Technical and Professional Communication
Bachelor of Arts Program
 
Core Curriculum
 
Area A Essential Skills (9 hours)   Hours
ENGL  1101 Composition I 3
ENGL  1102 Composition II 3
MATH  1111 College Algebra 3
 
Area B  Institutional Options (4 hours)    
SPCH  2400 Public Speaking 2
STS  2400 Science, Technology, and Society 2
 
 
Area C Humanities/ Fine Arts (6 hours)
Take one from each of the following two groups:

1) Literature of the World:
 

ENGL  2110 World Literature 3
ENGL  2120 British Literature 3
ENGL  2130 American Literature 3
ENGL  2141 Western Literature I 3
ENGL  2142 Western Literature II 3
 
2) Art and Culture of the World:
 
ARTS  2001 Art Appreciation 3
ARTS  2002 Drama Appreciation 3
ARTS  2003 Music Appreciation 3
FREN  1002 Elementary French II 3
GRMN  1002 Elementary German II 3
SPAN  1002 Elementary Spanish II 3
 
 
Area D Science, Mathematics, and Technology (11 hours)
Take any two courses from the following for a total of 8 hours:
 
BIOL  2107  Biology Principles I  4
BIOL  2108 Biology Principles II 4
CHEM  2211 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM  2212 General Chemistry II 4
PHYS  1111 General Physics I  4
PHYS  1112 General Physics II 4
PHYS  2211 Calculus-based Physics I 4
PHYS  2212 Calculus-based Physics II 4
 
Take one from the following group:
 
MATH  1113 Precalculus 4
MATH  2240 Elements of Calculus 3
 
 
Area E Social Sciences (12 hours)
Take one from each of the following four groups:

1) American Context:
 

HIST  2111 U.S. History I 3
HIST  2112 U.S. History II 3
POLS  1101 American Government 3
 
2) World History:
 
HIST  2201 World Civilization: Ancient 3
HIST  2202 World Civilization: Medieval 3
HIST  2203 World Civilization: Modern 3
 
3) Behavioral Sciences:
 
ANTH  1101 Cultural Anthropology 3
ECON  1101 Introduction to Economics 3
PSYC  1100 Contemporary Issues in Psychology 3
PSYC  1101 Introduction to General Psychology 3
 
4) Cultures and Societies:
 
ES  1100 Ethnic Studies 3
GEOG  1101 Introduction to Human Geography 3
POLS  1201 Introduction to International Issues 3
RELG  1200 World Religion 3
 
 
Area F (18 hours)
 
ENGL 2000 Business Communication 3
ENGL 2010 Technical Writing 3
    Mathematics 6
    Science, 3 of which must be a programming language 6
 
 
Required Courses (15 hours)
 
A&S 2023 Information and Research 2
TCOM 3000 Advanced Grammar and Editing 3
TCOM 4030 Foundations of Graphics 3
  or    
ARTS 3000 Visual Thinking  
TCOM  4100 Small Group Communication 3
TCOM 4160 Rhetoric: History, Theory, and Practice 3
TCOM 4800 Project Portfolio 1
 
 
Electives (21 hours)
 
ARTS 3000 Visual Thinking 3
TCOM 3010 Science Writing 3
TCOM 3020 Proposals 3
TCOM 3030 Technical Training 3
TCOM 3040 Introduction to Multimedia 3
TCOM 3050 Journalism 3
TCOM 3901-3903 Special Topics 1-3
TCOM 4000 Issues in Science and Technology 3
TCOM 4030 Foundations of Graphics 3
TCOM 4070 Manuals 3
TCOM 4700 Internship 3
TCOM 4170 Video Production 3
 
Foreign Language and International Studies Minor   18
     
Free Electives   5-6
     
  Bachelor Degree Program Total  120
 
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