Technical Communication (Bachelor of Science, B.S.)

General Studies
Students must complete General Studies courses42-47
Major Requirements
ACT 102Introduction to Web Page Development3
ENG 302Modern English Grammar3
ETC 200Introduction to Technical Communication3
ETC 210Introduction to Digital Humanities3
ETC 316Internship in Technical Communication2
ETC 340Content and Design for Technical Communication3
ENG 401Senior Portfolio1
ETC 408Technical Editing3
ETC 420Technical Documentation3
ETC 421Research and Practice in Technical Communication3
ETC 424Instructional Design3
SPA 100Elementary Spanish I3
or GER 100 Elementary German I
or FRE 100 Elementary French I
or CHI 100 Elementary Chinese I
SPA 101Elementary Spanish II3
or GER 101 Elementary German II
or FRE 101 Elementary French II
or CHI 101 Elementary Chinese II
Select twelve hours of electives from the following:12
COM 410
Organizational Communication
ACT 211
Internet Scripting
ACT 311
Web Development Tools
CSC 184
Introduction to Computer Programming
CSC 254
Object Oriented Programming
GBA 220
Business Communications
ENG 245
Introduction to Creative Writing
ENG 385
Creative Writing: Prose
or ENG 386
 Creative Writing: Poetry
ETC 335
Selected Studies in Professional Writing
JOU 104
Introduction to Digital Photography
JOU 324
Web Content and Design
JOU 403
Media Law and Ethics
SPA 200
Intermediate Spanish I
or GER 200
 Intermediate German I
or FRE 200
 Intermediate French I
or CHI 200
 Intermediate Chinese I
SPA 201
Intermediate Spanish II
or GER 201
 Intermediate German II
or FRE 201
 Intermediate French II
or CHI 201
 Intermediate Chinese II

Program Graduation Requirements 

  1. Earn a grade of C or higher in all major coursework.
  2. Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0. 

University Graduation Requirements 

  1. Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
  2. Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses.  Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
  3. Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
  4. Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments. 
  5. Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
  6. Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.