INTRODUCTION TO RHETORIC AND WRITING STUDIES

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 304

Surveys the study of writing and rhetoric, and covers major theories, practices, and research areas in the field of Rhetoric and Composition, with attention to their importance both inside and outside the University.

ENGL 245

Offers close instruction in the principles and practices of informed, engaged, critical reading and writing. While the texts and topics vary, each seminar will reinforce fundamental skills taught across the English major, strengthening students' capacities to write and speak powerfully and to build convincing, original, well-organized arguments that persuade audiences of their significance.

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.