1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Language Professional WritingMajor The professional writing major prepares students for positions as writers and editors in a variety of industries. The major itself involves 40 quarter hours in specific professional writing courses. The professional writing major must begin the fall quarter of the junior year. To be admitted to the professional writing major a student must have an cumulative GPA of 2.0 and have a 2.5 GPA in ENG-110, ENG-140, PWRT-311, and PWRT-317. Course requirements for a major in professional writing involve 70 hours including: English .......................................................................... 20 ENG-140 English Composition II ................................... 5 LIT-231 World Literature ............................................... 5 American Literature (one course) ................................... 5 English Literature (one course) ....................................... 5 Professional Writing ..................................................... 50 PWRT-210 Proofreading ................................................ 3 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ................. 4 PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing ............................. 5 PWRT-316 Technical Communication ........................... 5 PWRT-317 Graphic Design ............................................ 5 PWRT-318 Instructional Design .................................... 5 PWRT-413 Technical Editing ......................................... 3 PWRT-414 Report Writing ............................................. 5 PWRT-415 Special Topics for Professional Com1nunicators ............................................................. 5 PWRT-419 Design of Manuals ...................................... 5 PWRT-420 Designing Online Information ...................... 5 Professor Sa11dra Hamer developed the professio11al writing program in 1985 a11d is the director of the program. In 1997, she received the Jay R. Gould Award given by the Society for Technical Co11111111nication for excelle11ce i11 teaching. Professional Writing Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ............................................. 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 65-87 Professional writing course requirements ..................... 70 Electives ................................................................... 28-50 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ........ 192 A complete description ofthe General Education Requirements is found on page 34. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Professional Writing First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ............................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ................................ 4 BI0-100 Principles of Biology .............................................. 5 ENG-110 English Composition I .......................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II ......................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ........................... 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L.................................................................. 2 Languageand/orelectives .............................................. 15 Physical education elective ............................................. 1 Total ......................., .. "••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••o••••••••••••••• 46 Second war: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ........................................ 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ...................................... 4 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ...................................... 5 GSS-100 Foundations ofSocial Science ................................ 5 LIT-231 World Literature ...................................................... 5 Mathematics elective ...................................................... 5 Physical science elective ................................................. 5 Electives ........................................................................ 10 Total ·············••ii••································~··········~······················ 43 Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ................................................. 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ............................................ 4 HIST-111 United States History before 1865 ...................... 5 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ....................... 4 PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing .................................... 5 PWRT-316 Technical Communication .................................. 5 PWRT-317 Graphic Design .................................................. 5 PWRT-419 Design of Manuals ............................................. 5 PWRT-413 Technical Editing ................................................ 3 Electives .......................................................................... 9 PWRT-210 Proofreading ....................................................... 3 PWRT-416 Inten:1ship ...................................................... 0-16 (talcen summer of sophomore or junior year) Fourth year: PWRT:414 Report Writing ................................................... 5 PWRT-415 Special Topics for Prof. Communicators ........... 5 PWRT-318 Instructional Design ........................................... 5 PWRT-420 Designing Online Information ............................ 5 Socialscienceelective ..................................................... 5 Electives ........................................................................ 20 Total ········*················,.········"·············•o•••·············•"................ 45