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Twin Cities Campus
Scientific and Technical Communication B.S.
Writing Studies
College of Liberal Arts
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2010.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 50.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science.
The Department of Writing Studies offers a B.S. in scientific and technical communication (S&TC). This degree offers a unique combination of written, oral, and visual communication theory and practice as it applies to interdisciplinary areas of science and technology.
This program examines how communication is a complex process that involves both the robust principles of audience, persuasion, clarity, accuracy, and ethical integrity, and a command of the knowledge of scientific and technical topics that one communicates. Students have the opportunity to examine social, legal, ethical, and political implications of communication as they relate to science, environment, gender, technology, diverse cultures, and workplace practices.
Students study theories of rhetoric and communication and apply principles of audience analysis, writing and editing, information design, oral communication, and visual rhetoric. They engage in writing as a process and examine writing within communities of practice.
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Admission Requirements
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For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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All required courses must be taken A-F, (except for the internship, which is taken S-N) and students must earn a grade of at least C-.
Equivalent transfer courses are accepted in all areas (except for required WRIT courses). Students need to complete a minimum of 35 credits of WRIT courses, plus 15 credits of courses within one of four sub-plan areas. Core Courses
Current WRIT 3441 requirement replaces former WRIT 4561/5561 requirement. If students have already taken WRIT 4561/5561, they will not be required to take WRIT 3441.
WRIT 3001 - Introduction to Scientific and Technical Communication (2.0 cr)
WRIT 3221W - Communication Modes and Methods, C/PE, SSCI, WI (4.0 cr)
WRIT 3441 - Editing, Critique, and Style (3.0 cr)
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing, WI (4.0 cr)
WRIT 3671 - Visual Rhetoric and Document Design (3.0 cr)
WRIT 3701W - Rhetorical Theory for Writing Studies, WI (4.0 cr)
WRIT 4196 - Internship in Scientific and Technical Communication (3.0 cr)
WRIT 4501 - Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication (3.0 cr)
or WRIT 4258 - Information-Gathering Techniques in Scientific and Technical Communication (3.0 cr)
Required Electives
Students must take at least 3 credits from each of the two categories, for a total of 9 credits.
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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Oral, Written, Visual, and Digital Communication
Take 3 - 6 credit(s) from the following:
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WRIT 3257 - Scientific and Technical Presentations (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 3672 - Project Design and Development (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 4573W - Writing Proposals and Grant Management, WI (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 4662W - Writing With Digital Technologies, WI (4.0 cr)
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Science, Technology, and Society
Take 3 - 6 credit(s) from the following:
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WRIT 3108 - Gender and Ethnicity and the Rhetoric of Science and Technology, CD (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 3152W - Writing on Issues of Science and Technology, C/PE, WI (4.0 cr)
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WRIT 3302 - Science, Religion, and the Search for Human Nature, OH (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 3371 - Technology, Self, and Society, C/PE, HP (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 3383 - In Search of Nature, ENVT, OH (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 3404 - Environmental Communication (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 3577W - Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
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WRIT 4431 - Intersections of Scientific and Technical Communication and Law (3.0 cr)
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Program Sub-plans
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Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans. (Note for the Twin Cities and
Morris campuses: The honors sub-plan does not meet this requirement. Honors students are required to
complete one sub-plan plus the honors sub-plan. Please see an adviser if no honors sub-plan is listed
for the program.)
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Information Technology and Design
Required Courses
Students must complete 15 credits in the sub-plan. Six of the 15 credits must be taken at 3xxx or above. Other courses may be allowed in consultation with department adviser.
Required writing studies course: WRIT 3577W
Note: Students completing the information technology and design sub-plan are required to take WRIT 3577W as one of their required electives. This course counts as a required elective for the major, but does not count toward the required 15 credits in the sub-plan.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AFEE 3112 - Technical Drawing and Production Technologies (3.0 cr)
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ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age (3.0 cr)
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ARTH 3422 - Off the Wall: History of Graphic Arts in Europe and America in the Modern Age (4.0 cr)
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ARTH 5454 - Design Reform in the Era of Art Nouveau (3.0 cr)
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BIE 3111 - Exploring Technology Systems (3.0 cr)
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COMM 3201 - Introduction to Electronic Media Production (4.0 cr)
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COMM 3204 - Advanced Electronic Media Production (4.0 cr)
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COMM 3211 - Introduction to U.S. Electronic Media (3.0 cr)
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COMM 4231 - Comparing Electronic Media Systems, IP (3.0 cr)
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COMM 4291 - New Telecommunication Media (3.0 cr)
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CSCI 1001 - Overview of Computer Science, MATH, C/PE (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 1103 - Introduction to Computer Programming in Java (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 1901 - Structure of Computer Programming I (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 2011 - Discrete Structures of Computer Science (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 3921W - Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
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DESI 3010 {Inactive}
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DESI 4001 {Inactive}
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DHA 1101W - Introduction to Design Thinking, OH, WI (4.0 cr)
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DHA 1315 - Foundations: The Graphic Studio (4.0 cr)
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DHA 2101 - Design and Visual Presentation (3.0 cr)
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DHA 4131W - History of Visual Communication, HP, WI (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science (4.0 cr)
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HSCI 3331 - Technology and American Culture, HP (3.0 cr)
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HSCI 3401 - Ethics in Science and Technology, C/PE, HP (3.0 cr)
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HSCI 3714 - Technology and Civilization: Stone Tools to Steam Engines, HP, IP (4.0 cr)
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HSCI 3715 - Technology and Civilization: Waterwheels to the Web, HP, IP (4.0 cr)
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HSCI 4321 - History of Computing (3.0 cr)
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HUMF 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics (3.0 cr)
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JOUR 3006 - Visual Communication (3.0 cr)
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JOUR 3614 - History of Media Communication, HP (3.0 cr)
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JOUR 4272 - Interactive Advertising (3.0 cr)
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JOUR 4551 - New Media Culture (3.0 cr)
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KIN 3505 - Intro to Human-Centered Design (3.0 cr)
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PHIL 4615 - Minds, Bodies, and Machines (3.0 cr)
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UC 3201 - Web Designer Introduction (4.0 cr)
Biological and Health Sciences
Required Courses
Students must complete 15 credits in the sub-plan. Six of the 15 credits must be taken at 3xxx or above. Other courses may be allowed in consultation with department adviser.
Students are strongly encouraged to take BIOL 1009 and ANAT 3001 within this sub-plan to facilitate a stronger knowledge base for other required courses.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy (3.0 cr)
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BIOC 2011 - Biochemistry for the Agricultural and Health Sciences (3.0 cr)
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BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology I: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives, BIOL SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 1009 - General Biology, BIOL SCI/L (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 1101W - Heredity and Human Society, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 2012 - General Zoology (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 2022 - General Botany (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 3811 - Introduction to Animal Behavior (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 3825 - Ecological Genetics (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 4003 - Genetics (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 4004 - Cell Biology (3.0 cr)
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CHEM 1011 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture and Laboratory, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
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CHEM 1021 - Chemical Principles I, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
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CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II, PHYS SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
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CHEM 2101 - Introductory Analytical Chemistry Lecture (3.0 cr)
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CHEM 2111 - Introductory Analytical Chemistry Lab (2.0 cr)
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CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I (3.0 cr)
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CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II (3.0 cr)
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CHEM 2311 - Organic Lab (4.0 cr)
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CHEM 4001 - Chemistry of Plant Materials (4.0 cr)
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MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms (5.0 cr)
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PHAR 1002 - Health Sciences Terminology (2.0 cr)
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PHAR 5201 - Health Sciences Applied Terminology (2.0 cr)
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PHCL 3100 - Pharmacology for Pre-Med and Life Science Students (2.0 cr)
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PHIL 1005 - Scientific Reasoning (4.0 cr)
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PHIL 3601W - Scientific Thought, OH, WI (4.0 cr)
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PHIL 4607 - Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3.0 cr)
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PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology (4.0 cr)
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PUBH 3001 - Personal and Community Health (2.0 cr)
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PUBH 3004 - Basic Concepts in Personal and Community Health (4.0 cr)
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STAT 1001 - Introduction to the Ideas of Statistics, MATH (4.0 cr)
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STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, MATH (4.0 cr)
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CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture, PHYS SCI/L (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory, PHYS SCI/L (1.0 cr)
Legal Discourse and Public Policy
Required Courses
Students must complete 15 credits in the sub-plan. Six of the 15 credits must be taken at 3xxx or above. Other courses may be allowed in consultation with department adviser.
Required writing studies courses: WRIT 3577W and WRIT 4431
Note: Students completing this sub-plan are required to take WRIT 3577W and WRIT 4431 as two of their required electives. These courses count as required electives for the major, but do not count toward the required 15 credits in the sub-plan.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AMIN 4231 - The Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, and Chicanos in the United States (3.0 cr)
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COMM 3631 - Freedom of Speech, C/PE (3.0 cr)
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CSCI 3921W - Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
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HIST 4337 - Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court Since 1865, C/PE (4.0 cr)
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JOUR 3007 - The Media in American History and Law: Case Studies, HP (3.0 cr)
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JOUR 3776 - Mass Communication Law (3.0 cr)
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JOUR 5552 - Law of Internet Communications (3.0 cr)
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PHIL 1001 - Introduction to Logic, MATH (4.0 cr)
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PHIL 1004W - Introduction to Political Philosophy, C/PE, OH, WI (4.0 cr)
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PHIL 4321W - Theories of Justice, WI (3.0 cr)
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POL 1001 - American Democracy in a Changing World, C/PE, SSCI (4.0 cr)
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POL 1201 - Political Ideas and Ideologies, C/PE, SSCI (4.0 cr)
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POL 3225 - American Political Thought, C/PE (3.0 cr)
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POL 3308 - Congressional Politics and Institutions (3.0 cr)
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POL 3309 - Justice in America (3.0 cr)
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POL 4403W - Comparative Constitutionalism, WI (3.0 cr)
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POL 4485 - Human Rights and Democracy in the World (3.0 cr)
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POL 4501W - The Supreme Court and Constitutional Interpretation, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
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POL 4502W - The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
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SOC 3101 - Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System, C/PE, SSCI (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4101W - Sociology of Law, WI (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4161 - Criminal Law in American Society (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4162 - Criminal Procedure in American Society (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4170 - Sociology of International Law, IP (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4175 - Law, Politics, and Inequality (3.0 cr)
Environmental Science
Required Courses
Students must complete 15 credits in the sub-plan. Six of the 15 credits must be taken at 3xxx or above. Other courses may be allowed in consultation with department adviser.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AFEE 5361 - World Development Problems (3.0 cr)
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ANTH 3041 - Ecological Anthropology, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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ANTH 4069 - Environmental Archaeology, SSCI, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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APEC 3611 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology (3.0 cr)
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BBE 4733 - Renewable Energy Technologies (3.0 cr)
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CE 3501 - Environmental Engineering, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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CHEN 5551 - Survey of Renewable Energy Technologies (3.0 cr)
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ECON 3611 - Environmental Economics, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 1011 - Issues in the Environment, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 2041 - Natural Resources Consumption and Sustainability, ENVT, IP (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3011W - Ethics in Natural Resources, C/PE, ENVT, WI (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy: History, Creation, and Implementation, C/PE, SSCI, WI (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3251 - Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development, ENVT, IP (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management, ENVT, SSCI (4.0 cr)
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ESPM 3601 - Our Home, Our Environment (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3604 - Environmental Management Systems and Strategy (3.0 cr)
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FW 4102 - Principles of Conservation Biology (3.0 cr)
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FW 5455 - Sustainable Aquaculture, ENVT, IP (3.0 cr)
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GEO 1001 - Earth and Its Environments, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
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GEO 1002 - Earth History, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
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GEO 3002 - Climate Change and Human History, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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GEO 3003 - Geohazards, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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GEO 3004 - Water and Society, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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GEO 3005 - Earth Resources, C/PE, IP (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3355 - Environmental Quality, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3401 - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change, WI (4.0 cr)
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HIST 3452 - African Conservation Histories, HP, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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HORT 4072 - Growing Plants Organically: What It Means to Be Green (3.0 cr)
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HSCI 3244 - History of Ecology and Environmentalism (3.0 cr)
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LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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PHIL 3301 - Environmental Ethics, C/PE, ENVT (4.0 cr)
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SOC 4305 - Society and the Environment: A Growing Conflict, C/PE, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4311 - Race, Class, and the Politics of Nature, ENVT, IP (3.0 cr)
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URBS 3751 - Understanding the Urban Environment, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen, C/PE, ENVT, WI (3.0 cr)
or ANSC 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen, C/PE, ENVT, WI (3.0 cr)
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AGRO 5321 - Ecology of Agricultural Systems, ENVT (3.0 cr)
or ENT 5321 - Ecology of Agricultural Systems, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 3407 - Ecology, ENVT (3.0 cr)
or BIOL 3408W - Ecology, ENVT, WI (3.0 cr)
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SUST 3003 - Sustainable People, Sustainable Planet, ENVT, C/PE (3.0 cr)
or GLOS 3304 - Sustainable People, Sustainable Planet, ENVT, C/PE (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3379 - Environment and Development in the Third World, ENVT, IP (3.0 cr)
or GLOS 3303 - Environment and Development in the Third World, ENVT, IP (3.0 cr)
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