{"id":1890,"date":"2018-01-08T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T21:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/harrington-draft\/?page_id=1890"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:05:09","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Professional and Public Writing<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Writing-v2-web-v5.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"writing-ba\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-writing-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11549\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11549\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11550\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11551\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11551\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12422\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12422\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/news\/\">Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Minor Option<\/h1><p>The minor in professional and public writing requires you to complete 18 credits from courses currently eligible to count toward the major. Please consult with your advisor if you&#8217;re interested in declaring a minor.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n<h3>Degree Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>120 credits total required for graduation<\/li>\n<li>at least 30 credits (maximum 51 credits) must be in the major; at least 15 credits from the major must be in courses 300 or above<\/li>\n<li>at least 42 credits (of the 120 total) must be in courses numbered 300 or above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/course-descriptions\/\" title=\"\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/writing-b-a\/\" title=\"\">Curriculum Sheets<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/learning-outcomes\/\" title=\"\">Learning Outcomes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Suggested Curriculum Timeline<\/h3>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_9780\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"9780\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Writing and Rhetoric Curriculum Map\"            id=\"footable_9780\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1951309838_9780\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_9780 ninja_table_unique_id_1951309838_9780 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table striped vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right hide_stacked_th ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_semester \">Semester<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_course \">Course<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_offering \">Offering<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"1\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_1\">\n            <td><p><strong>Semester 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td>URI 101: Planning for Academic Success<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_2\">\n            <td><\/td><td>WRT 104 Writing to Inform and Explain (required)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"3\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_3\">\n            <td><\/td><td>COM 100: Communication Fundamentals (Harrington Core)*<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"4\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_4\">\n            <td><\/td><td>SCM 105: Production\/Presentation Fundamentals (Harrington Core)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"5\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_5\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 2<\/strong><\/td><td>WRT 235: Digital Writing and Rhetoric (required)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"7\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_7\">\n            <td><\/td><td>FLM 110: Introduction to Film Media Production Technologies (Harrington Core)* or<br \/>JOR 110: Introduction to Mass Media (Harrington Core)*<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"8\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_8\">\n            <td><\/td><td><strong>And\/or any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 227: Professional Writing<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 303: Public Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 388: Proposal Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<br \/>WRT 306: Writing Health and Disability (spring only)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"9\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_9\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 3<\/strong><\/td><td>WRT 371G: Write Now - Race, Resistance, and Language Justice (required)<\/td><td>fall<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"10\" class=\"ninja_table_row_8 nt_row_id_10\">\n            <td><\/td><td><strong>And\/or any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 321G: Writing Disaster - The Ethics of Representation (fall only)<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"11\" class=\"ninja_table_row_9 nt_row_id_11\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 227: Professional Writing<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 303: Public Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 388: Proposal Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<br \/>WRT 306: Writing Health and Disability (spring only)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"12\" class=\"ninja_table_row_10 nt_row_id_12\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 5<\/strong><\/td><td>WRT 404: Writing with Community Partners (required)<\/td><td>fall<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"13\" class=\"ninja_table_row_11 nt_row_id_13\">\n            <td><\/td><td><strong>Any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 321G: Writing Disaster - The Ethics of Representation (fall only)<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"14\" class=\"ninja_table_row_12 nt_row_id_14\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 227: Professional Writing<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 303: Public Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 388: Proposal Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<br \/>WRT 306: Writing Health and Disability (spring only)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"15\" class=\"ninja_table_row_13 nt_row_id_15\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 7<\/strong><\/td><td>WRT 495: Advanced Digital Writing and Rhetoric (required)<\/td><td>fall<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"16\" class=\"ninja_table_row_14 nt_row_id_16\">\n            <td><\/td><td><strong>Any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 321G: Writing Disaster - The Ethics of Representation (fall only)<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"17\" class=\"ninja_table_row_15 nt_row_id_17\">\n            <td><strong>Semester 8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Any of the following electives:<\/strong><br \/>WRT 227: Professional Writing<br \/>WRT 302: Writing Culture<br \/>WRT 305: Travel Writing<br \/>WRT 303: Public Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 331: Writing Public Relations<br \/>WRT 388: Proposal Writing (spring only)<br \/>WRT 332: Technical Writing<br \/>WRT 334: Science Writing<br \/>WRT 306: Writing Health and Disability (spring only)<\/td><td>fall\/spring<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><p>\n<h3>Our most popular courses<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Digital Writing and Rhetoric<\/strong> guides you in creating digital, visual, and multimedia content, to critically explore identity, usability, and design<br \/>\n<strong>Business Writing<\/strong> helps you improve your effectiveness on the job by honing your writing and visual communication skills in a wide range of business communications<br \/>\n<strong>Writing Public Relations<\/strong> provides intensive practice with multiple types of writing and multimedia communications used in this industry<br \/>\n<strong>Science Writing<\/strong> teaches you principles, ethics, and best practices for communicating science to public audiences<br \/>\nTechnical Writing offers communication strategies for technical fields and for professional\/general audiences<br \/>\n<strong>Travel Writing<\/strong> allows you to write about places both new and familiar using the forms common to the professional travel writer<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><p><\/p>\n<h2>Internships<\/h2>\n<p>Departmental and full-time internships (up to 15 credits) are handled through the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/\">Center for Career and Experiential Education (CCEE)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can earn credit for your internship through <strong>ITR 302\/304:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn between 6 and 15 free elective credits (300 level)<\/li>\n<li>ITR 302 (field experience) 3-12 credits (S\/U Only)<\/li>\n<li>ITR 304 (seminar) 3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<li>Online Seminar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Requirements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 cumulative GPA or higher<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 60 credits prior to internship<\/li>\n<li>Available free elective credit<\/li>\n<li>Good academic and social standing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/creative-spaces\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/DWARS-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Digital Writing Studio 4x6\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Creative Spaces<\/h2><p>Discover our interactive state-of-the-art facilities and classrooms. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/faculty\/\" 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