡°ä³ÒÌý515 | Environmental and Resource Policy | ||
| ·¡°ä³ÒÌý537 | Health Economics | ||
| ·¡°ä³ÒÌý715 | Environmental and Resource Economics | ||
| ·¡°ä±õÌý716 | Design and Evaluation Of Instructional Materials | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý508 | Usability Studies for Technical Communication | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý513 | Empirical Research In Composition | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý514 | History Of Rhetoric | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý516 | Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý519 | Online Information Design and Evaluation | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý520 | Science Writing for the Media | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý524 | Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý525 | Variety In Language | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý527 | Discourse Analysis | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý541 | Literary and Cultural Theory | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý583 | Studies In Rhetoric and Writing (Gender and Medicine) | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý583 | Studies In Rhetoric and Writing (Seminar on Communication in Health and Environmental Science) | ||
| ·¡°ÕÌý460 | Practice of Environmental Technology | ||
| ³Ò°äÌý420 | Visual Thinking | ||
| GD 417/517 | Information and Publishing Design Systems | ||
| ±á±õÌý581 | History of the Life Sciences | ||
| ±á±õÌý582 | Darwinism in Science and Society | ||
| ±·¸éÌý571 | Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý511 | Public Policy Analysis | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý512 | The Budgetary Process | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý513 | Public Organization Behavior | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý514 | Management Systems | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý515 | Research Methods and Analysis | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý525 | Organizational Development and Change Management | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý540 | Grant Writing for Public Administrators | ||
| ±Ê´¡Ìý550 | Environmental Policy | ||
| ±Ê³§Ìý502 | The Legislative Process | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý410 | Learning and Motivation | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý420 | Cognitive Processes | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý425 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý500 | Visual Perception | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý508 | Cognitive Processes | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý511 | Advanced Social Psychology | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý525 | Introduction To Cognitive Science | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý704 | Learning and Motivation | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý740 | Engineering Psychology of Human-computer Interaction | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý743 | Human Factors Methods and Measurement | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý745 | Human Performance Modeling | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý757 | Innovation and Technology | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý764 | Industrial Psychology | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý768 | Organizational Psychology I | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý770 | Organization Development and Change | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý410 | Sociology of Organizations | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý450 | Environmental Sociology | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý514 | Developing Societies | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý610 | Special Topics In Sociology | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý752 | Work and Industry | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý753 | Inequality in Work and the Economy | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý754 | Economic Sociology | ||
| ³§°¿°äÌý762 | Sociology of Food Systems | ||
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 NCÂ 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.