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Professional Writing and Publishing
18.0 credits
The Professional Writing and Publishing track is useful for business majors
or students in technical or science areas who want to highlight their
acquisition of writing skills. For students majoring in the humanities
it provides an opportunity to develop areas of writing and publishing
competencies in the professional arena.
This track offers three focus options:
- Business Communication and Publishing: For students interested in a career in business.
- Technical Communication and Publishing: For students interested in engineering, science, information science and technology and careers in higher education.
- Journalism: For students interested in global journalism and international affairs.
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| Business Communication and Publishing
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| COM 270 | Business Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 350 | Message Design and Evaluation | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 375 WI | Grant Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select one of the following professional writing
courses: |
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| COM 320 | Science Writing |
3.0 | ||
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| COM 420 | Technical Editing |
3.0 | ||
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| COM 380 | Special Topics (as appropriate, Copy Editing for example) | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select one of the following publishing courses: |
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| WRIT 400 | Writing in Cyberspace | 4.0 | ||
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| WRIT 310 | Literary Editing and Publishing |
3.0 | ||
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| COM 335 | Electronic Publishing | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 340 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing
and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following: |
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| COM 260 | Fundamentals of Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 300 | On-line Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 315 | Advanced Journalism: Investigative Reporting | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 390 | Global Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 220 | Creative Non-Fiction | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 225 | Creative Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 301 WI | Writing Poetry | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 302 | Writing Fiction |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 303 | Writing Humor and Comedy |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 304 | Special Topics in Writing |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 306 | Writing About the Media |
3.0 | ||
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| Technical Communication and
Publishing |
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| Required courses |
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| COM 310 | Technical Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 375 WI | Grant Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select one of the following professional writing
courses: |
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| COM 320 | Science Writing |
3.0 | ||
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| COM 350 | Message Design and Evaluation | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 380 | Special Topics (as appropriate, Copy Editing for example) | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 420 | Technical Editing |
3.0 | ||
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| Students select one of the following publishing courses: |
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| WRIT 310 | Literary Editing and Publishing |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 400 | Writing in Cyberspace | 4.0 | ||
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| COM 335 | Electronic Publishing | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 340 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing
and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following: |
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| COM 260 | Fundamentals of Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 300 | On-line Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 390 | Global Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 315 | Advanced Journalism: Investigative Reporting | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 220 | Creative Non-Fiction | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 225 | Creative Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 301 WI | Writing Poetry | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 302 | Writing Fiction |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 303 | Writing Humor and Comedy |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 304 | Special Topics in Writing |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 306 | Writing About the Media |
3.0 | ||
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| Journalism |
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| Required course: |
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| COM 260 | Fundamentals of Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select two of the following journalism courses:
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| COM 300 | On-line Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 315 | Advanced Journalism: Investigative Reporting | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 390 | Global Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select one of the following publishing courses: |
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| WRIT 310 | Literary Editing and Publishing |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 400 | Writing in Cyberspace | 4.0 | ||
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| COM 335 | Electronic Publishing | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 340 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 | ||
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| Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing
and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following: |
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| COM 270 | Business Communication | 3.0 | ||
| or | ||||
| COM 310 | Technical Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 320 | Science Writing |
3.0 | ||
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| COM 375 WI | Grant Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 420 | Technical Editing |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 220 | Creative Non-Fiction | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 225 | Creative Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 301 WI | Writing Poetry | 3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 302 | Writing Fiction |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 303 | Writing Humor and Comedy |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 304 | Special Topics in Writing |
3.0 | ||
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| WRIT 306 | Writing About the Media |
3.0 | ||
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Modified: Jul 31, 2008 |
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