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Subject:Re: Degree Question From:belville -at- MIT -dot- EDU Date:Fri, 7 Jan 1994 15:41:01 -0500
Here are the courses required by my BS in Technical Communication from MIT.
(I graduated in 1989. I believe the requirements have changed significantly.)
Intro to Technical Communication
Science Journalism
Science and Tech Writing Workshop
Science and Tech Writing Internship
a graphic design course (playing w/a Mac)
Intro to Psychology
a management course
Plus, a double-major or joint-major in an engineering or science discipline.
I think this was 3 or 4 courses for the joint-major. (This beyond MIT's
general requirements for all students.)
I had a student job as a tech writer before I knew there was such a major, so
I learned most of my practical experience there -- an internship is definitely
a good thing. (Good contacts for real jobs, too.)
I should probably point out that this program is a subset of the Writing
Program within the Humanities program at MIT. Literature is parallel to the
Writing Program -- there is no English program.
