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Professional Communications

Associate Degree 10-699-1

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1-800-547-2882

Start Dates: August

Effective: August 2025

First Semester
Course # Course Title Credits Prerequisites/Comments
103-102 Microsoft Office Suite 2 1st 8 Weeks The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to Microsoft Office Suite and how it is used in academic, personal, and business environments. The students will become familiar with the Office user interface and use it as they work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. Navigate the Office interface by using tabs, ribbons, and groups.
Course #: 103-102
Title: Microsoft Office Suite
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to Microsoft Office Suite and how it is used in academic, personal, and business environments. The students will become familiar with the Office user interface and use it as they work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. Navigate the Office interface by using tabs, ribbons, and groups.
699-105 Document Design 3 2nd 8 Weeks, Fall only | 801-136 or concurrent or 801-195 or 801-219 or concurrent This course is an introduction to graphic design principles and process. It focuses on skills needed to design and layout communications. Visual language using print, iconic, and kinetic forms will be introduced.
Course #: 699-105
Title: Document Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 2nd 8 Weeks, Fall only | 801-136 or concurrent or 801-195 or 801-219 or concurrent This course is an introduction to graphic design principles and process. It focuses on skills needed to design and layout communications. Visual language using print, iconic, and kinetic forms will be introduced.
699-107 Professional/Technical Writing 3 1st 8 Weeks, Fall only | 801-136 or concurrent or 801-195 or 801-219 or concurrent This course provides an introduction to processes of technical and professional communication, emphasizing application of principles and problem-solving strategies to an array of assignments central to the work of career writers in the workplace.
Course #: 699-107
Title: Professional/Technical Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks, Fall only | 801-136 or concurrent or 801-195 or 801-219 or concurrent This course provides an introduction to processes of technical and professional communication, emphasizing application of principles and problem-solving strategies to an array of assignments central to the work of career writers in the workplace.
801-136 English Composition 1 3   This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing, and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.
Course #: 801-136
Title: English Composition 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing, and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.
809-198 Intro to Psychology 3   This introductory course in psychology is a survey of the multiple aspects of human behavior. It involves a survey of the theoretical foundations of human functioning in such areas as learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors, and social influences. Additional topics include research methods, biological and environmental impacts, development, sensation and perception, consciousness, intelligence and stress. This course directs the student to an insightful understanding of the complexities of human relationships in personal, social, and vocational settings.
Course #: 809-198
Title: Intro to Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   This introductory course in psychology is a survey of the multiple aspects of human behavior. It involves a survey of the theoretical foundations of human functioning in such areas as learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors, and social influences. Additional topics include research methods, biological and environmental impacts, development, sensation and perception, consciousness, intelligence and stress. This course directs the student to an insightful understanding of the complexities of human relationships in personal, social, and vocational settings.
890-115 Online Success Strategies 1 1st 8 Weeks In this course you will learn how to be successful in an online learning environment. You will explore the common characteristics of successful online learners as well as barriers to learning and how to overcome them. The concept of an online learning community will be examined and demonstrated through participation.
Course #: 890-115
Title: Online Success Strategies
Credits: 1
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks In this course you will learn how to be successful in an online learning environment. You will explore the common characteristics of successful online learners as well as barriers to learning and how to overcome them. The concept of an online learning community will be examined and demonstrated through participation.
  Total Credits: 15  
Total Credits: 15

Second Semester
Course # Course Title Credits Prerequisites/Comments
699-115 Editing and Proofreading 3 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course gives students skills and practice needed to edit communication for usage, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Students will apply theories and strategies to ensure communication products conform to industry style guides, to develop editor-writer relationships, and to provide audiences with clear ethical content.
Course #: 699-115
Title: Editing and Proofreading
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course gives students skills and practice needed to edit communication for usage, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Students will apply theories and strategies to ensure communication products conform to industry style guides, to develop editor-writer relationships, and to provide audiences with clear ethical content.
699-117 Research Basics 3 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course introduces students to basic research skills needed to conduct professional research. Students will collect, interpret, and report data while maintaining ethical standards.
Course #: 699-117
Title: Research Basics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course introduces students to basic research skills needed to conduct professional research. Students will collect, interpret, and report data while maintaining ethical standards.
801-196 Oral/Interpersonal Comm 3   Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.
Course #: 801-196
Title: Oral/Interpersonal Comm
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.
801-197 Technical Reporting 3 801-136 or 801-219 Prepares and presents oral and written technical reports. Types of reports may include lab and field reports, proposals, technical letters and memos, technical research reports, and case studies. Designed as an advanced communication course for students who have completed at least the prerequisite introductory writing course with a grade of "D-".
Course #: 801-197
Title: Technical Reporting
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 801-136 or 801-219 Prepares and presents oral and written technical reports. Types of reports may include lab and field reports, proposals, technical letters and memos, technical research reports, and case studies. Designed as an advanced communication course for students who have completed at least the prerequisite introductory writing course with a grade of "D-".
804-134 Mathematical Reasoning 3   All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.
Course #: 804-134
Title: Mathematical Reasoning
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.
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804-189 Introductory Statistics 3   Students taking this course will learn to display data with graphs, describe distributions with numbers, perform correlation and regression analyses, and design experiments. They will use probability and distributions to make predictions, estimate parameters, and test hypotheses. They will learn to draw inferences about relationships including ANOVA.
Course #: 804-189
Title: Introductory Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   Students taking this course will learn to display data with graphs, describe distributions with numbers, perform correlation and regression analyses, and design experiments. They will use probability and distributions to make predictions, estimate parameters, and test hypotheses. They will learn to draw inferences about relationships including ANOVA.
  Total Credits: 15  
Total Credits: 15

Third Semester
Course # Course Title Credits Prerequisites/Comments
699-125 Proposal/Grant Writing 3 Fall only, 1st 8 Weeks | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course is an exploration of various grant proposal forms (government, corporate, foundation), with emphasis on conceptualizing, developing, and writing proposals for real clients.
Course #: 699-125
Title: Proposal/Grant Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only, 1st 8 Weeks | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course is an exploration of various grant proposal forms (government, corporate, foundation), with emphasis on conceptualizing, developing, and writing proposals for real clients.
699-127 Digital Media Communications 3 Fall only, 2nd 8 Weeks | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course will introduce how to write blogs, posts, tweets, and other updates so they resonate and are relevant to social media audiences, and encourage action, engagement, and interaction. This course focuses primarily on content writing and editing.
Course #: 699-127
Title: Digital Media Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only, 2nd 8 Weeks | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course will introduce how to write blogs, posts, tweets, and other updates so they resonate and are relevant to social media audiences, and encourage action, engagement, and interaction. This course focuses primarily on content writing and editing.
699-133 Digital Content Writing 3 Fall only, 1st 8 Weeks | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course focuses on technical writing strategies and methods of designing and writing for websites that support the workplace, including Search Engine Optimization tactics.
Course #: 699-133
Title: Digital Content Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only, 1st 8 Weeks | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course focuses on technical writing strategies and methods of designing and writing for websites that support the workplace, including Search Engine Optimization tactics.
801-141 Intro to Mass Comm 3 Fall only Explores communication in media and media literacy by providing insight into the important issues that confront students as consumers and purveyors of mass media within the workforce and in society. The mass media revolution, including media technologies, the evolution of media content and platforms, including new media, the impact of media communications on business and society as a whole, media bias, and media law and ethics form the basis of the course.
Course #: 801-141
Title: Intro to Mass Comm
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only Explores communication in media and media literacy by providing insight into the important issues that confront students as consumers and purveyors of mass media within the workforce and in society. The mass media revolution, including media technologies, the evolution of media content and platforms, including new media, the impact of media communications on business and society as a whole, media bias, and media law and ethics form the basis of the course.
809-196 Intro to Sociology 3   This course introduces students to the basic concepts of sociology, including culture, race, socialization, gender, group behavior, deviance, social stratification, and social change. Students will use the sociological perspective to analyze major social institutions, multiculturalism, and social issues affecting our selves and society. Students will participate in a variety of experiences to strengthen and demonstrate these perspectives and skills. Critical thinking skills are emphasized, and learning activities include applying sociological theory to current issues in society. The focus is on how social factors and forces influence beliefs and behaviors, both in our personal lives and at work.
Course #: 809-196
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   This course introduces students to the basic concepts of sociology, including culture, race, socialization, gender, group behavior, deviance, social stratification, and social change. Students will use the sociological perspective to analyze major social institutions, multiculturalism, and social issues affecting our selves and society. Students will participate in a variety of experiences to strengthen and demonstrate these perspectives and skills. Critical thinking skills are emphasized, and learning activities include applying sociological theory to current issues in society. The focus is on how social factors and forces influence beliefs and behaviors, both in our personal lives and at work.
  Total Credits: 15  
Total Credits: 15

Fourth Semester
Course # Course Title Credits Prerequisites/Comments
102-188 Project Management 3   The learner applies the skills and tools necessary to design, implement, and evaluate formal projects. Each learner will demonstrate the application of the role of project management by developing a project proposal, using relevant software, working with project teams, sequencing tasks, charting progress, dealing with variations, budgets and resources, implementing a project, and assessing the outcome.
Course #: 102-188
Title: Project Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   The learner applies the skills and tools necessary to design, implement, and evaluate formal projects. Each learner will demonstrate the application of the role of project management by developing a project proposal, using relevant software, working with project teams, sequencing tasks, charting progress, dealing with variations, budgets and resources, implementing a project, and assessing the outcome.
699-131 Information Design 3 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course prepares students to design and manage information, emphasizing data visualization, accessibility, graphic organization, and instructional design strategies.
Course #: 699-131
Title: Information Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course prepares students to design and manage information, emphasizing data visualization, accessibility, graphic organization, and instructional design strategies.
699-135 Writing and Publishing 3 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 The course covers techniques used in informative and persuasive writing for internal and external communication. Students will use these techniques to create the kinds of messages most widely required in the workplace.
Course #: 699-135
Title: Writing and Publishing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 The course covers techniques used in informative and persuasive writing for internal and external communication. Students will use these techniques to create the kinds of messages most widely required in the workplace.
699-137 Technical Documentation 3 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course explores developer documentation as well as end user documentation. Concepts will include documenting standardization, increasing agility of documents, anticipating customer needs, choosing communication modes, analyzing documentation style, and utilizing audience analysis.
Course #: 699-137
Title: Technical Documentation
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | 801-136 or 801-195 or 801-219 This course explores developer documentation as well as end user documentation. Concepts will include documenting standardization, increasing agility of documents, anticipating customer needs, choosing communication modes, analyzing documentation style, and utilizing audience analysis.
699-138 Professional Comm Capstone 2 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | Program student; 699-105 and 699-107 and 699-115 and 699-117 and 699-125 and 699-127 and 699-133 and 699-135 and 699-131 and 699-137 or concurrent To prepare for the professional communications internship, students produce all documentation related to the job-seeking process and participate in activities with communications professionals to polish students' job-seeking skills. Students discuss techniques for getting and keeping a job and other career-enhancing strategies. Take during the final semester.
Course #: 699-138
Title: Professional Comm Capstone
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | Program student; 699-105 and 699-107 and 699-115 and 699-117 and 699-125 and 699-127 and 699-133 and 699-135 and 699-131 and 699-137 or concurrent To prepare for the professional communications internship, students produce all documentation related to the job-seeking process and participate in activities with communications professionals to polish students' job-seeking skills. Students discuss techniques for getting and keeping a job and other career-enhancing strategies. Take during the final semester.
699-139 Professional Comm Internship 1 64 Hours, Spring only | Program student; 699-138 or concurrent This course allows students an opportunity to work in a professional environment. Students will maintain a log of work activities and complete communication-related projects under the direct supervision of the employer. Students will be evaluated by the workplace supervisor and the practicum instructor after completing a self-assessment of the internship.
Course #: 699-139
Title: Professional Comm Internship
Credits: 1
Prerequisites/Comments: 64 Hours, Spring only | Program student; 699-138 or concurrent This course allows students an opportunity to work in a professional environment. Students will maintain a log of work activities and complete communication-related projects under the direct supervision of the employer. Students will be evaluated by the workplace supervisor and the practicum instructor after completing a self-assessment of the internship.
  Total Credits: 15  
Total Credits: 15

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Minimum Program Credits Required: 60

2.0 Minimum Program Cumulative GPA Required for Graduation
If a student does not enroll in any courses at CVTC for two or more consecutive semesters, the student will be required to reapply with Admissions. Students must abide by any changes in admission requirements and degree requirements.

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