You have several options for completing this degree:

• Thesis (30-Hour Plan)

• Project (36-Hour Plan)

• Internship (36-Hour Plan)

• Comprehensive Written Exam (36-Hour Plan)

Students entering this program will elect Track I Plan and complete a minimum of 15 hours in either Professional Writing or Applied Graphic Design, or they may combine courses from both areas.  Students choosing the 30-hour degree plan (thesis) may select only one Human Sciences course.

9 Hours –
Core

HUMN 5031—Texts and Images I: Literature and Art from Ancient Times to Middle Ages
HUMN 5033—Texts and Images II: Literature and Art from European Renaissance to Contemporary Times
HUMN 5035—Texts and Images III: Non-Western Traditions

15 Hours—Concentration

(NOTE: Students who elect to study Applied Graphic Design should be proficient in photography or digital photography and basic computer problem-solving skills.)

Students combining writing and design as an area of concentration will chose four to seven of these courses.

HUMN 5131—Writing for Business Professions
HUMN 5037—Writing for Technical Professions
HUMN 5133—Public Relations Writing
HUMN 5134—Editing
LITR 5131—Studies in Composition and Rhetoric
COMM 5031—Graphic Design
COMM 5037—Computer Imaging
(NOTE: 5031 and 5037 may be taken concurrently; 5031 is a prerequisite for 5033 and 5035)
COMM 5033—Advertising Design
COMM 5035—Illustration
COMM 5931—Topic: Web Design
COMM 5931—Topic: Multimedia Desktop Presentation
COMM 5931—Topic: Digital Photography

6-12 Hours –
Depending on Master’s Option

Note:  Students completing a concentration in Applied Graphic Design may elect Project and Internship capstone options only.

•  THESIS (6 Hours)

• PROJECT (6 Hours Additional Coursework + 6 Hours Project)

• INTERNSHIP (6 Hours Additional Coursework + 6 Hours Internship)

• COURSEWORK OPTION (12 Hours Additional Coursework + Written Exam)