Graduate Program
Masters Programs
Technical and Scientific Communication
The Master of Technical and Scientific Communication (MTSC) program is well suited for students who wish to prepare digital or print communications in business or industry or who wish to go on for Ph.D. study in technical communication or composition and rhetoric.
The Master of Technical and Scientific Communication degree requires 38 hours of credit, including 32 hours of graduate coursework and six hours of internship credit.
A very detailed introduction to the Master’s Degree in Technical and Scientific Communication is available on the MTSC web site, www.muohio.edu/mtsc
The program prepares students for careers in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations or as independent communication consultants. As graduates, students might create, edit, and test communications on specialized topics or manage communication departments. They could produce reports, proposals, instructional texts, or articles, in print or interactive media, for scientific journals, web sites, online documentation and help modules, or computer-based training programs. Students choose the subject matter about which they will write, but content areas might range from writing about computers, engineering, or the environment, to medical and health-related fields.
The program typically consists of three semesters of course work. In addition to the core classes in technical and scientific communication, students are required to take three graduate electives that will complement their study of communication.
To assure that they possess sufficient knowledge in their chosen technical or scientific content area, some students will be required to take up to three undergraduate supplementary courses in regular or summer terms.
Students complete their degrees in one of two ways:
- (1) by performing an internship in industry and writing a report on that experience or
- (2) by completing a thesis and taking an oral examination.