| TECHNICAL WRITING |
Orange Coast College’s Technical Writing Certificate of Specialization identifies students who are prepared for many entry-level technical writing positions. Students will also be prepared to pursue technical writing interests by entering technical writing programs at four year universities; however, students should not expect that they will necessarily meet the lower division requirements at specific colleges or universities by completing the certificate.
For the Technical Writing certificate a student must complete 15 units as described below with a grade of “C” or better in all courses.
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CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION |
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Required Courses |
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Units |
| Freshman Composition |
ENGL |
A100 |
(3) |
| Technical Report Writing |
ENGL |
A105 |
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(3) |
| Critical Reasoning & Writing for Science & Technology |
ENGL |
A109 |
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Subtotal: |
(6) |
Communication skill elective
Select one (1) course from the following: |
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| Critical Reasoning, Reading, Writing thru Nonfiction |
ENGL |
A102 |
(3) |
| Honors Critical Reasoning, Reading, Writing thru Nonfict |
ENGL |
A102H |
(3) |
| Scriptwriting |
ENGL |
A127 |
(3) |
| Public Relations |
MCOM |
A140 |
(3) |
| Interpersonal Communications |
SPCM |
A100 |
(3) |
| Public Speaking |
SPCM |
A110 |
(3) |
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(3) |
| Visual Presentation & Production Layout Select six (6) units from the following: |
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| Product Illustration |
ART |
A118 |
(2) |
| Intro to Info Sys & Micro Appl |
CIS |
A100 |
(3) |
| Desktop Publishing |
CIS |
A103 |
(4) |
| PowerPoint |
CIS |
A133 |
(1) |
| Excel 1 |
CIS |
A134 |
(2) |
| Computer Use in Technology |
CHT |
A100 |
(3) |
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Intro Computer Graphics |
DMAD |
A181 |
(3) |
| Graphic Design |
DMAD |
A182 |
(4) |
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Digital Prepress |
DMAD |
A183 |
(4) |
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Illus & Computer Graphics 1 |
DMAD |
A190 |
(4) |
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Basic Drafting Practices |
DRAF |
A110 |
(4) |
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Engineering Drafting Design 1 |
DRAF |
A115 |
(4) |
| Basic Computer Design |
DRAF |
A150 |
(4) |
| Video Workshop |
FILM |
A110 |
(3) |
| Newspaper Production |
JOUR |
A115 |
(3-7) |
| Basic Photography |
PHOT |
A120 |
(3) |
| View Camera |
PHOT |
A121 |
(2) |
| Intro Digital Photography |
PHOT |
A125 |
(3) |
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(6) |
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Total: |
(15) |