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I inquired about a grad program being offered by Texas Tech University.
The information I received is listed below. As far as "recommending"
this program, I can't do that, because this is as far as I've gone with
it. However, I thought it might be something you'd want to check out,
since it seems like what you were inquiring about. Hope this helps:
>The Technical Communication program at Texas Tech University will offer
>graduate courses by distance, on the Internet, beginning with the fall
1997
>semester.
>The first course to be offered is ENGL 5375, Document Design. It is the
>same course as we teach onsite in our MATC (Master of Arts in Technical
>Communication) program, but class will "meet" by email and on the Web.
>Assignments will be due according to a fixed schedule. Class members
will
>need Internet access.
>Students can earn 3 hours of graduate credit by successfully completing
the
>course.
>The course will follow the semester schedule, September 2-December 17.
>Students will complete some assignments out of class, as for any
course. On
>Thursday nights, class members will meet virtually for some synchronous
>discussion.
>ENGL 5375 will be taught by Dr. Patricia Goubil-Gambrell. She has
taught
>document design at the graduate and undergraduate levels and at
workshops.
>She won the Hemphill-Wells New Professor-Excellence in Teaching Award
last
>year.
>If you are interested in the course, you can get more information about
>assignments, course goals, fees, and admission at
>Enrollment is limited to 15 students. Applications for the course will
be
>reviewed according to the criteria we use to review applicants for the
MATC
>degree.
>We plan to offer ENGL 5373, Technical Manuals, in the spring of 1998,
and
>ENGL 5377, Theoretical Approaches to Technical Communication--topic of
>Ethics, in the summer of 1998. You may be able to meet professional
>development requirements with these courses as well as earn graduate
>credit.
>If graduate school is not in your plans for the future, please forward
this
>message to people who might be qualified and interested.
>Carolyn D. Rude
>Director of Technical Communication
>Texas Tech University
>Lubbock, TX 79409-3091
>email: rude -at- ttu -dot- edu
>voice: 806-742-2517
>fax: 806-742-0989
Stephanie Pfeiffer
Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
spfeiffer -at- lrs -dot- com
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> From: kathy[SMTP:kathy -at- HALCYON -dot- COM]
> Reply To: kathy
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 1997 5:55 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: TW-Distance Learning Degree Available?
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
> Does anyone on the list know of a distance learning certificate,
> BA/BS, or
> MA/MS (I have a BA in English) degree in technical writing that they
> can
> recommend? I want to break into the field (writing for health related
> industries) and with no experience in technical writing a piece of
> paper in
> my hand might open the doors that otherwise will remain shut. I have
> been
> searching the internet and have found many individual courses
> available (I
> am currently taking one) but I am coming up empty when I look for
> sheepskin
> producing options. There are so many degrees being offered through
> distance
> learning now I find it surprising I haven't found anything for
> technical
> writing. Thank you in advance for any suggestions!
>
>
> Kathy Sweeney
> kathy -at- halcyon -dot- com
>
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