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What can you do with a degree in Technical and Professional Communication?

The Technical and Professional Communication degree programs are designed to prepare students for a variety of communication careers. The program also can serve as a pre-professional background for students who plan to attend graduate school. With a degree in Technical and Professional Communication, you might pursue any one of the following career paths:

• Technical writing and editing
• Web design and content development
• Information architecture
• User experience design
• Multimedia production
• Usability testing
• Computer software documentation
• Publication management
• Instructional design
• Proposal writing
• Public relations
• Graphic design
• Video production

For a look at real-world technical communication, visit this website depicting a week in the life of a technical communicator, which is maintained by the technical communication program at Texas Tech.

Is a career in Technical and Professional Communication right for you?

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>> Browse e-portfolios of our undergraduate and graduate students to see what kinds of work technical communicators do

>> See what current and past students have to say about our program

Technical Communication links

Careers in Technical Writing

TechWriting Marketplace

Overview of the Industry

Society for Technical Communication

Association of Teachers of Technical Writing