Communication and Rhetoric


Writing Program
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The Writing Program accepts students each quarter into the minor in communication and rhetoric. The minor consists of a series of courses that give students the opportunity to hone practical communication skills in a variety of contexts. It also provides a grounding in the analytical tools and critical theory that a rhetorical perspective provides.

A full description of the minor and forms for proposing a study plan and declaring the minor are available at the Writing Program Office (Kresge 166). Admission to the minor is suspended at present.

Course Requirements

To earn a minor in communication and rhetoric, students must complete six courses after having satisfied the composition (C) requirement:

• either Writing 70, Communication and Rhetoric: An Introduction; or Writing 101, An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Rhetoric;

• a course that concentrates on editing: either Writing 120, Editing English Prose; or Writing 163, Advanced Workshop in Expository Writing;

• four electives, at least three of which must be chosen from among the following upper-division writing courses: 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110A, 163, 167, 169, and 191A–D. No more than one elective may be chosen from a list of courses offered by other departments (list is available from the program office).