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Q&A Technical writer degree with an English BA?

I'm desperately trying to get out of my dead end Federal job. I have a BA in English and a love of a lot of different topics, including several science fields. I would have Majored in science if I ...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Jemma Lewis‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:01:26Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jemma Lewis‭ · 2019-12-08T04:01:26Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm desperately trying to get out of my dead end Federal job. I have a BA in English and a love of a lot of different topics, including several science fields. I would have Majored in science if I could have. But i have low vision and never could pass labs. I'm also very tech savvy. I got really excited recently when I realised that the university that I practically live on had a graduate degree for what they call 'science writing'. It sounds right down my alley, but I don't know if it's worth doing if my Bachelors degree was in English as opposed to a science or IT background. I've done a lot of on the fly computer how-to writing for co-workers and family who can't tell a mouse from a CD, but I have no paid working experience doing them. Is there a point in trying to get into this field without an obvious paper trail of a technical background? And would doing a master's degree program be rhetorical with a BA in English already?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-02-04T23:11:54Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 5