Undergraduate Program
Minors
Rhetoric/Writing
The Rhetoric/Writing minor provides an understanding of how language and writing shape actions and attitudes and form persuasive discourse through study of rhetorical theory for writers, research methods in writing, and practice in a wide range of writing that college-educated graduates can be expected to produce in their civic and professional lives.
Minor Requirements
1. Introduction to Rhetorical Strategies
The following course:
- ENG 223 Ancient and Modern Rhetorical Strategies for Writers (3)
2. Capstone
The following course:
- ENG 495R Capstone (3)
3. Elective Courses
Choose four of these:
- ENG/IMS 171 Humanities and Technology (3)
- ENG/IMS 224 Rhetoric/Digital Writing: Composing with Text, Images, and Sound (3)
- ENG 225 Advanced Composition (3)
- ENG 226 Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry (3)
- ENG 298 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies (3)
- ENG 301 History of the English Language (4)
- ENG 302 Structure of Modern English (4)
- ENG 304 Backgrounds to Composition Theory and Research (3)
- ENG 313 Introduction to Technical Writing (3)
- ENG 315 Business Writing (3)
- ENG 323 Creative Non-Fiction (3)
- ENG 411 Visual Rhetoric (3)
- ENG 412 Editing (3)
- ENG 413 Writing Reports and Proposals (3)
- ENG 414 Designing and Testing User Documents (3)
- ENG 481 Writing Center Consulting (3)