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| School | Southwest Minnesota State University | | |
| Location | Marshall, MN, United States | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 1,982
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| Degree | Bachelor | | |
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| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
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| Cost |
Cost is an approximation for an 18 credit course, converted from USD. Visit the Business Services webpage for full details on costs and aid. | | |
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| Description | College graduates with professional writing and communication skills pursue career opportunities in a variety of fields such as journalism, periodical and book publishing; software publishing; advertising and related services; computer systems design and related services; corporate communications; corporate training; government agencies and other not-for-profit agencies. The Professional Writing and Communication (PWC) Major prepares students for these careers by offering a balance of writing, rhetoric, and communication courses in a liberal arts context. These courses are designed to help students become flexible thinkers, writers, and communicators with the ability to write and communicate in a variety of contexts and environments, including electronic ones. The curriculum consists of core courses in writing, journalism, oral and visual communication, rhetoric, history, and electives in business, politics, ethics, public relations, computer science and psychology, all of which will prepare students to be successful communicators in a variety of contexts. | | |
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