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Master of Applied Arts in Written Communication

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Core Courses (22 credits)
    AIM 505 Converging Media Theory and Practice (3 credits)
    MAT 609 Technical Analysis for Decision-Making (4 credits)
    OR
    ENG 609 Qualitative Research Theories and Methods (3 credits)
    COM 501 Professional and Organizational Communication (3 credits)
    OR
    MGT 503 Organizational Theory (3 credits)
    ENG 620 History and Theory of Rhetoric (3 credits)
    EPR 620 Proposal and Grant Writing (3 credits)
    ENG 695 or ETC 695 Thesis (6 credits)

Options (12 credits)

Writing Studies Option
Required course (3 credits)
    ENG 512 or EDU 512 Teaching Writing With Technology (3 credits)
    ENG 664 Composition Theory and Pedagogy (3 credits)

Electives (9 credits)
    ENG 501 or EDU 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2 credits; may be repeated for a total of 4 credits)
    ENG 502 or EDU 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2 credits; may be repeated for a total of 4 credits)
    ENG 567 Grammar and the Teaching of Grammar (3 credits)
    ENG 573 History of the English Language (3 credits)
    ENG 601 Practicum in the Teaching of College Writing (3 credits)
    ENG 610 or EDU 610 Prairie Lands Writing Project Invitation Institute (6 credits)
    ENG 612 or EDU 612 Seminar in Professional Writing for Teachers (3 credits)
    ENG 540 Writing for Management and Supervision (3 credits)

Technical Communication Option
Required courses (6 credits)
    ETC 600 Graduate Studies in Technical Communication (3 credits)
    ETC 616 Internship in Technical Communication (3 credits)

Electives (6 credits)
    AIM 540 Interactive Web Design (3 credits)
    ENG 601 Practicum in the Teaching of College Writing (3 credits)
    ENG 540 Writing for Management and Supervision (3 credits)
    ETC 508 Technical Editing (3 credits)
    ETC 520 Publications Management (3 credits)
    ETC 612 Seminar in Professional Writing (3 credits)
    PSY 610 User Centered Design Methods (3 credits)

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