Communication and Rhetoric

Writing Program
166 Kresge College
(831) 459-2431
http://humwww.ucsc.edu/writing/index.html

Admission to the minor in communication and rhetoric is suspended at present.

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 (166 Kresge).

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).