• Collaborate as a team member on a complex writing and communication project involving several partners and multiple skills, resolving difficulties and differences of opinion.
• Publish in multiple modes, including print, image, video, audio, etc; generate material appropriate for unique contexts and audiences; produce ethical, public-oriented and user-centered communication.
• Produce known genres and adapt them for unique contexts; understand both structural and cultural aspects of different genres commonly used in professional and public settings.
• Write clear, correct, and stylistically effective prose; edit writing for unique contexts.
• Critique public communication; assess and articulate complex information from subject matter experts to a broader public; analyze and incorporate the needs and well-being of the public.
• Analyze the effectiveness of different messages across media types; adapt messages to different audiences and contexts; employ strategies for persuasion, at appropriate times, for a range of purposes.
• Demonstrate understanding of how communication differs among cultures; identify challenges that arise from these differences; address those challenges ethically, creatively, and effectively.
• Synthesize technical and scientific communication education in a portfolio of professional work; articulate decisions related to portfolio material selection.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
WR 327	*TECHNICAL WRITING	3
WR 362	*SCIENCE WRITING	3
Core Courses
Select at least 12 credits from the following:		12
COMM 218	*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 316	ADVANCED PERSUASION
COMM 322	SMALL-GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING
COMM 324	COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS
COMM 326	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
NMC 240	SURVEY OF SOCIAL MEDIA
NMC 260	NEW MEDIA FUTURES
WR 201	*WRITING FOR MEDIA
WR 214	*WRITING IN BUSINESS
WR 301	*PUBLISHING AND EDITING
WR 303	*WRITING FOR THE WEB
WR 330	*UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR
Writing Intensive Course
Select one WIC course preferably from the primary discipline and major program of study		3-4
Electives
Select 6 to 8 credits from the following:		8
AG 351	*COMMUNICATING GLOBAL AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES
COMM 402	INDEPENDENT STUDY
COMM 414	COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS
COMM 416	ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION
COMM 426	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES
COMM 437	HEALTH COMMUNICATION
COMM 454	ADVANCED ARGUMENTATION
COMM 464	RHETORICAL CRITICISM
WR 402	INDEPENDENT STUDY
WR 414	ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING
WR 448	MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING
WR 462	^ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING
WR 466	^ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING
WR 495	^INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY STUDIES
WR 497	DIGITAL LITERACY AND CULTURE
Capstone Portfolio
WR 435	SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CAPSTONE	1
Total Credits		30-31

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)