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Undergraduate Certificate

Undergraduate Certificate in Technical Communication

University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering 93 courses 8 total credits

About This Program

The Certificate in Technical Communication no longer admits new students after Summer 2025 and the program will be discontinued Fall 2027. Students already admitted may only complete and be awarded this certificate through Summer 2027. If you have any questions, please contact the department (see contact box).

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 8 credits

Management/Economics/Business

Code Course Title Credits
A A E 374 The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy 3
ACCT I S 401 Business Organizations and Negotiable Instruments 3
CIV ENGR 461 Construction Project Management 3
CIV ENGR 491 Legal Aspects of Engineering 3
CIV ENGR 492 Integrated Project Estimating and Scheduling 3
CIV ENGR 494 Civil and Environmental Engineering Decision Making 3
ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 4
ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 4
ECON 343 Environmental Economics 3-4
ECON 467 International Industrial Organizations 3-4
GEN BUS 301 Business Law 3
GEN BUS 365 Contemporary Topics 1-3
INTL BUS 200 International Business 3
INTL BUS 320 Intercultural Communication in Business 3
I SY E 313 Engineering Economic Analysis 3
I SY E 349 Introduction to Human Factors 3
I SY E 515 Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement 3
I SY E 575 Introduction to Quality Engineering 3
MARKETNG 300 Marketing Management 3
MARKETNG 310 Marketing Research 3
MARKETNG 415 Marketing Communications 3
MARKETNG 420 Global Marketing Strategy 3
M E 549 Product Design 3
M H R 300 Managing Organizations 3
M H R 365 Contemporary Topics 1-3
M H R 420 Leading Change in Organizations 3
M H R 612 Labor-Management Relations 3
N E 571 Economic and Environmental Aspects of Nuclear Energy 3
OTM 365 Contemporary Topics 1-3
R M I 300 Principles of Risk Management 3

Technical Communication Required Courses

Code Course Title Credits
INTEREGR 397 Engineering Communication 3
E P D 398 Technical Communications Internship 1
Total Technical Communication Required Courses 4 credits

Elective Courses in Communication

Code Course Title Credits
INTEREGR 397 Engineering Communication 3
M E 231 Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing 3
I SY E 515 Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement 3
BSE 270 Introduction to Computer Aided Design 3
BSE 375 Special Topics 1-4
CBE 324 Transport Phenomena Lab 3
CBE 424 Operations and Process Laboratory 5
CIV ENGR 159 Civil Engineering Graphics 2
COM ARTS 260 Communication and Human Behavior 3
COM ARTS 262 Argumentation and Debate 3
COM ARTS 266 Theory and Practice of Group Discussion 3
COM ARTS 272 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
COM ARTS 355 Introduction to Film and Tv Production 4
COM ARTS 368 Persuasion and Social Influence 3
COM ARTS 575 Communication in Complex Organizations 3
ENGL 201 Intermediate Composition 3
ENGL 315 English Phonology 3
ENGL 318 Second Language Acquisition 3
GEN BUS 360 Workplace Writing and Communication 3
HISTORY 201 The Historian's Craft 3-4
HIST SCI 201 The Origins of Scientific Thought 3
HIST SCI 202 The Making of Modern Science 3
JOURN 425 Video Journalism 4
JOURN 447 Strategic Media Planning 4
LSC 515 Social Marketing Campaigns in Science, Health and the Environment 3
JOURN 373 Introduction to Survey Research 3-4
JOURN 563 Law of Mass Communication 4
L I S 601 Information: Perspectives and Contexts 3
L I S 663 Introduction to Cyberlaw 3
LSC 350 Visualizing Science and Technology 3
M H R 365 Contemporary Topics 1-3
M H R 401 Leading Teams 3
PHILOS 210 Reason in Communication 3-4
PHILOS 241 Introductory Ethics 3-4
PHILOS 243 Ethics in Business 3-4
PHILOS 441 Environmental Ethics 3-4
PSYCH 456 Social Psychology 3-4
PSYCH 653 Organization and Job Design 3
SOC 535 Talk and Social Interaction 3

Senior Design or Capstone

Code Course Title Credits
B M E 400 Capstone Design Course in Biomedical Engineering 3
B M E 402 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design II 3
BSE 508 Biological Systems Engineering Design Practicum I 2
BSE 509 Biological Systems Engineering Design Practicum II 3
CBE 424 Operations and Process Laboratory 5
CBE 450 Process Design 3
CIV ENGR 578 Senior Capstone Design 4
E C E 453 Embedded Microprocessor System Design 4
E C E 491 Senior Design Project 3
E M A 351 Aerospace Design I 3
G L E 479 Geological Engineering Design 4
I SY E 450 Industrial Engineering Design II 3
M E 349 Engineering Design Projects 3
M E 351 Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I 3
M E 352 Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II 3
M S & E 470 Capstone Project I 1
M S & E 471 Capstone Project II 3
N E 412 Nuclear Reactor Design 5
N E 571 Economic and Environmental Aspects of Nuclear Energy 3

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