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Program checklist · B.S.

Technical Writing

Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
23.1303
Credits (computed from items)
563
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
211440
CourseShelf checklist
CK_211440_b89b95aa
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Mathematics Prerequisite (1 course)10 units

4 items
  1. 21-111
    Differential Calculus
    Not resolved to a course
    10
  2. 21-112
    Integral Calculus
    Not resolved to a course
    10
  3. 21-120
    Differential and Integral Calculus
    Not resolved to a course
    10
  4. 21-127
    Concepts of Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    12

Statistics Prerequisite (1 course)9 units

1 item
  1. 36-200
    Reasoning with Data
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Computer Science Prerequisites (1 - 2 courses*)10-22 units

3 items
  1. 15-110
    Principles of Computing
    Not resolved to a course
    10
  2. 15-112
    Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  3. 15-110
    Principles of Computing
    Not resolved to a course
    10

Departmental Core Requirement (1 course)9 units

major core · 5 items
  1. 76-212
    Introduction to TV Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. 76-260
    Introduction to Writing Fiction
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  3. 76-261
    Intro to Writing Creative Nonfiction
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  4. 76-265
    Introduction to Writing Poetry
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  5. 76-269
    Introduction to Screenwriting
    Not resolved to a course
    9

TW Core Requirements (6 courses)42 units

major core · 6 items
  1. 76-271
    Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. 76-300
    Professional Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. 76-390
    Style
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  4. 76-391
    Document & Information Design *
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  5. 76-487
    Information Architecture & Content Strategy **
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  6. 76-488
    Information Architecture & Content Strategy Lab **
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Theory/Specialization Courses (3 courses)27 units

20 items
  1. 76-375
    Emerging Technologies in Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. 76-395
    Science Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  3. 76-425
    Rhetoric, Science, and the Public Sphere
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  4. 76-474
    Software Documentation
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  5. 76-476
    Rhetoric of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  6. 76-490
    Digital Rhetorics
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  7. 76-494
    Healthcare Communications
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  8. 76-318
    Communicating in the Global Marketplace
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  9. 76-325
    Intertextuality
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  10. 76-366
    Grant and Proposal Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  11. 76-372
    News Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  12. 76-375
    Emerging Technologies in Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  13. 76-389
    Rhetorical Grammar
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  14. 76-395
    Science Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  15. 76-425
    Rhetoric, Science, and the Public Sphere
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  16. 76-474
    Software Documentation
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  17. 76-475
    Law, Performance, and Identity
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  18. 76-476
    Rhetoric of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  19. 76-481
    Introduction to Multimedia Design
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  20. 76-490
    Digital Rhetorics
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Electives (3 courses)27 units minimum

electives · 23 items
  1. 19-211
    Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. 19-403
    Policies of Wireless Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  3. 03-121
    Modern Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  4. 36-309
    Experimental Design for Behavioral & Social Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  5. 36-350
    Statistical Computing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  6. 42-202
    Physiology
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  7. 51-261
    Communication & Digital Design Fundamentals
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  8. 51-262
    Communication and Digital Design Fundamentals
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  9. 51-264
    Product Design Fundamentals
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  10. 70-311
    Organizational Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  11. 70-332
    Business, Society and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  12. 70-342
    Managing Across Cultures
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  13. 79-212
    Jim Crow America
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  14. 79-230
    The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process Through 1948 to Present
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  15. 80-220
    Philosophy of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  16. 80-221
    Philosophy of Social Science
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  17. 80-234
    Philosophy of Race and Gender
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  18. 80-244
    Environmental Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  19. 85-213
    Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  20. 85-241
    Social Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  21. 85-370
    Cognitive Neuropsychology Research Methods
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  22. 88-341
    Team Dynamics and Leadership
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  23. 88-366
    Behavioral Economics of Poverty and Development
    Not resolved to a course
    9
Source. Carnegie Mellon University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/schools-colleges/dietrichcollegeofhumanitiesandsocialsciences/departmentofenglish/technical-writing-bs/. Captured page pages/0183.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.