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Program name: | Technical Writing and Communication B.S. |
Sub-plan: | Information Technology and Design |
Sample Plan: | Information Technology and Design |
Total Credits: | 118.0 |
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
Freshman Composition
:4.0 cr
LE
(Biological Sciences)
:4.0 cr
LE
(Mathematical Thinking)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
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Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
COMM 1101 (pre-requisite to WRIT 3257) 3.0 cr
CSCI 1113
- Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers : 4.0 cr
LE
(Physical Sciences)
:4.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: CSCI 1113 is an example. Any listed required sub-plan course many be substituted here.
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
DES 1101W
- Introduction to Design Thinking : 4.0 cr
:
AH,
WI
LE
(Global Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Historical Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: DES 1101W is an example. Any listed required sub-plan course may be substituted here.
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Year 2 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
WRIT 3701W
- Rhetorical Theory for Writing Studies : 3.0 cr
:
WI
WRIT 3221W
- Communication Modes and Methods : 3.0 cr
:
WI
LE
(Social Sciences)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: WRIT 3701W is an example. Any listed core course may be substituted here.
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Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3562W
- Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr
:
WI
WRIT 1001
- The Art of Explaining Things: Introduction to Technical Writing and Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3257
- Technical and Professional Presentations : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3577W
- Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet : 3.0 cr
:
TS,
WI
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: WRIT 3257 is an example. Any listed required elective may be substituted here.
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Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3441
- Editing, Critique, and Style : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3361
- Literature of Social Movements in the United States: 1950 to Present : 3.0 cr
:
LITR,
CIV
ARCH 3611
- Design in the Digital Age : 3.0 cr
Elective
:4.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: ARCH 3611 is an example. Any listed required sub-plan course may be substituted here.
*Note: WRIT 3361 is an example. Any listed required sub-plan course may be substituted here.
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Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3671
- Visual Rhetoric and Document Design : 3.0 cr
COMM 3201
- Introduction to Electronic Media Production : 4.0 cr
LE
(Environment)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: COMM 3201 is an example. Any listed required sub-plan course may be substituted here.
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Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 3896
- Internship in Technical Writing and Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 4501
- Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication : 3.0 cr
COMM 3204
- Advanced Electronic Media Production : 4.0 cr
WRIT 4995
- Technical Writing and Communication Capstone : 1.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
*Note: COMM 3204 is an example. Any listed required sub-plan course may be substituted here.
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