Welcome.
The world of communication has changed dramatically in the last decade. We have gone from a analog, linear communication model to a nonlinear, digital world. What does that mean to you, today's communicator? It means that you need to be able to identify the problem, design the message and use the appropriate communication medium to communicate with your audience.
Technical Communication and Media Production students apply the underlying theories and principles of the discipline to communicate information to a specific audience using the appropriate communication medium, whether the medium be print, video, audio, multimedia technology, or a combination of other media.
Software and hardware are tools that students use to help audiences assimilate information by effectively designing content and properly communicating information. The department offers four areas of concentration:
- corporate communication
- interactive media production
- video and media production
- technical writing and editing
The department offers courses on the cutting edge of technology, including courses in
- 2D, 3D, and video animation
- audio production for multimedia and video
- corporate cultures
- professional document design
- dvd authoring
- graphic design and production
- international communication
- multimedia production
- scriptwriting
- software and hardware documentation
- streaming media technologies
- technical writing
- usability testing
- video production and editing
- second life
- writing for multimedia
and many more.
Welcome to Technical Communication and Media Production. We look forward to seeing you in the department.