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2014-2015 Catalog

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2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Professional & Technical Communication, Interactive Media, B.S.

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The Interactive Media Concentration of PTC is designed for students who wish to meet the changing needs of society in the field of multimedia digital communication. Whether your career interest is in online publishing, social media advertising, game design, new media journalism and broadcasting, or new media literacies, the Interactive Media Concentration seeks to improve critical thinking and creative skills in this dynamic new area.

Freshman

Fall Semester

WRIT 101 - College Writing I 3 credits
PTC 1946 - PTC Freshman Seminar 1 credit
BIOB 101 - Discover Biology 3 credits
BIOB 102 - Discover Biology Lab 1 credit
M 121 - College Algebra 3 credits
CAPP 156 - MS Excel 3 credits

Total: 16

Spring Semester

COMX 140 - Introduction to Visual Rhetoric 2 credits
PTC 1946 - PTC Freshman Seminar 1 credit
BIOB 285 - Biological Illustrations 2 credits
STAT 216 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
MUSI 101 - Enjoyment of Music 3 credits
CAPP 158 - MS Access 3 credits
- OR -
CSCI 111 - Programming with Java I 3 credits

Total: 14

Sophomore

Fall Semester

PTC 330 - Introduction to Game Design 3 credits
PTC 2886 - Digital Imaging 3 credits
STS 2016 - Technology & Society 3 credits
BGEN 105 - Introduction To Business 3 credits
WRIT 201 - College Writing II 3 credits
- OR -

Elective 3 credits

Total: 15

Spring Semester

COMX 230 - Presenting Technical Information 3 credits
COMX 234 - Mass Media 3 credits
JRNL 272 - News Writing and Reporting 3 credits
WRIT 322W - Advanced Business Writing 3 credits
PTC 2446 - Professional Communications Consultin 1 credit
PTC 2506 - Webpage Design 3 credits

Total: 16

Junior

Fall Semester

PTC 3156 - Digital Video Production 3 credits
PTC 3406W - New Media I 3 credits
COMX 338W - Usability Testing 3 credits
COMX 415 - Intercultural Communication 3 credits
STS 3596W - Politics Of Technical Decision 3 credits

Total: 15

Spring Semester

COMX 348W - Intro To Desktop Publishing 3 credits
PTC 4406W - New Media II 3 credits
COMX 498 - Internship 1 - 6 credits (Variable)
BMKT 325W - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
WRIT 321W - Advanced Technical Writing 3 credits
xxxx - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credits

Total: 18

Senior

Fall Semester

PHL 325W - Professional Ethics 3 credits
COMX 441W - Rhetorical Theories & Criticism in Technical Communication 3 credits
COMX 499W - Thesis/Capstone 2 credits
PTC xxxx - Special Topic 3 credits
xxxx - Elective 3 credits

Total: 14

Spring Semester

WRIT 350W - Technical Editing 3 credits
WRIT 412W - Advanced Writing: Documentation 3 credits
CSCI 311 - Data Driven Web Applications 3 credits
COMX 442W - History, Technology, and Communication 3 credits
COMX 499W - Thesis/Capstone 2 credits

Total: 14

Minimum Credits for a B.S. degree in Professional & Technical Communication, Interactive Media Option: 120

All electives must be 100(0) or higher and Upper Division electives must be 300(0) or higher.