Technical Communication Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Note: two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS THEORY | 5 |
| PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | 5 |
| DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS | 5 |
| WEB DESIGN 1 | 5 |
or | USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 1 |
| WEB DESIGN 2 | 5 |
or | USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 2 |
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| BUYER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
or | INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS |
or | GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT |
| INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (students must complete this course with a grade ≥C) | 5 |
| WRITING FOR THE PROFESSIONS | 5 |
| PRINT LAYOUT AND CONTENT DESIGN | 5 |
| GRAMMAR FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITERS | 5 |
| INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES | 5 |
| USABILITY | 5 |
| PROPOSAL WRITING | 5 |
| EDITING IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| CONTENT MANAGEMENT | 5 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP | 5-15 |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE: ISSUES IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION | 5 |
Total Credits | 88-98 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
First Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
Second Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
Third Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | | 5 | or | 5 |
| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
| 5 | | 5 | or | 5 |
| 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
Fourth Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
or | 5 | , , or | 4 | or | 5 |
| 4 | | 5 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | |
| 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
Total Credits 180 |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Technical Communication from EWU should be able to:
- analyze communication problems to create effective technical communication;
- apply project management practices;
- conduct research to solve problems related to technical communication;
- contribute effectively to a collaborative technical communication team;
- deliver well-organized technical communication presentations;
- edit documents for technical communication contexts;
- use various software to design multi-channel technical communication;
- write user-centered technical communication.