Technical Writing and Communication Has Evolved
The U.S. Department of Labor expects employment for writers and editors to grow 10 percent. However, the field has evolved. New jobs will likely be fueled by demand from web-based publications driven by content management systems. Technical writers with a solid foundation in content management will have an edge.
Evolving Curriculum Keeps Pace with the Change
As technology becomes more complex, technical writers need to expand their skill sets to ensure that they keep pace with fast moving web-based communications. UCSC Extension aims to produce Silicon Valley’s most skilled and multi-faceted technical communicators. This is why we have evolved our technical writing curriculum to offer the state-of-the-art knowledge, resources, tools, and ideas you need to sustain a successful career.
Custom-Designed Online Curriculum Is Comprehensive and Up to Date
We are Silicon Valley’s only Technical Writing and Communication program offering a full certificate curriculum online. Our program is designed and delivered by fellows of the prestigious Society for Technical Communication and internationally recognized subject-matter experts. Courses are structured into five categories, each catering to a different need and expertise within the professional community:
- Technical Communication Fundamentals
- Advanced Topics in Communication
- Project Leadership
- Tools and Technologies
- Engineering Communication
Take individual courses to expand or update specific skills, or pursue the certificate for comprehensive instruction from the professionals who have helped define the technical writing profession.
Benefits of Studying at UCSC Extension
You will gain unique benefits studying with the truly exceptional instructional team behind the online Technical Writing and Communications program at UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley:
- 100% online curriculum: individual courses and full certificate
- Unprecedented access to world's leading experts
- Learn the state-of-the-art at the heart of high-tech
- Network with fellows of the Society of Technical Communication
- Silicon Valley's leading program in Technical Communication
Who Should Attend This Program
Communications and management professionals come to us from the aerospace, automotive, biotech, business management, construction, engineering, financial services, health care, IT, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, e-commerce, and internet industries as well as from a wide variety of disciplines and career paths:
- Technical writers, editors or communicators
- Information developers, engineers or architects
- Documentation project leads
- Engineering managers
- User experience designers
- User experience architects
- Usability engineers
- Visual designers
- Recent graduates
- Career changers
