Technical Communication & Rhetoric

Degree Programs

BATC: Bachelor of Arts in Technical Communication
MATC: Master of Arts in Technical Communication (onsite and online)
PhD-TCR: PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric (onsite and online)

New Faculty

Two new faculty members have joined the program: associate professor Kelli Cargile Cook (Utah State) and assistant professor Amanda Booher (Clemson).

Program Highlights

Texas Tech offers degree programs in technical communication at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. The Master of Arts in Technical Communication and the PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric are available both as resident and online programs.
Sixteen tenure-line faculty member s specialize in technical communication and rhetoric, offering expertise in a range of areas.
An active student chapter of the Society for Technical Communication complements classroom instruction.
The program is the current home of Technical Communication Quarterly (edited by Amy Koerber) and the web site of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.
Our Multiple Literacy Lab (MuLL) provides services and technology for new media design.
Our Usability Research Laboratory works with corporate clients and serves as a resource for faculty and student research.
Facilities include five computer classrooms in a state-of-the-art building.
We teach courses at the sophomore and junior levels that help students in various majors develop their writing abilities.
Job placement for graduates of all programs is excellent.

For an introduction to the career of technical communicator, please see A Week in the Life of a Technical Communicator, developed by Texas Tech alumni at National Instruments in Austin.

For further information, please contact the Director of Technical Communication, Dr. Thomas Barker, or the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Joyce Locke Carter.

TCR Faculty member teaching

Mission Statement

To facilitate communication in action in a complex society and to advance the interdisciplinary study of rhetoric, science, and technology. In applying this research, we aim to educate our students as scholars and practitioners, to strengthen the field through dissemination of knowledge, and to serve the community through professional leadership.

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