Minor Requirements
The rhetoric, writing, and media studies minor offers students the opportunity to develop expertise in writing for academic, professional, community, civic, and personal purposes. Courses provide opportunities for writing in a range of genres and strive to investigate rhetoric, information technology, the politics of language, and identity. Students will explore social, cultural, and field-specific topics in language, persuasion, and multimedia modes of communication.
The six credit minor requires six RHET courses. Students must earn a minimum of C- in any given course to receive credit for the minor.
Course Requirements
Six RHET Courses:
- No more than two RHET courses at the 100 level
- At least two RHET courses at the 300 level
Courses
RHET 103 College Writing
RHET 108 Research and Writing
RHET 125 Writing for a Digital World
RHET 128 Writing and Mindfulness
RHET 145 Autobiography and Activism
RHET 202 Writing in the Disciplines
RHET 208 Argument and Research Writing
RHET 216 Writing the Personal Essay
RHET 225 Rhetoric of Broad Street
RHET 226 Writing about Places
RHET 230 Visual Rhetorics
RHET 260 What is Rhetoric and Composition?
RHET 300 The Art of the Essay
RHET 302 Writing Theories and Practices
RHET 315 Writing in the Public Sphere: Theory and Practice
RHET 320 Queer Rhetorics
RHET 330 Macho Rhetorics
RHET 340 Rhetorics of the Body and Activism
RHET 360 Rhetorics of Law and Violence
RHET 406 Composition Pedagogy
RHET 410 History of Rhetoric: The Modern Reception of Ancient Rhetorics
