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Master of Applied Arts in Written Communication

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Core Courses (18 credits)
    ENG 609 Graduate Research in Written Communication (3 credits)
    COM 601 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 690 Capstone Project (3 credits)
    AND
    Additional graduate elective(s) (3 credits)
    OR
    ENG 695 or ETC 695 Thesis (6 credits)

Options (15 credits)

Writing Studies Option
Required courses (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 616 Internship in Writing Program Administration (3 credits)
    ENG 540 Writing for Management and Supervision (3 credits)
    ETC 600 Technical Communication Theory and Practice

Technical Communication Option
Required courses (6 credits)
    ETC 600 Technical Communication Theory and Practice (3 credits)
    ETC 616 Internship in Technical Communication (3 credits)

Electives (6 credits)
    ADM 540 Interactive Web Design (3 credits)
    ADM 630 Convergent Media Law and Ethics (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 600 Applied Cognitive Design (3 credits)

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