Communication and Technology Minor

The English department offers a minor in communication and technology for students who wish to explore the theory and practice of communication and new media studies. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. No course at the 100 level may be counted for minor credit.

Required Core courses (6 credits):

ENGL 300 - Texts and Contexts (3.00)
ENGL 324 - Theories of Communication and Technology (3.00)

Elective Courses (12 credits):

Students must select at least one course from List A and at least one course from List B. The remaining elecectives may be chosen from either list.

List A :

ENGL 320 - Topics in Communication and Technology (3.00)
ENGL 330 - Researching Communicative Practices (3.00)
ENGL 342 - Principles and Practices of Visual Literacy (3.00)
ENGL 343 - Introduction to Genre Analysis (3.00)
ENGL 353 - Rhetorical Theory (3.00)
ENGL 355 - Communicative Practices and Play Theory (3.00)
ENGL 383 - Science Writing (3.00)
ENGL 385 - New Media and Digital Literacies (3.00)
ENGL 386 - Adult Literacy Tutoring: Theory and Practice (4.00)
ENGL 407 - Language in Society (3.00)
ENGL 442 - Seminar In Visual Literacy (3.00)
ENGL 447 - Online Voice and Community (3.00)
ENGL 449 - Seminar in Genre Analysis (3.00)
ENGL 483 - Writing in the Sciences (3.00)
ENGL 486 - Seminar in Teaching Composition: Theory and Practice (3.00)
ENGL 493 - Seminar in Communication and Technology (3.00)

List B:

ENGL 303 - The Art of the Essay (3.00)
ENGL 379 - Principles and Practices in Technical Communication (3.00)
ENGL 380 - Introduction to News Writing (3.00)
ENGL 382 - Feature Writing (3.00)
ENGL 387 - Web Design and Multimedia Authoring (3.00)
ENGL 391 - Advanced Exposition and Argumentation (3.00)
ENGL 392 - Tutorial in Writing (3.00)
ENGL 394 - Technical Editing (3.00)
ENGL 403 - Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (3.00)

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Communication and Technology Minor

Required Core courses (6 credits):

Elective Courses (12 credits):

List A :

List B:

Total: 18 Credits