English (MATPW)

M. A. in Technical and Professional Writing

Required Core Courses

These eight courses below are required:

ENGL 5106	Technical Writing in the Digital Age	3
ENGL 5206	Public and Professional Writing	3
ENGL 5650	Theory and Practice in Editing and Style	3
ENGL 6200	Grant Writing	3
NMAC 5108	Writing and Publishing in Digital Environments	3
COMM 5000	Rhetoric: Written, Visual, and Oral Communication	3
ITEC 5300	Web Development	3
ITEC 5320	Instructional Design	3

Elective Courses

Students will take two of the following elective courses:

COMM 6610	Social Media Communication and Advertising	3
CRWR 5040	Fiction Writing	3
CRWR 5050	Poetry Writing	3
CRWR 5440	Screenwriting	3
CRWR 5700	Narrative Journalism	3
CRWR 5900	Publishing and the Creative Writer	3
ENGL 6100	Seminar in Landmark Reports and Papers	3
ENGL 5990	Graduate Internship	3
ENGL 5991	Graduate Teaching Internship	3
ENGL 6300	Teaching First Year Composition	3
ENGL 6400	Teaching Developmental Writing	3
ENGL 6500	Teaching Online Research and Writing	3
ITEC 5310	Human Computer Interaction	3
MCOM 5010	Public Relations Writing and Research	3
MCOM 5030	Crisis Communication	3
MCOM 5131	News Writing and Reporting	3 credits
MCOM 6000	Production and Design for Public Relations	3

Program Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites beyond admission requirements to the program. However, students who want to refresh their writing skills at the undergraduate level may consider taking one or more classes in the Minor in Professional Writing (such as PFWR 3160 Introduction to Professional Writing).