Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication B. A.

The Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication (WRTC) emphasis offers students a customizable degree plan that combines the best elements of writing, rhetoric, and technical communication. Through a combination of foundational courses and a series of options, students may build their own degree. The result is a community-based program that prepares students with both the practical and rhetorical skills they need to be successful in today’s job market.

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Course Offerings

University Foundations

UF 100 Foundations fo Intellectual Life

UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity

FW ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I

FW ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II

FC Foundations of Oral Communication

FM Foundations of Mathematics course

FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences course with lab

FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences in a second field

FA Foundations of Arts course

FH Foundations of Humanities course

FS Foundations of Social Sciences course

FS Foundations of Social Sciences course in a second field

FF WRITE 492 Capstone in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication

Writing Core Classes

WRITE 201 Nonfiction Writing

WRITE 275 Methods of Literary Studies

LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies

The Craft of Writing

WRITE 212 Technical Communication

WRITE 204 Creative Nonfiction: Genres and Contexts

WRITE 302 Technical Rhetoric and Genres OR WRITE 401 Advanced Nonfiction Writing

Perspectives on Rhetoric and Technical Communication

WRITE 115 Rhetoric and Popular Culture

WRITE 324 Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication

COMM 321 Rhetorical Theories OR WRITE 415 Technical Documentation and Usability

WRITE 416 User-Centered Design Principles

HCS 425 Rhetoric and Society

Writing in Action

WRITE 304 Argument

WRITE 314 Proposal Development

WRITE 329 Grammar, Style, and Writing OR WRITE 403 Editing for Clear Communication

WRITE 408 Writing for Nonprofits and Social Media OR HCS 310 Writing, Advocacy, and Leadership

Elective Credits (15) to Total 120 Credits

Upper-division electives that are relevant to the student’s area of interest: WRITE or LING courses. Students should meet with their advisor to create a cohesive sequence of courses based on academic and career goals.