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BS In Technical Communications

Curriculum

CORE CURRICULUM (30 q.h.)

FOUNDATION COURSES (15 q.h.)
Complete the following course:
 
PHL 3010Logic3 q.h.

Complete nine credits of Humanities electives from the following prefixes:
 
ART, ASL, CMN, ENG, JRN, LN, MUS, PHL, THE9 q.h.

Complete three credits of Social Science electives from the following prefixes:
 
CJS, ECN, HST, POL, PSY, ANT, SOC3 q.h.
  
MAJOR COURSES (51 q.h.)
Complete all of the following courses:
 
CMN 1151Listening3 q.h.
ENG 3003Writing for the Professions 13 q.h.

ENG 3004

Writing for the Professions 2

3 q.h.

JRN 1050Writing for the Media3 q.h.
TCC 2001Technical Writing 13 q.h.
TCC 2002Technical Writing 23 q.h.
TCC 2005Technical Editing3 q.h.
TCC 3135Online Documentation3 q.h.
TCC 3130Documentation Dev. and Completion3 q.h.

Complete five of the following courses:
 
ART 2510Graphic Communication & Production3 q.h.
TCC 3010Technical Promotional Writing3 q.h.
TCC 3301Software Technical Writing 13 q.h.
TCC 3302Software Technical Writing 23 q.h.
TCC 3115Writing for the Web3 q.h.
TCC 4120Proposal Writing 3 q.h.
TCC 3125Medical Writing3 q.h.
TCC 4130Writing for the Biotech Industry3 q.h.
TCC 3127Technical Writing for Reg. Agencies3 q.h.

Complete three of the following courses:
 
BIO 1010Biology 13 q.h.
CHM 1011Chemical Principles3 q.h.
ITC 2210Programming Logic3 q.h.
ITC 1243Visual Basic Programming3 q.h.
ITC 3244Advanced Visual Basic3 q.h.
ITC 2012C++ Programming3 q.h.
ITC 2001Java Programming3 q.h.
  
NON-BUSINESS ELECTIVES (33 q.h.)

OPEN ELECTIVES (31 q.h.)

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 160
 
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