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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 Positions Approved

We will hire two additional faculty members in 2008/09 - one assistant professor and one associate professor - to join our already strong faculty in TCR.

Program Highlights

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.