This outline describes the requirements for the Master of Arts in Technical Communication (MATC) degree. For any questions regarding your degree plan, email matc@txstate.edu.
Required Courses
ENG 5311: Foundations in Technical Communication
ENG 5383: Rhetorical Theory OR ENG 5326: Composition Theory
Electives
Choose 9 Hours of Technology-Focused Courses:
ENG 5305: Video for Technical Communication
ENG 5310: Studies in English Language and Linguistics (repeatable with different topics)
ENG 5313: Studies in Principles of Technical Communication (repeatable with different topics)
ENG 5341: Software Documentation
AND
Choose 9 Hours (Thesis Track) or 12 Hours (Internship Track) of Prescribed Electives:
ENG 5300: Language Problems in a Multicultural Environment
ENG 5307: Visual Rhetoric
ENG 5312: Editing the Professional Publication (repeatable with different topics)
ENG 5314: Specializations in Technical Communication (repeatable with different topics)
ENG 5317: Specializations in Rhetoric and Composition
ENG 5329: User Experience (UX) and Usability Research
ENG 5335: Technical Editing
ENG 5336: Document Design
ENG 5340: Discourse Analysis
ENG 5343: Content Development for Technical Communication
Internship Track:
ENG 5312: Editing the Professional Publication Internship (approved topics)
Thesis Track:
6 Hours of Thesis (taken in subsequent semesters)
ENG 5399: Thesis A (Prerequisite: 18 hours)
AND
ENG 5399: Thesis B (Prerequisite: Thesis A)
Note:
With the permission of the MATC Director, students may opt to take 6 credit-hours outside of the MATC program as a cognate/area of emphasis counting toward six hours of Prescribed Electives.
Students may choose to declare a Graduate Minor. This will add additional required classes to their degree program.
NOTE: You are NOT required to obtain a minor or cognate to complete our program.