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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 58 semester hours in
specific professional writing and information design courses.
Professional Writing and Information Design Core.................58
ENG-3070 English Grammar.................................................... 3 PWID-2130 Introduction to Professional Writing........................ 3 PWID-3000 Production Tools and Document Design................ 3 PWID-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers............................. 3 PWID-3020 Professional Portfolio Development I..................... 1 PWID-3090 Marketing Communication..................................... 3 PWID-3170 The Professional Writer in a Corporate Culture...... 2 PWID-3180 Visual Rhetoric....................................................... 3 PWID-3210 Professional Editing...............................................3
PWID-3250 Documentation Design.......................................... 3 PWID-4010 Report Writing........................................................ 3 PWID-4020 Professional Portfolio Development II.................... 1 PWID-4050 Content Strategy and Development....................... 3 PWID-4090 User Experience for the Web................................. 3 PWID-4130 Instructional Design I............................................. 3 PWID-4140 Instructional Design II............................................ 3 PWID-4160 Professional Writing Internship. ............................. 3 *PWID-4170 Special Topics...................................................... 3 VCD-2600 Web Design I........................................................... 3Electives selected from the following................................... 6
BRDM-3611 Web Analytics.................................................3 COM-2050 Communication Theory....................................3 COM-2140 Intercultural Communication. ...........................3 COM-3100 Advanced Public Speaking...............................3 ENG-2230 Advanced Composition.....................................3 JOUR-2500 Introduction to Public Relations......................3*Capstone Course
Professional Writing and Information Design Major
Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
Other General Education Requirements................................48–59
Professional Writing and Information Design Requirements........58
Electives................................................................................. 11–22
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.
Scott Bennett, Procter and Gamble
Jenn Himes, Nationwide
Sylvia Miller, Elsevier
Genelle Pretty, Parker Hannifin Corporation
Matt Pretty, Hyland Software
Jim Visgaitis, HP Enterprise Services
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on
page 24.Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major in Professional Writing and Information Design
First year:
BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 ENG-3070 English Grammar.............................................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.....................................................3.5 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
PWID-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers......................................3
Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3
Total.............................................................................................. 32.5
Second year:
BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 PWID-2130 Introduction to Professional Writing.................................3 PWID-3000 Production Tools and Document Design.........................3 PWID-3020 Professional Portfolio Development I..............................1 PWID-3170 The Professional Writer in a Corporate Culture...............2 PWID-3210 Professional Editing........................................................3 PWID-3250 Documentation Design...................................................3PWID Electives...............................................................................0-3
Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3
Electives..........................................................................................5-8
Total................................................................................................. 32
Summer:
PWID-4160 Professional Writing Internship.......................................3
Total................................................................................................... 3
Third year:
BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 PWID-3090 Marketing Communication..............................................3 PWID-3180 Visual Rhetoric................................................................3 PWID-4050 Content Strategy and Development................................3PWID Electives..................................................................................3
VCD-2600 Web Design I....................................................................3History Elective..................................................................................3
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Social Science/Global Awareness Elective........................................3
Total.............................................................................................. 30.5
Fourth year:
PWID-4010 Report Writing.................................................................3 PWID-4020 Professional Portfolio Development II.............................1 PWID-4090 User Experience for the Web. ........................................3 PWID-4130 Instructional Design I......................................................3 PWID-4140 Instructional Design II.....................................................3 PWID-4170 Special Topics ................................................................3Electives........................................................................................... 14
Total................................................................................................. 30
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2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of Communication
Professional Writing and Information Design