Dear Writing Studies colleagues,
Graduate application deadlines are near! We would love for you to remind your students about our MA program. I am happy to answer any questions or direct them to our Director of Graduate Studies. More details below.
Join Texas Tech University’s Onsite MA in Technical Communication Program!
Application deadline for the MA in Technical Communication is January 31, 2024.
We do not require the GRE for grad applications.
👉 Apply Now: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/howtoapply.php
Our programs’ distinctive features include:
1. Competitive Funding for Onsite MA Students
We remain well-poised in an era of uncertain financial times for higher education. We guarantee two years of stipends ($15,500) for our onsite MA students. Lubbock, TX also offers a low cost of living for a city with a population of 300,000+. And oh, did we mention the 300+ days of sunshine that we enjoy in the south plains?
2. Diverse Faculty Strengths
We have 15 assistant, associate, and full professors with an array of theoretical, practical, and methodological approaches to technical communication and rhetoric. Our particular area strengths are:
- Technical Communication and User Experience Design
- Rhetorics of Science, Health, and Medicine
- Composition, Literacy, and Pedagogy
- Ethics, Feminism, and Public Rhetorics
3. Graduate Student Placement in Academia and Industry
We realize that the traditional purpose of a graduate degree has been changing from the exclusive pursuit of a tenure-track academic position.Our current MA students come to us from companies like Google and Microsoft to grow their practitioner careers as technical communicators while others prepare for traditional academic posts. We prepare our MA students for industry or for application to PhD programs in rhetoric, composition, and technical communication.
We look forward to receiving applications from your students! We have attached a flyer that you can share with your students.
Thank you!
Jason Tham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Assistant Chair, Department of English
Office: Humanities Building 363-D, Texas Tech University