2019-20 University Catalog

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Professional Writing, BS

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Curriculum

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

Freshman Year

Fall

COM 225 - Interpers Communication Credit Hours: 3
MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
or
MATH 243 - Introductory Statistics Credit Hours: 4
MIS 101 - Word Processing Software Lab Credit Hours: 1
MIS 102 - Spreadsheet Software Lab Credit Hours: 1
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

COM 115 - Intro to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
MIS 103 - Presentation/Graphics Sftwr Lb Credit Hours: 1
PWR 101 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective (Text Analysis Focus) Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

ART 226 - Digital Photography Credit Hours: 3
or
Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
COM 109 - Intro to Communication Tech Credit Hours: 3
PWR 102 - Introduction to Web Authoring Credit Hours: 3
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3 or 4

Total: 15/16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

COM 215 - Creativity in Comm Credit Hours: 3
COM 256 - Public Relations Credit Hours: 3
PWR 215 - Writing in the Public Interest Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Winter

COM 237 - Intro to Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 211 - Pub/Student Newspaper Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
WRI/COM Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

COM 248 - Digital Media Production Credit Hours: 3
COM 255 - Communication Ethics Credit Hours: 3
SPE 314 - Argumentation Credit Hours: 3
or
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
WRI 328 - Style Credit Hours: 3
Lab Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Junior Year*

Fall

COM 301 - Rhetorical Theory & Applicatn Credit Hours: 3
COM 305 - Contemporary Rhetorical Theory Credit Hours: 3
COM 326 - Communication Research Credit Hours: 3
WRI 420 - Document Design Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Total: 19 Credit Hours

Winter

PWR 330 - User Research Credit Hours: 3
PWR 355 - Project Management for Writers Credit Hours: 3
WRI 415 - Technical Editing Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

COM 345 - Organization Comm I Credit Hours: 3
COM 358 - Communication and the Law Credit Hours: 3
WRI 410 - Proposal & Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3
or
Upper Division Writing Elective Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

PWR 499 - Internship in Professional Writing Credit Hours: (Variable Credit to 9 credits)
PWR 490 - Portfolio Development Credit Hours: (Variable Credit 2-3) (2 credits with Prof. Exam Pass; 3 credits with Prof Exam NP)
WRI 425 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3
Emphasis Elective Credit Hours: 3
Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Total: 15/16 Credit Hours

Winter

COM 424 - Capstone Course Credit Hours: 3
PWR 499 - Internship in Professional Writing Credit Hours: (Variable Credit to 9 credits)
PWR Elective Credit Hours: 3 (online or in-class)
Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Spring

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

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total for a B.S. in Professional Writing: 186/188 Credit Hours

Note:

*Writing Proficiency Exam required at end of Junior Year

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
COM 415 - Dev Eff Multmdia Presntn Credit Hours: 3
HUM 345 - Digital Culture and Society Credit Hours: 3
HUM 335 - Video Game Studies Credit Hours: 3
MIS 118 - Intro to Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
PWR 206 - Social Media Credit Hours: 3
PWR 220 - Writing for Interactive Media Credit Hours: 3
PWR 315 - Advanced Web Authoring 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
MIS 118 - Intro to Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PWR 306 - Writing for the Health Professions Credit Hours: 3
PWR 315 - Advanced Web Authoring 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 310 - Professional Writing for International Audiences Credit Hours: 3
PWR 315 - Advanced Web Authoring Credit Hours: 3
PWR 320 - Structured Authoring Credit Hours: 3
WRI 216 - Public Relations Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3