1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts
BA in Technical Communication with Information Systems and Web Application
( credits)
English Department
College of Arts, Letters, and Education
Why study Tech Com? Technical Communication is a professional program designed to prepare students for a career as a technical writer. Because of the diverse nature of the profession, students will develop a broad base of professional writing skills, including work in documentation, editing, graphic design, and public relations. The major includes a professional internship, requiring at least 200 hours of supervised work in a business, industry, or agency related to the student’s career goals. Eastern Washington University offers the only BA in Technical Communication in the State of Washington. What is Tech Com? Having a problem using the new features on your smart phone or using a new computer program? Can’t figure out how to assemble the new barbeque? Technical communication focuses on how information can be communicated in ways that help people use the products, technologies, and information that make up their daily lives. Technical communicators are writers, editors, artists, managers, educators, and media specialists who are employed in virtually every industry. Technical communicators develop, edit, and manage software and equipment manuals, maintenance procedures, websites, online tutorials, and proposals. They also design user interfaces and test documents and products for usability. Program Director and Advisor Dr. Teena Carnegie 211C Patterson Hall Cheney, WA
Department Chair
Logan Greene, Ph.D
Patterson Hall 203
Department Assistant
Diane Weber
203 Patterson Hall
Cheney, WA 99004
Sample Careers
Tech Writer
Editor
Communications Specialist
Web Manager
Info Systems Administrator

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
CLARK C.C. COURSES
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS (10 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5)
ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition & Argument (5)
ENGL& 102 English Composition II (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis/Research/Document (5)
QUANTITATIVE SKILLS/SYMBOLIC REASONING SKILLS (5 credits)
CTEC 121 Intro to Programming & Problem Solving (5)
CSCD 110 Introduction to Programming (5)
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
ORAL COMMUNICATION (5 credits)
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
CMST 216 Intercultural Com. (5)
CMST 340 Intercultural Com. (5)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
NATURAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
SPECIFIED ELECTIVES (12 credits)
ENGL 135 Intro to Technical Writing (5)
TCOM 205 Intro to Tech Com. (5)
CSE 121 Introduction to C (5)
CSCD 210 Programming Principles I (5)
GENERAL ELECTIVES (15 credits)
CSE 222 Intro to Data Structures (5)
CSCD 300 Data Structures (5)
CSE 223 Data Structures & Object-Oriented Programming (5)
CSCD 211 Programming Principles II (5)
CSCD 320 Algorithms (5)
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major program
Foreign Language Two full years of high school-level or one full year of college-level credit is required for graduation.
Cultural Diversity (one course)
ART 250 Women Artists Through History (5)
CMST 216 Intercultural Communication (5)
ENGL 140 Women in Literature (3)
ENGL 254 Introduction to Queer Literature (3)
ENGL 267 American Multiethnic Lit (3)
HIST 251Women in World History I (5)
HIST 252 Women in World History II (5)
HIST& 215 Women in U.S. History (5)
HIST& 219 Native American History (5)
HUM 210 Intro to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Trans Stud (5)
SOC 121 Marriage and Family Experiences in the U.S. (3)
SOC 131 Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. (3)
WS 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies (5)
WS 210 Women’s Culture (3)
WS 220 Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality (5)
International Studies (one course)
ECON 110 Introduction to the Global Economics (5)
GEOG 220 The Geopolitics of the Middle East (5)
GEOG 221The Geopolitics of Africa (5)
GEOG 222 The Geopolitics of China, Japan, and East Asia (5)
GEOG 223 The Geopolitics of South and Central Asia (5)
HIST 221East Asian History (5)
HIST 260 African History (5)
HIST 285 History of Latin America (5)
POLS 151 Model United Nations (2)
POLS 152 Model United Nations (2)
POLS 153 Model United Nations (2)
POLS 161 World Without War (3)
POLS 251Model United Nations (2)
POLS 252 Model United Nations (2)
POLS 253 Model United Nations (2)
POLS& 203 International Relations (5)
SOC& 201 Social Problems (5)
WS 201 Women around the World (3)