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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Scientific and Technical Communication B.S.
Sub-plan: Information Technology and Design
Sample Plan: Information Technology and Design
Total Credits: 118.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.