Courses outside the PWR (at least 6 credit hours)

Courses outside the PWR that fulfill the A&S upper-division written communication requirement

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
*ARSC 31003 credit hoursMulticultural Perspective and Academic Discourse
*CHIN/JPNS 32003 credit hoursAdvanced Writing on Topics in Chinese and Japanese Literature and Civilization
*EBIO 39403 credit hoursWritten Communication in the Sciences
*ENVS 30203 credit hoursAdvanced Writing in Environmental Studies
*GEOL 30903 credit hoursDeveloping Scientific Writing Skills
*HIST 30203 credit hoursHistorical Thinking and Writing
*HONR 32203 credit hoursAdvanced Honors Writing Workshop
*IPHY 37003 credit hoursScientific Writing in Integrative Physiology
*ITAL 30253 credit hoursAdvanced Composition 2: Introduction to Literary Writing
*PHIL 34803 credit hoursCritical Thinking and Writing in Philosophy
*PHYS 30503 credit hoursWriting in Physics: Problem Solving and Rhetoric
*RLST 30203 credit hoursAdvanced Writing in Religious Studies
*SOCY 40103 credit hoursSociology Capstone Course: Professional Writing
*SPAN 30103 credit hoursAdvanced Rhetoric and Composition
*WMST 38003 credit hoursAdvanced Writing in Feminist Studies

* = meets A&S upper-division written communication requirement

Courses outside the PWR that treat theories and contexts pertaining to writing

Communication

(Communication majors may count up to two of the following COMM courses, or 6 credit hours,toward the Certificate.)

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
COMM 12103 credit hoursPerspectives on Human Communication
COMM 13003 credit hoursPublic Speaking
COMM 24003 credit hoursDiscourse, Culture, and Identities
COMM 26003 credit hoursProfessional Communication (was Organizational Communication)
COMM 33003 credit hoursRhetorical Foundations of Communication (by permission)
COMM 33203 credit hoursPersuasion in Society
COMM 33403 credit hoursPolitical Communication
COMM 34103 credit hoursIntercultural Communication
COMM 34203 credit hoursGender and Communication
COMM 36103 credit hoursCommunication, Technology, and Society
COMM 36303 credit hoursOrganizational Communication
COMM 41003 credit hoursHonors Thesis

Education

(Â鶹ÒùÔº pursuing licensure in Education may count up to two EDUC courses, or 6 credit hours, toward the Certificate.)

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
EDUC 30133 credit hoursSchool and Society
EDUC 41353 credit hoursStory and Memoir

Upper-division EDUC courses in Literacy Studies count toward the Certificate. Consult the School of Education for offerings in any given semester.

English

(English majors may count up to two of the following ENGL courses, or 6 credit hours, toward the Certificate. Just as 1000-level PWR expository writing courses do not count toward the Certificate, neither is ENGL 1001 eligible.)

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
ENGL 11913 credit hoursIntro to Creative Writing
ENGL 20363 credit hoursIntro to Media Studies in the Humanities
ENGL 40263 credit hoursSpecial Topics in Genre, Media, and Advanced Writing
ENGL 41163 credit hoursAdvanced Topics in Media Studies
ENGL 48303 credit hoursHonors Thesis

Journalism

(Journalism majors may count up to two of the following JRNL courses, or 6 credit hours, toward the Certificate.)

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
JRNL 24013 credit hoursMedia Coverage of Diverse Populations
JRNL 31123 credit hoursConcepts in Visual Culture
JRNL 32013 credit hoursCritical Perspectives on Journalism
JRNL 32023 credit hoursCovering Political Campaigns
JRNL 34013 credit hoursSociology of News
JRNL 43113 credit hoursLiterary Journalism
JRNL 44013 credit hoursNews and Public Perception
JRNL 44113 credit hoursInternational Media and Global Crises
JRNL 45623 credit hoursDigital Journalism
JRNL 45723 credit hoursNews Corps
JRNL 48723 credit hoursMedia Entrepreneurship (new course number in process)

Linguistics

(Linguistics majors may count up to two of the following LING courses, or 6 credit hours, toward the Certificate.)

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
LING 10003 credit hoursLanguage in U.S. Society
LING 10103 credit hoursStudy of Words
LING 24003 credit hoursLanguage and Gender
LING 32203 credit hoursNative American Languages
LING 35453 credit hoursWorld Language Policies
LING 48003 credit hoursLanguage and Culture
LING 48303 credit hoursHonors Thesis

Media Studies

(Media Studies majors may count up to two of the following MDST courses, or 6 credit hours, toward the Certificate.)

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
MDST 30023 credit hoursDigital Culture and Politics
MDST 32013 credit hoursMedia, Culture and Globalization (by permission)
MDST 33213 credit hoursMedia Industries and Economics (by permission)
MDST 34013 credit hoursMedia, Food and Culture (by permission)
MDST 37113 credit hoursMedia and Popular Culture
MDST 37913 credit hoursMedia and the Public (by permission)
MDST 41113 credit hoursCrime, Media and Contemporary Culture
MDST 42113 credit hoursAsian Media and Culture
MDST 43313 credit hoursGender, Race, Class, and Sexuality in Popular Culture
MDST 43713 credit hoursMedia and Religion