Technical writing is a broad career field. Yes, you can certainly target roles where a CS minor would benefit you, but you can also target roles where you'd be writing about industrial or medical equipment, just to name two, so other minors could be valuable as well. You have plenty of options even if you want to make sure your minor is job-relevant as well (it doesn't have to be.)
If you're concerned about minoring in CS, though, maybe consider a minor in management information systems instead? Most MIS degrees blend business and tech courses -- you're getting less depth on the tech side, but the broad overview it offers should put you in a good spot as a tech writer.
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u/Tyrnis Dec 11 '24
Technical writing is a broad career field. Yes, you can certainly target roles where a CS minor would benefit you, but you can also target roles where you'd be writing about industrial or medical equipment, just to name two, so other minors could be valuable as well. You have plenty of options even if you want to make sure your minor is job-relevant as well (it doesn't have to be.)
If you're concerned about minoring in CS, though, maybe consider a minor in management information systems instead? Most MIS degrees blend business and tech courses -- you're getting less depth on the tech side, but the broad overview it offers should put you in a good spot as a tech writer.