Technical Communication Minor

Minor Programs

Students seeking minors in CHSS must maintain a grade point average for all courses taken at UH-Downtown of at least 2.0, receive a grade of C or better in all courses applied toward the minor, and must meet all requirements of the chosen minor, including prerequisites for courses taken toward the minor.

Required Courses

• TCOM 3302 - Business and Technical Writing
• TCOM 3318 - Studies in English Grammar

Electives

12 elective SCHs: complete 12 semester credit hours from the following list:

• TCOM 3308 - Legal Writing
• TCOM 3316 - History of Rhetoric
• TCOM 3317 - Studies in the Theory of Rhetoric
• TCOM 3325 - Medical Writing
• TCOM 3326 - Proposal Writing
• TCOM 3327 - Visual Rhetoric and Literacy
• TCOM 3328 - Documentation and Manuals
• TCOM 3329 - Environmental Writing
• TCOM 3330 - Desktop Publishing
• TCOM 3333 - Writing for the Media
• TCOM 3334 - Writing for Presentation
• TCOM 3335 - Publishing for the Web
• TCOM 3336 - Writing for the Web
• TCOM 3338 - Introduction to Usability
• TCOM 3339 - Digital Media Theory
• TCOM 3349 - Rhetoric of Technology
• TCOM 3371 - Public Relations Writing
• TCOM 3373 - Introduction to Advertising
• TCOM 3390 - Topics in Technology Studies & Strategies (may be taken more than once when topic changes)
• TCOM 4306 - Science Writing
• TCOM 4308 - Plain Language in Government, Medical, and Business Writing
• TCOM 4318 - Advanced Studies in English Grammar and Style
• TCOM 4322 - Editing, Rewriting and Copyreading
• TCOM 4323 - Feature Writing for Business and Industry
• TCOM 4339 - Video Game Story Writing
• TCOM 4340 - Social Media Writing
• TCOM 4380 - Field Experience in Technical Communication
• TCOM 4680 - Field Experience in Technical Communication