46 CREDIT PROFESSIONAL CORE
40 CREDIT GENERAL EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION & EMERGING MEDIA
Credits
A. Communication Skills
ENGL-101 Composition I or
ENGL-111 Freshman Engl—Honors I
✔
9 total
3
ENGL-102 Composition II or
ENGL-112 Freshman Engl—Honors II or ENGL-113 Honors Seminar
3
SPCOM-100 Fundamentals of Speech
3
B. Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences
10 total
At least one MATH or STAT class from the approved list
2-4
One additional class from the approved list
2-4
Natural Science with Lab
C. Arts and Humanities
MATH class depends on placement score.
4
6 total
Course 1:
3
Course 2:
3
D. Social and Behavioral Sciences
Your placement score will determine which
Freshman English course you take.
These courses must be chosen from two
Arts and Humanities areas.
6 total
Course 1:
3
Course 2:
3
These courses must be chosen from two
Social and Behavioral Sciences areas.
3
Choose from the Category E list.
3
Choose from the Category F list.
3
Choose from Categories B, C, D, E, or F.
E. Contemporary Issues
3 total
Course:
F. Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
3 total
Course:
General Education Selective
Course:
3 total
Other General Education Requirements
Ethnic Studies (see General Education course list)
A number of the courses above will meet
these requirements.
Global Perspectives (see General Education course list)
ENGL-121 Introduction to Professional Communication
3
ENGL-125 Elements of Style for Professional Writers
3
ENGL-225 Editing Processes and Practices
3
ENGL-247 Critical Writing
3
ENGL-312 Transnational Professional Communication
3
ENGL-340 Structure of English
3
ENGL-371 Strategies of Argumentation
3
ENGL-385 Document Design
3
ENGL-388 Writing for the Internet
3
ENGL-425 Usability Design and Testing
3
ENGL-471 Professional Communication Capstone
3
PHIL-235 General Ethics
3
SPCOM-312 Intercultural Communication
2
Foreign Language I
4
Foreign Language II
4
ENGL-125 is a prerequisite for this course.
Continue in a language you’ve studied
previously, or start in a new language.
PROGRAM PLAN: BS IN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND EMERGING MEDIA
Effective Fall 2013
PCEM
Program Plan
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Credits
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Technical Communication (PCEM.TC)
ENGL-215 Foundations of Technical Writing
3
ENGL-349 Co-operative Educational Experience or
ENGL-437 Technical Writing Practicum
1
ENGL-430 Writing for Content Management
3
ENGL-435 Writing Technical Manuals
3
SPCOM-414 Interviewing
1
SPCOM-425 Informational Interviewing Skills for Professionals
1
Selective Course 1
3
Selective Course 2
3
Applied Field
16
ENGL-215 is a prerequisite for all of
these courses.
These quarter-long courses are offered in
sequence each Spring semester.
See list of selective courses from
Concentration Coordinator.
List these courses below.
Applied Journalism (PCEM.AJ)
ENGL-207 Writing for the Media
3
ENGL-210 Journalism Practicum or
ENGL-349/437 Co-Op or Practicum
1
ENGL-218 Mass Communication
3
ENGL-330 Feature Writing
3
ENGL-350 Digital Storytelling
3
ENGL-407 Seminar in Applied Journalism
3
ENGL-418 Convergent Media
3
Applied Field
15
ENGL-207 is a prerequisite for this course.
ENGL-207 is a prerequisite
for these courses.
List these courses below.
Digital Humanities (PCEM.DH)
CS-141 Introduction to Programming
3
CS-248 Web and Internet Programming
3
ENGL-335 Critical Approaches to Digital Humanities
3
ENGL-350 Digital Storytelling
3
ENGL-480 Seminar in the Digital Humanities
3
ENGL-495 Digital Humanities Undergraduate Thesis
3
ENGL-495 Digital Humanities Undergraduate Thesis
3
APPLIED FIELD
Applied Field
13
ENGL-335 is a prerequisite for all of these
courses.
ENGL-495 is taken twice, for a total of 6
credits.
List these courses below.
13-16 Total
Course 1
Choose these courses with your advisor.
Course 2
The total number of courses in your
Applied Field is determined by the credit
requirement of your chosen concentration.
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
Course 6
You may also satisfy this requirement by
completing a minor comprising equivalent
credits.
Dr. Matthew J Livesey, Program Director • 150C Harvey Hall • +1 715 232 1358 • liveseym@uwstout.edu
http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bspcem/
11/2012