Thinking of a career as a technical communicator, translator or writer?

The LEA program at University Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand) is now accepting applications for its two-year Masters degree in Languages and Technical Communication (LCT). Applications for Fall 2008 must be received by 2 September 2008.

LCT's multilingual course offerings will allow you to specialize in applied translation and translation management systems, while expanding your attractivity for potential employers as a technical communicator.

In LCT, you will receive hands-on training in:

• the most current theories in communication and human factors, applied to designing user-based documents
• visual and web-based communication
• the fundamentals of business to help you learn how to best integrate your communication project into your company's business plan:
• business strategies
• knowledge management
• business intelligence
• company information systems
• project management
• localization
• translation management systems
• European law and marketing
• communication technology languages and software:
• HTML and XML languages
• Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver
• MySQL and PHPMyAdmin
• Antidote RX
• Concordance
• Structured Framemaker
• Single source and collaborative authoring tools
• Desktop publishing tools.

In LCT, you will have the opportunity to combine your theoretical and practical experience during three semesters of coursework and two 4- to 5-month obligatory work placements, which you can carry out either in France or abroad.

Are you interested in becoming a researcher or teacher in professional or technical communication? In the second year, LCT offers a module in research issues in technical communication to give you the basis you need to continue on with a doctorate in communication studies. For more information, see the course website.