Scientific and Technical Communication
Why Scientific and Technical Communication? Write in professional spaces
The Scientific and Technical Communication Program (STC) at BGSU helps you learn the skills to write effectively in professional contexts:
- Design documents that achieve their goals in the workplace and beyond
- Edit writing with clarity and technical style
- Research complex scientific subjects, advanced technologies, and professional documents
- Create a portfolio of work to show potential employers, including websites, instruction sets, technical marketing material, and more!
Students who complete our Online MA certificate are employed as technical writers, editors, copy writers, independent contractors, and teachers!
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STC Students
“When I researched educational opportunities in technical writing and discovered that my alma mater, BGSU, had a distance-learning program, I immediately signed up. The course study was very informative … and has opened my eyes to writing opportunities I never realized were out there. The online courses were just the ticket, and the knowledge I gained about written and oral communication have already proven invaluable in my current job.”
– Brenda Cole, Systems and Communications Vice President, National News and Information Industry, President Alabama STC Chapter
“ENG 3880 taught us to consider the basic elements of a document’s presentation and visuals and how to catch and maintain the attention of our audience in various forms of written communications. . . . I feel the course provided me several useful tools for my toolbox as I provide professional written communications in my career field. This is an excellent course to develop your written communication skills for professional documents.”
– Marcus Ketner, Lieutenant; Twinsburg Fire Dept. (OH), Bowling Green State University; Fire Administration Student
Updated: 06/29/2026 04:47PM