Professional Writing and Information Design
The
professional writing and information design major
prepares students for positions as communication experts in a
variety of industries. The major itself involves 57 semester hours in
specific professional writing and information design courses.
Professional Writing and Information Design Core.................56
ENG-3070 English Grammar.................................................... 3
3
*TPC-4170 Special Topics......................................................... 3
Electives selected from the following................................... 6
*Capstone Course
Professional Writing and Information Design Major
Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
Other General Education Requirements................................51–59
Professional Writing and Information Design Requirements........56
Electives................................................................................. 13–21
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
Professional Writing and Information Design Industry
Advisory Board
The professional writing and information design industry
advisory board aims to enable the department to adequately
position the Professional Writing and Information Design major
and its graduates for the future.
Dhana Banks, Cincom Document Solutions
Scott Bennett, Procter and Gamble
Jay Luis, Beta LaserMike, Inc.
Guy Margiotta, Chase Bank
Patti Massey, Myca Multimedia & Training Solutions
Sylvia Miller, Miltech Communications, LLC
Walt Staudenmaier, Bastion Consulting
Jim Visgaitis, HP Enterprise Services
Phil Wittmer, Lexis/Nexis
Tom Zimmerman, GE Medical Systems
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major in Professional Writing and Information Design
First year:
ENG-3070 English Grammar.............................................................3
LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3
Total.............................................................................................. 32.5
Second year:
TPC Electives. ...................................................................................3
Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3
Electives.............................................................................................7
Total................................................................................................. 33
Summer:
Total................................................................................................... 3
Third year:
TPC-3180 Visual Rhetoric..................................................................3
TPC Electives. ...................................................................................3
History Elective..................................................................................3
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Social Science...................................................................................3
Total.............................................................................................. 30.5
Fourth year:
Electives........................................................................................... 14
Total................................................................................................. 29
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2014–15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of Communication
Professional Writing and Information Design
