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Writing Studies and Rhetoric
General
Note: Admission is Frozen
This program is no longer accepting new students.
Program Title
Writing Studies and Rhetoric
Degree Designation
MIN
Award Type
Minor
Program Level
Undergraduate
Requirements
Program Requirements
Program Requirements
17-20 Credits: Choose two Advanced Writing courses: ENGL 331, ENGL 332, ENGL 333, ENGL 341.
Choose three courses from: ENGL 306, ENGL 308, ENGL 334, ENGL 353, ENGL 403, ENGL 405, ENGL 430, ENGL 431, ENGL 432, ENGL 434, ENGL 436, ENGL 437, ENGL 497; or one of MCOM 365 or CMST 411
or CMST 441.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Respond constructively and analytically to texts produced by professional writers and peers.
Outcome
Develop an awareness of disciplinary frameworks, terminology, and critical issues in Rhetoric and Writing.
Outcome
Create an effective written response appropriate for a particular purpose, audience, situation and authorial role.
Outcome
Produce their own work within a genre, with a focus on process from invention through drafting and revision to a final draft.
Outcome
Apply cultural and social perspectives of language and technology to analyze the rhetorical dimensions, functions, and efficacy of written artifacts.
Outcome
Apply theories, concepts and principles of rhetoric and writing to print, visual and digital texts.
Outcome
Apply research methods encompassing valid modes of inquiry in Rhetoric and Writing.
Degree Maps
Major Code
8149
Program Code
8149.01