Why a Writing and Rhetoric Minor?

Writing and rhetoric are all around us, in our majors, in our classes, in popular culture and politics, on social media—everywhere!

Our minor is designed to:

• Support students' academic and future professional work
• Introduce and emphasize the importance of writing and rhetoric in
  • Research
  • Public and civic life
  • Pedagogy
  • Technical realms

Minor Requirements

• 18 credit hours, a minimum of 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor

Course Requirements

Foundations Course (3 credits)

• WRT-200 Persuasion, Power, and Responsibility: Ethics and Rhetoric (HoM) (3 credits) 
• WRT 220 Introduction to Rhetoric (3 credits) (new course)

Advanced Course (3 credits)

• WRT 310 Researching Writing (3 credits) (new course) 
• WRT 350 Topics in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3 credits) (new course) (may be repeated with a different topic)

Elective Courses (12 credits)

• WRT-201 The Art of Persuasion (HoM) (3 credits) 
• WRT-210 The Rhetoric of Digital Culture (HoM) (3 credits) 
• WRT-301 Writing Across the Curriculum (W2) (3 credits) 
• WRT-410/610 Professional Writing and Rhetoric (3 credits) 
• WRT 320 Teaching and Learning Writing (3 credits) (new course) 
• WRT 355 Topics in Public and Civic Rhetoric (3 credits) (new course) (may be repeated with a different topic)
• WRT 490 Independent study  
• LIT-302 The Ethics of Writing Creatively (HoM) (3 credits) 
• LING 420 Language and Society (3 credits)  
• LING 421/621 Raciolinguistic Perspectives (3 credits)
• TESOL 220 Language, Education, and Equity (3 credits)