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Department of English
English – Professional and Public Writing

PPW Track

  • At least 18 credit hours must be completed at Auburn
  • At least 18 credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above
  • No more than 6 credits may be at the 2000 level

Gateway Course: 2010 Introduction to Public and Professional Writing

Major Track (18 hours)

  • Rhetorical Theory (3 hours)
    • 3120 Survey of Rhetoric
    • 4180 Rhetorical Theory and Practice
  • Technical and Professional Communication (3 hours)
    • 4020 Technical and Professional Editing
    • 4030 Document Design
  • Writing Studies (6 hours)
    • 4000 Advanced Composition
    • 4010 Topics in Writing
    • 4150 Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine
    • 4160 Digital Writing and Rhetoric
  • 4040 Public Writing
  • 4810 Capstone in Professional Writing

Major Electives (9 hours): Three additional English courses, at least two of which must be at the 3000-level or above.

NAME CHANGES:

  • 4150 current name: Topics in Language Study
  • 4150 proposed name: Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine
  • 4160 current name: Technology, Literacy, and Culture
  • 4160 proposed name: Digital Writing and Rhetoric