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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Technical Writing and Communication B.S.
Sub-plan: Biological and Health Sciences
Sample Plan: Biological and Health Sciences
Total Credits: 118.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1101 - Genetics and Society : 3.0 cr : CIV
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 1001 - The Art of Explaining Things: Introduction to Technical Writing and Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3221W - Communication Modes and Methods : 3.0 cr : WI
WRIT 3701W - Rhetorical Theory for Writing Studies : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 3101W - Writing Arguments : 3.0 cr : WI
WRIT 3441 - Editing, Critique, and Style : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3577W - Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet : 3.0 cr : TS, WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
WRIT 3671 - Visual Rhetoric and Document Design : 3.0 cr
PHAR 3206 - Foundations of Health Literacy : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 3405W - Humanistic Healthcare and Communication : 3.0 cr : AH, WI
PUBH 3106 - Making Sense of Health Studies : 2.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3896 - Internship in Technical Writing and Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 4501 - Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication : 3.0 cr
ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 3257 - Technical and Professional Presentations : 3.0 cr
WRIT 4995 - Technical Writing and Communication Capstone : 1.0 cr
PUBH 3004 - Basic Concepts in Personal and Community Health : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr