Re: MA in Technical Writing?

[Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>]

Before responding to this, I would like to know if Tana's ultimate goal is
to be licensed as a social worker--and if so, whether a degree in tech and
prof. communication would allow that.  In some areas, a degree outside the
field must be in one closely related (education often qualifies, I'm not
sure about tech writing).  She should check this out carefully before
making a decision.

It sounds as if she would be quite capable of doing the work for a tech
and professional communications degree so that should not be a problem.
Whatever her decision, I wish her luck.

> One of the women I work with is working on her MA in education.  She chose
> this option because she has a degree in social work, but she doesn't have
> a degree that qualifies her for licensure.  An MA in social work to
> qualify for licensure would require her to attend college full time,
> which is not feasible.  After a semester of education classes, she is
> questioning her choice, partly because of the time necessary to complete
> the degree requirements (time off from work to fulfill observation,
> student teaching, etc. requirements).  We have worked together for about
> six months.  She does a most of the formatting of the reports and some
> proofreading.  She thinks she may be interested in changing her education
> goals to an MA in technical and professional communication.




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                RoMay Sitze                 rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu

                Practice makes perfect--or perfectly awful.
                It depends on what you practice.

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