Professional and Technical Writing Major (B.A.)

Required Courses (24 credits required)

• ENGL 260 - Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 285 - Writing in Electronic Spaces 3 cr
• ENGL 300 - Writing in the Professions 3 cr
• ENGL 304 - Technical Report Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 400 - Editing 3 cr
• ENGL 480 - Studies in Rhetoric 3 cr
• ENGL 481 - Managing Documentation Projects 3 cr

Writing in Context (3-6 credits required—select 1 or 2 courses)

• ENGL 261 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 262 - Introduction to Journalism 3 cr
• ENGL 320 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 340 - Writing in Community Organizations 3 cr

Language Study (3 credits required)

• ENGL 355 - Language in Society 3 cr
• ENGL 360 - Grammar of Contemporary English 3 cr

Professional Electives (6-9 credits required—select 2 or 3 courses)

• Any course not elected from the Writing in Context category (3 cr)

• ART 250 - Introduction to Graphic Design 3 cr
• ART 260 - Introduction Computer Graphic Design 3 cr
• ART 365 - Intermediate Computer Graphic Design 3 cr
• ART 370 - Photoshop, Scanning, and Digital Imagery 3 cr
• ART 380 - Publication Design 3 cr
• ART 420 - Video Production Multimedia 3 cr
• COMM 227 - Small Group Communication 3 cr
• COMM 270 - Communication in Marketplace & Media 3 cr
• COMM 325 - Business & Professional Communication 3 cr
• ENGL 296 - Internship in Professional & Technical Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 322 - Instruction Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 324 - Topics in Professional and Technical Writing cr
• ENGL 383 - Tutoring Writing 3 cr
• ENGL 390 - Special Topics (1-4) cr

• [topic must be related to professional/technical writing]

• ENGL 396 - Internship in Professional & Technical Writing 3 cr
• PHIL 205A - Professional Ethics: Business [CI] 3 cr
• PHIL 205B - Professional Ethics: Health Care [CI] 3 cr
• PHIL 210A - Applied Ethics in Law & Society 3 cr
• PHIL 210B - Applied Ethics in Engineering & Computer Technologies 3 cr