Innovative Transdisciplinary Studies Major, BS in Innovative Transdisciplinary Studies - Technical Communication Concentration

Campus: Knoxville, Distance Education

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ¹ ITS Core Course

• CECS 101 - Design Your Career, Design Your Degree 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

Term 2

• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *

• ITS Core Course¹ Credits / Units: 3

• ITS 102 - Introduction to Team Science 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours ^* (or equivalent)

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  Select one Engaged Inquiry (Vol Core) from the following recommended courses:

• COAD 130 - Basic Design Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours
• COAD 430 - Design Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours

Term 3

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ¹ ITS Core Course

• ITS 201 - Transdisciplinary Data Analytics for Decision Making 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Oral Communication (OC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Written Communication (WC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Select one CECS certificate course (3 credit hours)
  CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• ¹ ITS Core Course

• ITS 202 - Transdisciplinary Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Select one CECS certificate course 3 credit hours
  CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• ¹ ITS Core Course

• ITS 301 - Transdisciplinary Problem Solving 3 Credit Hours

• ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration Course

• ENGL 360 - Technical and Professional Writing 3 Credit Hours ^*

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Term 6

• Select one CECS certificate course 3 credit hours
  CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• Select one course: 

• CECS 375 - Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 385 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours

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• CECS 399 - CECS Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

• ¹ ITS Core Course

• ITS 302 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods 3 Credit Hours

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  ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration Course

• Select one course from list below:

• ENGL 460 - Technical Editing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 461 - Global Communication for Science and Technology 3 Credit Hours ^*
• ENGL 462 - Writing for Publication 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 466 - Writing, Layout, and Production of Technical Documents 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *
• Select one CECS certificate course 3 credit hours
  CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• ¹ ITS Core Course

• ITS 401 - Advance Transdisciplinary Research Concepts 3 Credit Hours

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• ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration Course

• Select one course from list below:

• ENGL 460 - Technical Editing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 461 - Global Communication for Science and Technology 3 Credit Hours *
• ENGL 462 - Writing for Publication 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 466 - Writing, Layout, and Production of Technical Documents 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Select one CECS certificate course 3 credit hours
  CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• Select one course:

• CECS 475 - Senior Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 485 - Transdisciplinary Research Projects in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours

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• ¹ ITS Core Course

• CECS 499 - CECS Senior Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

• ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration Course

• Select one course from list below:

• ENGL 355 - Rhetoric and Writing 3 Credit Hours ^*
• ENGL 357 - Honors: Rhetoric and Writing 3 Credit Hours ^*
• ENGL 455 - Persuasive Writing 3 Credit Hours ^*
• ENGL 460 - Technical Editing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 461 - Global Communication for Science and Technology 3 Credit Hours ^*
• ENGL 462 - Writing for Publication 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 466 - Writing, Layout, and Production of Technical Documents 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 470 - Special Topics in Rhetoric 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 494 - Cultural Rhetorics 3 Credit Hours ^*

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes:

1. All students must complete the following ITS core courses: CECS 101 , ITS 102 , ITS 201 , ITS 202 , ITS 301 , ITS 302 , CECS 399 , ITS 401 , and CECS 499  
2. Students will select certificates from the list of approved CECS certificates (link to be added)
3. Concentration requirement. See Technical Communication Concentration Requirements below for additional information.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

CECS Certificates

Applied Artificial Intelligence Certificate 
Applied Computing Certificate  
Applied Cybersecurity Certificate  
Artificial Intelligence Integration in Music Certificate  
Artificial Intelligence and Medicine Certificate 
Bioinformatics Certificate  
Data Science Certificate 
Data Science and Medicine Certificate  
Game Craft Certificate 
Human-Intelligent Systems Interaction Certificate  
Literacy on Emerging Topics Certificate 
Nuclear Deterrence Certificate 
Professional Advancement Through Hands-On Learning Certificate 
Sport Analytics Certificate   
Sustainable Development Certificate  

Technical Communication Concentration Requirements

The Technical Communication Concentration consists of 12 credit hours of required coursework.  To satisfy the Technical Communication Concentration requirements, students must complete the following courses: