Professional Writing, BS

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Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

COM 115 - Intro to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 135 - Communication Software Credit Hours: 3 ^a
MATH 111Z - Precalculus I: Functions Credit Hours: 4
or
STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I Credit Hours: 4
PWR 101 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121Z - Composition I Credit Hours: 4

Winter

JOUR 211 - Intro to Journalism Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

ART 215 - Design Arts and Aesthetics Credit Hours: 3
or
ART 226 - Digital Photography Credit Hours: 3
COM 109 - Intro to Communication Tech Credit Hours: 3
PWR 102 - Introduction to Web Authoring Credit Hours: 3
COM 111Z - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Fall

COM 216 - Essen of Grammar & Punctuation Credit Hours: 3
COM 256 - Public Relations Credit Hours: 3
or
PWR 215 - Writing in the Public Interest Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122Z - Composition II Credit Hours: 4
or
WRI 227Z - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 4
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

COM 237 - Intro to Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 248 - Digital Media Production Credit Hours: 3
PWR 330 - User Research Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

COM 218Z - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 4
COM 255 - Communication Ethics Credit Hours: 3
WRI 328 - Style Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3
Lab Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Junior Year*

Fall

COM 301 - Rhetorical Theory & Application Credit Hours: 3
or
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
WRI 420 - Document Design Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Lab Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Winter

PWR 355 - Project Management for Writers Credit Hours: 3
SPE 314 - Argumentation Credit Hours: 3
WRI 415 - Technical Editing Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

COM 358 - Communication and the Law Credit Hours: 3
WRI 410 - Proposal & Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 325 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year

Fall

COM 345 - Organization Comm I Credit Hours: 3
PWR 490 - Portfolio Development Credit Hours: (Variable Credit 2-3)
PWR 499 - Internship in Professional Writing Credit Hours: (Variable Credit to 9 credits)
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Winter

PWR 499 - Internship in Professional Writing Credit Hours: (Variable Credit to 9 credits)
PWR Elective Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division COM/WRI Elective Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

COM 424 - Capstone Course Credit Hours: 3
PWR 499 - Internship in Professional Writing Credit Hours: (Variable Credit to 9 credits)
Upper Division Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total for a B.S. in Professional Writing: 184 Credit Hours

Note:

^aMIS 101 , MIS 102 , and MIS 103 may be substituted for COM 135

Emphasis Courses (18 Credits Minimum)

Students will select from one of the following Emphasis areas in order to satisfy the emphasis elective and technical elective requirements.

Digital Media Emphasis

(beyond the required courses in the program)

COM 115 - Intro to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 207 - Seminar Credit Hours: 6 International Media Seminar: Paris
COM 215 - Creativity in Comm Credit Hours: 3
COM 248 - Digital Media Production Credit Hours: 3
COM 309 - Communication Tech in Use Credit Hours: 3
COM 365 - Electronic Comm & Society Credit Hours: 3
HUM 335 - Video Game Studies Credit Hours: 3
HUM 345 - Digital Culture and Society Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
PWR 206 - Social Media Credit Hours: 3
PWR 220 - Writing for Interactive Media Credit Hours: 3
WRI 225 - Writing Nonfiction Credit Hours: 3
WRI 305 - Writ for the Marketplace Credit Hours: 3

Scientific and Technical Emphasis

(beyond the required courses in the program)

BIO 200 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
BIO 209 - Current Research Tpc Med Sci I Credit Hours: 1
COM 347 - Negotiation & Conflict Resol’n Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
PWR 306 - Writing for the Health Professions Credit Hours: 3
PWR 320 - Structured Authoring Credit Hours: 3
WRI 225 - Writing Nonfiction Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 345 - Science Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 350 - Documentation Develop Credit Hours: 3

Writing in Organizations Emphasis

(beyond the required courses in the program)

BUS 313 - Health Care Systems & Policy Credit Hours: 3
COM 347 - Negotiation & Conflict Resol’n Credit Hours: 3
COM 437 - Comm Training & Devpmt Credit Hours: 3
COM 445 - Organiz’l Communication II Credit Hours: 3
COM 446 - Communication & Leadership Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
PSY 347 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
PWR 206 - Social Media Credit Hours: 3
PWR 215 - Writing in the Public Interest Credit Hours: 3
PWR 306 - Writing for the Health Professions Credit Hours: 3
PWR 320 - Structured Authoring Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3