Writing Studies and Rhetoric
General
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Program Title
Writing Studies and Rhetoric
Degree Designation
MA
Award Type
Masters
Program Level
Graduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
The Master of Arts degree in Writing and Rhetoric is appropriate for a program leading to the Ph.D., for community or technical college teaching, for careers in professional communication, editing, and publishing in both print and digital modes, and for general cultural enrichment.
Admission Requirements
What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?
Bachelors Degree
Minimum undergraduate GPA for admission
2.75
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Learn to respond constructively and analytically to texts produced by professional writers and peers.
Outcome
Develop an awareness of disciplinary frameworks, terminology, and critical issues in Rhetoric and Writing.
Outcome
Learn to create an effective written response appropriate for a particular purpose, audience, situation and authorial role.
Outcome
Produce their own work within a genre, with a focus on process from invention through drafting and revision to a final draft.
Outcome
Learn to apply cultural and social perspectives of language and technology to analyze the rhetorical dimensions, functions, and efficacy of written artifacts.
Outcome
Learn to apply theories, concepts and principles of rhetoric and writing to print, visual and digital texts.
Outcome
Learn to apply research methods encompassing valid modes of inquiry in Rhetoric and Writing
Degree Maps
Major Code
8231
Program Code
348622015