The Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication requires completion of 12 hours of courses as follows:

• ENGL 6000: Technical and Professional Editing (3 hours)
• ENGL 6010: Document Design in Technical and Professional Communication (3 hours)
• ENGL 7010: Technical and Professional Communication: Issues and Approaches (3 hours)

One elective from the list below:

• ENGL 6030: Topics in Technical and Professional Communication (3 hours) (e.g., Grant and Proposal Writing)
• ENGL 7020: Pedagogy of Technical and Professional Communication (3 hours)
• ENGL 7030: Studies in Technical and Professional Communication (3 hours) (e.g., Environmental Rhetoric, Ethics, and Policy)
• ENGL 7060: Web Development (3 hours)
• ENGL 7910: Practicum in Technical and Professional Communication (3 hours)

Courses meet late afternoon and early evening. The instruction is a project-focused combination of practice and theory, considering both online and print media. The faculty is composed of PhDs with extensive experience as writers, editors, designers, and web developers.