| |
Area
A: Essential Skills |
9 hrs |
| |
ENGL |
1101 |
Composition
I |
3 |
| |
ENGL |
1102 |
Composition II |
3 |
| |
MATH |
1111 |
College Algebra |
3 |
| |
Area
B: Institutional Options |
4 hrs |
| |
COMM |
2400 |
Public Speaking |
2 |
| |
STS |
2400 |
Science, Technology,
and Society |
2 |
| |
Area
C: Humanities/Fine Arts |
6 hrs |
| |
Area
C |
Group 1 |
Take one course from the Literature Group |
3 |
| |
Area
C |
Group 2 |
Take one course from the Art and Culture Group |
3 |
| |
Area
D: Science, Mathematics, and Technology |
11 hrs |
| |
MATH |
1113 |
Pre-Calculus1 |
4 |
| |
Area D |
|
Any two natural sciences with labs |
8 |
| |
Area
E: Social Sciences |
12 hrs |
| |
Area
E |
Group 1 |
American Context |
3 |
| |
Area
E |
Group 2 |
World History |
3 |
| |
Area
E |
Group 3 |
Behavioral Science |
3 |
| |
Area
E |
Group 4 |
Cultures and
Societies |
3 |
| |
Area
F: Core courses specific to the major |
18 hrs |
| |
COMM |
2000 |
Business Communication |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
2010 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
2020 |
Foundations of Technical
and Professional Communication |
3 |
| |
TCOM or
ENGL |
2030 or
2030 |
Research in Technical Communication or
Research in Prof. & Critical Thinking |
3 |
| |
Area F Electives (2 courses from the following) |
|
| |
COMM |
2060 |
International Communication |
3 |
| |
Any two ENGL |
2xxx |
Please see area C for ENGL 2xxx listings |
6 |
| |
Foreign Language |
2001 or higher |
Any 2001 or higher class |
3 |
| |
Math or Science |
Elective |
Any math, natural science, or computer science that requires programming1 |
3 |
| |
Required
Foundation Courses: |
15
hrs |
| |
ENGL |
3030 |
English Grammar for Professional Communicators |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4030 |
Foundations of
Graphics |
3 |
| |
COMM |
4100 |
Small Group Communication |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4160 |
Rhetoric: History,
Theory, and Practice |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4800 |
Project Portfolio |
3 |
| |
Take one of the following concentrations: |
15 hrs |
| |
—Information Design (15 hours from the following courses) |
|
| |
TCOM |
3020 |
Proposal Writing |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
3030 |
Instructional Design |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
3045 |
Fundamentals of Information Design |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4000 |
Professional Editing |
3 |
| TCOM |
4135 |
Fundamentals of Website Design |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4045 |
Foundations of Multimedia |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4070 |
User Documentation |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4130 |
Online Documentation |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4120 |
Usability Testing |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4170 |
Video Production |
3 |
| |
|
| |
—Digital Media and Graphics (15 hours from the following courses) |
|
| |
ARTS |
2010 |
Introduction to Drawing |
3 |
| |
ARTS |
3000 |
Visual Thinking (required for the concentration) |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4035 |
Fundamentals of Website Design |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4045 |
Foundations of Multimedia (required for the concentration) |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4040 |
Applied Graphics for Technical Communicators |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4170 |
Video Production |
3 |
| |
|
|
| |
Additional courses in the BA or BS curricula
(may include the following courses) |
15 hrs |
| |
TCOM |
3901-03 |
Special Topics |
1-3 |
| |
STS |
4000 |
International Issues in Science and Technology2 |
3 |
| |
STS |
4400 |
Topical Studies in Science and Technology2 |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4600 |
Independent Study |
3 |
| |
TCOM |
4700 |
Internship |
3 |
| |
|
|
| |
Free
electives |
15 hrs |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Summary |
|
|
|
| |
Core Curriculum (Areas A through F) |
60 hrs |
| |
Required Foundation Courses |
15 hrs |
| |
One concentration |
15 hrs |
| |
Additional courses in the BA or BS curricula |
15 hrs |
| |
Free electives |
15 hrs |
| |
| |
Total |
120 hrs |
| |
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