Technical /Professional Writing Programs
The faculty of the Technical/Professional Writing Program
at UNC Charlotte strive to prepare students for careers
that combine strong communication skills with technical
expertise. At UNC Charlotte, students can explore the
relationships between language, writing, and computing
technologies through an undergraduate
minor, graduate certificate,
or a concentration within the M.A.
in English.
Students with a Technical/Professional Writing background
can find careers in:
- computing-related industries, software and hardware
- engineering communication
- environmental communication
- government
- medicine
- other scientific or technical fields.
As a technical writer, you may be called upon to research,
write, test, design or edit:
- software and hardware documentation
- grants and proposals
- technical information for a variety of audiences
- electronic multi-media presentations
- websites
- and company training materials.
According to the Society
for Technical Communication (STC), an international
organization with more than 23,000 members, technical
writers consistently report extremely high job satisfaction
rates, 87 percent. In the Southeast Region of the United
States, technical writers earned a median salary of
$41,850 annually in 2000. Experienced writers and editors
often choose to work as independent contractors and
consultants.
In addition to strong communication skills, a technical
writer must be exposed to a variety of computer applications
from word processing and page layout applications to
on-line help authoring software and hypertext mark-up
language (HTML) editors for the creation of World Wide
Web sites.
The program at UNC Charlotte is specifically designed to prepare the
students for the challenges they will encounter in today's
rapidly changing, technologically global society.
If you have additional questions or require further
information, please email Dr.
Deborah Bosley, Associate Professor of English &
Director of University Writing Programs, or call 704.687.3502.
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