College of Business & Management

About Business Administration with a Technical Communication Major**

With a growing demand for technical writers and editors in fields like law, medicine, science, and technology, technical communication careers are expected to increase faster than the average for all professions through 20101. Earn your bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a major in Technical Communication, and become qualified to write for software companies, prepare content for the Internet, interpret technical material for a general readership, and produce user guides, instruction manuals, and training materials.

If you want to take your career even further, continue your education at DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management to earn your master's degree in Business Administration (MBA).

Program at a Glance

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (in Ohio, Bachelor of Business Administration; in New York, Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business Administration)
Major/Concentration: Technical Communication
College: Business & Management
Semesters: 8 full time
Minimum credit hours required for graduation: 124
Accelerated option: Earn your bachelor's degree in as few as 3 years if you attend class year-round.
Location: Find out which DeVry University locations offer this degree program or explore taking classes through our online degree programs.

DeVry University offers you a great deal of flexibility. You can take your classes onsite, online, or a mix of both—whatever best fits your schedule and your life.

Note: Program availability varies by location.

Course Highlights

Course Areas

Hours

Communication Skills

15

Humanities

9

Social Sciences

9

Personal and Professional Development

5

Mathematics and Sciences

12

Business Core

36

Electives

9

Technical Communication Major/Concentration

30

To learn more about required and elective courses for the Business Administration bachelor's degree program, as well as to view individual course descriptions and requirements for each major/concentration, please see the undergraduate academic catalog.

Graduate Success

At DeVry University, everything we do is focused on your career success. The proof is in the numbers. For the year ending with the October ‘08 graduates, 92% of U.S. DeVry Business Administration graduates were employed in their field at an average salary of $40,757 graduates who actively pursued and obtained employment and those who were already employed in education-related careers within 180 days of graduation.)

** Concentrations in Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania.
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Writers and Editors, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm.