ENGL 303: Technical Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 102 Development of technical writing skills and styles; various technical writing assignments, including a technical report.
ENGL 332: Advanced Grammar
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite English 102 Study of descriptive grammar with some prescriptive grammar and introduction to transformational grammar.
ENGL 336: Advanced Composition
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 102. Writing longer essays in various rhetorical modes, with attention to appropriate writing styles.
ENGL 363: Scientific and Tech Presentations
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 Presenting technical information to specialized and non-technical audiences; emphasis on organization, support, and clarity of presentation; effective use of Visual materials.
ENGL 450: Capstone Course
1 Semester Credit Hours . Prerequisite Senior Standing. Issues important to English majors, including job opportunities, graduate school requirements, and marketing oral and written communications skills.
ENGL 459: Tech Writing/ Scientific Method
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303. Study of scientific thought, methodologies, and rhetorical strategies; application to style and structure in technical discourse. (G)
ENGL 460: Advanced Technical Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 Emphasis on longer reports and specialized forms of technical writing, such as manuals. (G)
ENGL 461: Technical Writing for Publication
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 Writing articles for scientific and technical journals, with emphasis on audience analysis and appropriate style.
ENGL 462: Technical Editing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 The work of an editor, including editing a text, planning projects and working with authors, illustrators, and production workers.
ENGL 464: Occupational Technical Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 Preparing the technical writer to plan and conduct training sessions within the organization and to supervise others engaged in writing tasks.
ENGL 465: Specification, Bid, Grant, and Proposal Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 Writing specifications, bids, grants, and proposals; emphasis on audience analysis, organization, and writing style.
ENGL 466: Technical Writing Internship
3 (6) Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 and permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience for the technical writing student; intended to give supervised practice under realistic working conditions. Internships are to be arranged individually.
ENGL 467: Spec Prob in Tech Communications
3 (6) Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite Permission of department head The selection, study and writing of special problems. Students will work on individual projects under direct supervision. (G)
ENGL 468: Readings in Scientific and Technical Communications
3 Semester Credit Hour. Prerequisite ENGL 303 Study of the current material written about technical communication, with a reading and critical analysis of various technological journals.
ENGL 469: Graphics in Technical Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303. Theory and practice of illustrating texts, with emphasis on electronic media to integrate nonverbal and written materials.
ENGL 560: Seminar in Technical Writing
3 (6) Semester Credit Hours. Selected reading and research topics in technical writing theory and practice. Repeatable once for credit with different instructor and/or course content.
ENGL 561: Technical Writing for Publication
3 Semester Credit Hours. Write articles and annotated bibliographies for scientific and technical journals, with emphasis on audience analysis and appropriate style. Design and edit online publication.
ENGL 562: Technical Editing
3 Semester Credit Hours. The work of an editor, including editing traditional and electronic texts; planning projects; managing multiple editors; and working with authors, illustrators, and production workers.
ENGL 564: Occupational Technical Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Preparing the technical writer to understand the theory and practice of creating effective training sessions, with an emphasis on audience, task, and need analyses.
ENGL 565: Specification, Bid, Grant, and Proposal Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours. Writing specifications, bids, grants, and proposals; emphasis on parts of the proposal and writing strategies for effective proposals.
ENGL 566: Seminar in Technical Writing Internship
3-6 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 and Permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience in technical writing; supervised practice under realistic work conditions, 15-40 hours per week. Requires completion of individually arranged internship and final multimedia report. May only be taken for up to 6 credit hours.
ENGL 566C: Seminar in Technical Writing Internship
3 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 and Permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience in technical writing; supervised practice under realistic work conditions, 15-40 hours per week. Requires completion of individually arranged internship and final multimedia report. May only be taken for up to 6 credit hours.
ENGL 566F: Seminar in Technical Writing Internship
6 Semester Credit Hours. Prerequisite ENGL 303 and Permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience in technical writing; supervised practice under realistic work conditions, 15-40 hours per week. Requires completion of individually arranged internship and final multimedia report. May only be taken for up to 6 credit hours.
ENGL 568: Readings in Scientific and Technical Communications
3 Semester Credit Hours . Study of historical and current technical communication literature through the lens of gender, technology, and research methodologies.
ENGL 569: Graphics in Technical Writing
3 Semester Credit Hours . Theory and practice of illustrating texts, with emphasis on designing larger documents (catalogs, manuals, multilayered webpages, electronic learning modules) for overall effectiveness.
