SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPOSITION THEORY

ENGL 400

Focuses on developing complex understandings of rhetorical, ethical, and literary strategies for writing. Practice in writing a range of nonfiction genres with attention to varieties of style, context, critical standards, and conventions. Designed for students with a strong interest in writing. May include multi-modal assignments.

ENGL 705

Historical, critical, and philosophical perspectives on the development of composition studies during the modern era, with special emphasis on the 20th Century.

ENGL 700

Rhetorical, linguistic, psychological, and social foundations of writing; implications for instruction.

ENGL 505

In-depth intellectual engagement with the perspectives, concerns, and methods of Composition Rhetoric. Topics vary in relation to writing, rhetoric, literacy, and multimodal or digital approaches to any of these.

COMARTS 610

Specialized subject matter of current interest in rhetoric and public address.