Public Writing and Rhetoric, B.S.
English
Eric Detweiler
(615) 898-2585
Eric.Detweiler@mtsu.edu
The Public Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) program is interdisciplinary and consists of 36 hours. The program gives students extensive, hands-on experience learning to write for audiences beyond academic settings. Working with faculty who research and teach courses on technical writing, podcasting, digital reading practices, collaborative writing, video games, community and public rhetorics, multimodal composition, and user experience design, students in the program become dynamic, rhetorically adaptable writers prepared to navigate a wide range of audiences, genres, and platforms.
Academic Map
Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:
Public Writing and Rhetoric, B.S., Academic Map
Degree Requirements
| General Education | 41 hours |
| Major Requirements | 36 hours |
| Major Core | (12 hours) |
Public Writing and Rhetoric
Elective Courses |
(24 hours) |
| Minor | 15-18 hours |
| Electives | 25-28 hours |
| TOTAL | 120 hours |
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Major Requirements (36 hours)
Public Writing and Rhetoric Core (12 hours)
ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.
PWR 3000 - Public Writing and Rhetoric
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Introductory course for the Public Writing and Rhetoric major. Focuses on the theory and practice of writing effectively for public audiences beyond academic settings and genres.
PWR 4000 - Experimental Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. An intensively collaborative, production-oriented course in which students experiment using an array of styles, technologies, and genres.
- PWR 4999 - Writing Your Future (Senior Capstone) 3 credit hours
Public Writing and Rhetoric Electives (24 hours)
Specialized PWR Electives (6 hours)
PWR 3010 - Community Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Offers preparation for students to engage with communities via writing with an awareness of how writing functions in specific contexts. Emphasizes writing with and for community organizations.
PWR 3020 - Digital Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Overview of the theory and practice of creating, editing, and publishing writing using digital platforms, with an emphasis on the production of digital writing projects.
PWR 3030 - Cultural Rhetorics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Focuses on the study of communication and persuasion-written, spoken, and gestural-beyond the Western canon. Students examine rhetorical intersections between bodies, texts, contexts, and histories in different communities and cultures.
Technical and Professional Writing (3 hours)
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements. A specialized writing course for students planning to work in technology, engineering, science, and government industries. Provides individual and collaborative practice in the discourse and conventions of professional and technical writing (PTW) genres including emails, memos, analyses, instructions, proposals, reports as well as PTW skills like user experience design and content strategy basics. Supplementary materials provided for employment packages (e.g., cover letters, resumes) and tips provided for LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning. Students can expect to complete three major writing projects (20 points possible) and 10 discussion boards (30 points possible) that expose them to the contexts, communities, and cultures of professional writing. Counts toward English writing concentration, writing minor, and Public Writing and Rhetoric major.
ENGL 4600 - Writing Internship
1 to 6 credit hours
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ENGL 4600 - Writing Internship
1 to 6 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and a 3.00 GPA in English required. Others by permission of internship coordinator. Open to English majors and minors and writing minors. An internship in which students apply their writing and communication skills in a professional setting. Arrangements for the internship are made in advance with the internship coordinator through the English Upper Division office. Maximum of 3 hours toward the Writing or English minor. Pass/Fail.
ENGL 4640 - Advanced Topics in Technical Writing and Communication
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Explores advanced issues in technical writing, technical communication, and scientific discourse such as ethics and visual design, navigating the grant and proposal writing process, and theoretical examination of documents and discourse related to the job-search process. May be repeated once when the primary topic varies for a maximum of six credit hours.
Creative Writing (6 hours)
Option 1
ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.
ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.
- Any 3000- or 4000-level ENGL course 3 credit hours
Option 2
Any two of the following:
ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.
ENGL 3630 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Complete of English and literature General Education requirements; ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B or better. Through a process-based workshop approach students will be provided the opportunity to improve their ability to write essays for different purposes. Explores the cross-disciplinary nature of essay writing as it engages students in practical exercises in written communication.
ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create works of fiction.
ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create poetry.
ENGL 3665 - Playwriting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized writing course focusing on the appreciation and realization of the dramatic form.
ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.
Linguistics and Writing Education (6 hours)
ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies
3 credit hours
Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.
ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.
ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.
ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.
ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traditional English grammar and the principles upon which grammatical analysis is based. Satisfies teacher licensure grammar requirement.
ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.
ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.
Communication Studies and Rhetoric (3 hours)
COMM 3580 - Political Communication
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: COMM 2200. Examines the nature and functions of communication with political institutions and groups, including campaign communication, decision-making strategies, deliberative discourse, lobbying, and interest groups.
COMM 3810 - Topics in Culture and Social Influence
3 credit hours
Rotating topics in communication, culture, and social influence. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
COMM 4100 - Rhetoric, Identity, and Difference
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Examines identity and difference as they relate to rhetoric and communication processes. Focuses on symbols, relationships, and dynamics that impact how racial, gender, sexual, and other identities are communicatively constructed, negotiated, and performed.
COMM 4320 - Persuasion
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing. Examines social scientific and humanistic theories and concepts that explain key variables in the persuasion process. Emphasis is placed on becoming more aware as consumers as well as users of persuasive techniques.
COMM 4650 - History and Theory of Rhetoric
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Explores the foundations and development of rhetorical theories from classical to the contemporary era.
Minor (15-18 hours)
Electives (25-28 hours)
- Recommended electives include PWR, ENGL, COMM, JOUR, WGST, and IAM courses
Recommended Curriculum: Public Writing and Rhetoric, B.S.
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman Fall
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing
3 credit hours
The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication
3 credit hours
Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History
3 credit hours
The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Freshman Spring
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Mathematics 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History
3 credit hours
The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Fall
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.
PWR 3000 - Public Writing and Rhetoric
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Introductory course for the Public Writing and Rhetoric major. Focuses on the theory and practice of writing effectively for public audiences beyond academic settings and genres.
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Spring
ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies
3 credit hours
Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.
ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.
ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.
ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.
ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traditional English grammar and the principles upon which grammatical analysis is based. Satisfies teacher licensure grammar requirement.
ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.
ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.
PWR 3010 - Community Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Offers preparation for students to engage with communities via writing with an awareness of how writing functions in specific contexts. Emphasizes writing with and for community organizations.
PWR 3020 - Digital Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Overview of the theory and practice of creating, editing, and publishing writing using digital platforms, with an emphasis on the production of digital writing projects.
PWR 3030 - Cultural Rhetorics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Focuses on the study of communication and persuasion-written, spoken, and gestural-beyond the Western canon. Students examine rhetorical intersections between bodies, texts, contexts, and histories in different communities and cultures.
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Fall
ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.
ENGL 3630 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Complete of English and literature General Education requirements; ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B or better. Through a process-based workshop approach students will be provided the opportunity to improve their ability to write essays for different purposes. Explores the cross-disciplinary nature of essay writing as it engages students in practical exercises in written communication.
ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create works of fiction.
ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create poetry.
ENGL 3665 - Playwriting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized writing course focusing on the appreciation and realization of the dramatic form.
ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.
OR
ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.
ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.
ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies
3 credit hours
Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.
ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.
ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.
ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.
ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traditional English grammar and the principles upon which grammatical analysis is based. Satisfies teacher licensure grammar requirement.
ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.
ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.
PWR 4000 - Experimental Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. An intensively collaborative, production-oriented course in which students experiment using an array of styles, technologies, and genres.
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Spring
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements. A specialized writing course for students planning to work in technology, engineering, science, and government industries. Provides individual and collaborative practice in the discourse and conventions of professional and technical writing (PTW) genres including emails, memos, analyses, instructions, proposals, reports as well as PTW skills like user experience design and content strategy basics. Supplementary materials provided for employment packages (e.g., cover letters, resumes) and tips provided for LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning. Students can expect to complete three major writing projects (20 points possible) and 10 discussion boards (30 points possible) that expose them to the contexts, communities, and cultures of professional writing. Counts toward English writing concentration, writing minor, and Public Writing and Rhetoric major.
ENGL 4600 - Writing Internship
1 to 6 credit hours
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ENGL 4600 - Writing Internship
1 to 6 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and a 3.00 GPA in English required. Others by permission of internship coordinator. Open to English majors and minors and writing minors. An internship in which students apply their writing and communication skills in a professional setting. Arrangements for the internship are made in advance with the internship coordinator through the English Upper Division office. Maximum of 3 hours toward the Writing or English minor. Pass/Fail.
ENGL 4640 - Advanced Topics in Technical Writing and Communication
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Explores advanced issues in technical writing, technical communication, and scientific discourse such as ethics and visual design, navigating the grant and proposal writing process, and theoretical examination of documents and discourse related to the job-search process. May be repeated once when the primary topic varies for a maximum of six credit hours.
ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Fall
ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.
ENGL 3630 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Complete of English and literature General Education requirements; ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B or better. Through a process-based workshop approach students will be provided the opportunity to improve their ability to write essays for different purposes. Explores the cross-disciplinary nature of essay writing as it engages students in practical exercises in written communication.
ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create works of fiction.
ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create poetry.
ENGL 3665 - Playwriting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized writing course focusing on the appreciation and realization of the dramatic form.
ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.
OR
- Any 3000- or 4000-level ENGL course 3 credit hours
PWR 3010 - Community Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Offers preparation for students to engage with communities via writing with an awareness of how writing functions in specific contexts. Emphasizes writing with and for community organizations.
PWR 3020 - Digital Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Overview of the theory and practice of creating, editing, and publishing writing using digital platforms, with an emphasis on the production of digital writing projects.
PWR 3030 - Cultural Rhetorics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and PWR 3000. Focuses on the study of communication and persuasion-written, spoken, and gestural-beyond the Western canon. Students examine rhetorical intersections between bodies, texts, contexts, and histories in different communities and cultures.
- Elective 1 credit hour
- Minor courses 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Senior Spring
COMM 3580 - Political Communication
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: COMM 2200. Examines the nature and functions of communication with political institutions and groups, including campaign communication, decision-making strategies, deliberative discourse, lobbying, and interest groups.
COMM 3810 - Topics in Culture and Social Influence
3 credit hours
Rotating topics in communication, culture, and social influence. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
COMM 4100 - Rhetoric, Identity, and Difference
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Examines identity and difference as they relate to rhetoric and communication processes. Focuses on symbols, relationships, and dynamics that impact how racial, gender, sexual, and other identities are communicatively constructed, negotiated, and performed.
COMM 4320 - Persuasion
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing. Examines social scientific and humanistic theories and concepts that explain key variables in the persuasion process. Emphasis is placed on becoming more aware as consumers as well as users of persuasive techniques.
COMM 4650 - History and Theory of Rhetoric
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Explores the foundations and development of rhetorical theories from classical to the contemporary era.
- PWR 4999 3 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
- Minor course or elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
