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Program name: | Technical Writing and Communication B.S. |
Sub-plan: | Biological and Health Sciences |
Sample Plan: | Biological and Health Sciences |
Total Credits: | 118.0 |
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
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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
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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
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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
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