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Academic Advising Center: Four Year Plans of Study for 2004-2005 - Technical Communications

SUGGESTED FOUR-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS TRACK **
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT*

 

FRESHMAN YEAR

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM1105/

Comm Systems and Theories AND/OR

(3)

COMM1105/

Comm Systems and Theories AND/OR

(3)

COMM1120

Message Design

(3)

COMM1120

Message Design

(3)

COMM3860

Writing for Business and Technology

(3)

COMM3860

Writing for Business and Technology (If not previously completed)

(3)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM3430

Writing for Advertising

(3)

COMM3460

Public Relations

(3)

 

Phase III Elective *

(3)

 

Phase III Elective

(3)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

JUNIOR YEAR

 

Fall Semester   

Spring Semester

 

COMM3304

Interactive Project Design

(3)

COMM3XXX

Phase III Elective

(3)

 

Phase III Elective

(3)

COMM4XXX

Phase IV Elective AND/OR

(3)

 

Phase IV Elective AND/OR

(3)

 

Jr. Writing Requirement

 

 

Jr. Writing Requirement

 

COMM3470

Documentation Design**

(3)

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

SENIOR YEAR

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM4200

Human Communications Technologies

(3)

COMM4880

Internship

(12)

 

Phase III Elective

(3)

 

 

 

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(12)

* For Professional Communication students, a double major in Communication Studies is highly recommended.

(PLEASE SEE ROB CARR OR JOHN CHETRO-SZIVOS TO DISCUSS THIS.)

** In the College Catalog this course is listed as Technical Documentation.

***Students need to take LA&S Elective and Free Elective courses to have the required number of credits for

graduation (120).

**** Completion of 54 credits of Communication/ Media courses is required.

2004/2005