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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: | 120.0 |
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience I 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition
:4.0 cr
WRIT 1001
- The Art of Explaining Things: Introduction to Technical Writing and Communication : 3.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking (prerequisite to Elective WRIT 3257) [CIV] 3.0 cr
LE
(Biological Sciences)
:4.0 cr
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Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience II 1.0 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
Elective
:3.0 cr
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Year 2 - 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
LE
(Global Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Historical Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
|
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
WRIT 3701W
- Rhetorical Theory for Writing Studies : 3.0 cr
:
WI
WRIT 3221W
- Communication Modes and Methods : 3.0 cr
:
WI
CSCI 1001
- Overview of Computer Science : 4.0 cr
:
MATH,
TS
LE
(Social Sciences)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
CLA 3002 - Career Kickstarter: Finding Internships and Other Career-Related Experiences 1.0 cr
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Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 4501
- Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3257
- Technical and Professional Presentations : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3381W
- Writing and Modern Cultural Movements : 3.0 cr
:
AH,
WI
COMM 3211
- Introduction to Media Studies : 3.0 cr
LE
(Environment)
:3.0 cr
|
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 3441
- Editing, Critique, and Style : 3.0 cr
GDES 4131W
- History of Graphic Design : 4.0 cr
:
WI
LE
(Literature)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:4.0 cr
|
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 4662W
- Writing With Digital Technologies : 3.0 cr
:
WI
WRIT 3896
- Internship in Technical Writing and Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3577W
- Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet : 3.0 cr
:
TS,
WI
LE
(Civic Life and Ethics)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
|
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
WRIT 4999
- Technical Writing and Communication Capstone : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3029W
- Business and Professional Writing : 3.0 cr
:
WI
LE
(Race, Power, and Justice US)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:4.0 cr
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