I have completed the MS in Technical Communication program at North Carolina State University. Students must complete a minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate credit that includes 15 credits of required core courses and a minimum of 18 credits divided between the Applications courses and Theories and Methods courses.
Classes I took:
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Course Name
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Course Code
|
Instructor
|
Semester
|
Type
|
Hours
|
Grade
|
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Advanced Technical Writing, Editing and Document Design
|
ENG 517
|
Dr. Stan Dicks
|
Spring 2004
|
Required
|
3
|
A
|
|
Integrating Technology into Training Program
|
EAC 585
|
Dr. Brad Mehlenbacher
|
Spring 2004
|
Application |
3
|
A
|
|
Theory and Research In Professional Writing
|
ENG 512
|
Dr. Susan Katz
|
Fall 2004
|
Required
|
3
|
A
|
|
Publication Management for Technical Communicators
|
ENG 518
|
Dr. Stan Dicks
|
Fall 2004
|
Required
|
3
|
A
|
|
Usability Studies for Technical Communication
|
ENG 508
|
Dr. Stan Dicks
|
Spring 2005
|
Application
Elective |
3
|
A
|
|
Online Information Design and Evaluation
|
ENG 519
|
Dr. Jason Swarts
|
Spring 2005
|
Application |
3
|
A+
|
|
Internet & Society
|
COM 487
|
Dr. Adriana de Souza e Silva
|
Spring 2006
|
Theory Elective
|
3
|
A+
|
|
Grantwriting
|
PA 640
|
Ruth A. Peebles, MPA
|
Spring 2006
|
Application Elective
|
1
|
Pass
|
|
Variety in Language
|
ENG 525
|
Dr. Erik Thomas
|
Fall 2006
|
Theory Elective
|
3
|
A-
|
|
Projects in Technical Communication
|
ENG 675
|
Dr. Jason Swarts
|
Spring 2007
|
Required
|
3
|
Pass
|
|
Rhetoric of Science and Technology
|
ENG 515
|
Dr. Susan Katz
|
Fall 2007
|
Required
|
3
|
A+
|
|
Analysis of Verbal Data / Independent Study
|
ENG 636
|
Dr. Jason Swarts
|
Fall 2007
|
Application
Elective |
2
|
Pass
|
Final Grade Point Average: 4.047
Total hours taken: 33
Graduation Date: December 19, 2007