Undergraduate Program
Majors
Technical and Scientific Communicatinons
The Bachelor of Arts in Technical and Scientific Communication (BATSC) is intended for students who plan to pursue a career in writing and editing in a technical or scientific environment or to prepare for graduate work in technical and scientific communication.
More specifically, the major is intended for students who wish to combine an expertise in biological sciences, environmental science, or systems analysis with an expertise in writing and editing in print or electronic media.
Students will learn to prepare reports, proposals, documentation, and other communications for environmental, medical health/pharmaceutical, or hardware/software organizations.
Interested students should visit the BATSC website for more information.
Major Requirements
(52 semester hours)
Note: Changes to this program and to some of the courses in it were being considered as the Miami Bulletin went to press. Please consult the BATSC website for more information.
Special Admission Requirements
Enrollment is limited to 20 new students each year. Students can apply for pre-major status in the English department, and then apply for formal acceptance to the major after they have completed (or when they are currently enrolled in) ENG 313 (on the Oxford and Middletown campuses) or ENG 215 (on the Hamilton campus). For more information contact the Department of English, 356 Bachelor Hall (513-529-5221).
English courses
All of these:
- News Writing and Reporting (3)
- ENG 302 Structure of Modern English (4)
- ENG 313 Introduction to Technical Writing (3) or ENG 215 Technical Writing (3)
- Feature Writing (3)
- ENG 411/511 Visual Rhetoric for Technical and Scientific Communicators (3)
- ENG 412/512 Editing for Technical and Scientific Communicators (3)
- ENG 413/513 Writing Reports and Proposals (3)
- ENG 414/514 Designing and Testing User Documents for Technical and Scientific Communicators (3)
- ENG 415 Capstone in Technical and Scientific Communication: Practicum (3)
Related Hours (required)
- COM 135 Public Expression and Critical Inquiry (3)
One of these options:
Oxford campus:
- CSA 141 Personal Computer Applications (2) and
- IMS 101 Computing Skills (one course or successful completion of a CSA-sponsored exemption examination.) (1)
Regional campus:
- Personal Computer Concepts and Applications (3)
Professional Area Courses (required)
Eighteen hours of approved courses (see the major handbook) in one of these areas:
- Environmental science (preparation for writing in environmental fields)
- Biological sciences (preparation for writing in medical or health fields)
- Computer science (preparation for writing in the computer industry)