This graduate certificate program provides focused area of study in technical editing, advanced proposal writing, usability studies and web-based communication. Credit earned may be applied toward the master's degree in technical communication at Missouri S&T.
Please note that live participation (synchronous meetings) may be required for some of the technical communication courses.
The following courses are required*:
One transfer course may be accepted toward the certificate, if reviewed and approved by the director of technical communication and the department chair.
These four courses are also required for the master of science in technical communication and could be counted toward that degree if the certificate student later decided to go on for their master's degree.
*Course substitutions may be permitted. Check with the academic department for details.
Are you a working professional who wants to earn your master's degree, but you don’t have time to take the GRE/GMAT? Then start in a graduate certificate program. Graduate certificates were designed as a pathway to a master's degree.* The admission requirements are more relaxed and credit earned will count toward your degree. Once you successfully earn your graduate certificate, you can continue with the corresponding master's degree without having to take the GRE/GMAT.
This graduate certificate may act as a pathway to the following master’s programs:
*Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply.
Contact Us
Sylvia Skouby, Associate Director for Online Admissions
Phone: 573-341-6903
Email: stgrad@mst.edu
Dr. Edward Malone
222 Humanities-Social Sciences
Missouri University of
Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0560
phone: (573) 341-4311
email: malonee@mst.edu
Web: english.mst.edu