Bachelor of Arts in English: Emphasis in Rhetoric, Digital Media, & Professional Communication
In addition to meeting the English basic skills requirement, students majoring in Rhetoric, Digital Media, and Professional Communication must complete 42 credits in English beyond ENGL 111G: Rhetoric and Composition and satisfy the following seven requirements.
1.) Nine credits from the following 3-credit hour courses:
- ENGL 220G: Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 243: The Bible as Literature*
- ENGL 251: Survey of American Literature I
- ENGL 252: Survey of American Literature II
- ENGL 261: Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Beginnings to the Renaissance*
- ENGL 262: Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Post-Renaissance to Modern
- ENGL 263: History of Argument
- ENGL 271: English Literature I*
- ENGL 272: English Literature II*
*Students may make one or two of the following substitutions: HON 229G for ENGL 243; HON 220G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 261; HON 220G, 231G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 271; HON 231G for ENGL 272.
2.) Three credits of ENGL 310: Critical Writing
3.) Three credits from one of the following 3-credit hour courses:
- ENGL 301: Theory and Criticism: Rhetoric and Culture (recommended)
- ENGL 302: Theory and Criticism: Literature and Culture
- ENGL 303: Theory and Criticism: Film, Media, and Culture (recommended)
4.) Six credits from the following 3-credit hour courses in Rhetoric and Composition:
- ENGL 418: History of Rhetoric
- ENGL 419: Modern Rhetorical Theory
- ENGL 447: Rhetorical Invention
- ENGL 448: Research in Written Composition
- ENGL 449: Advanced Study in Writing
- ENGL 451: Practicum in the Grammar of American English
- ENGL 452: History of the English Language
- ENGL 466: Writing Arguments
- ENGL 470: Approaches to Composition
- ENGL 473: Writing Assessment and Evaluation
5.) Six credits from the following 3-credit hour courses in Professional Communication:
- ENGL 318: Advanced Technical and Professional Communication
- ENGL 412: Writing in the Workplace
- ENGL 431: Technical Editing
- ENGL 449: Advanced Study in Writing
- ENGL 460: Proposal Writing
- ENGL 462: Client-Based Projects
- ENGL 497: Internship in Technical and Professional Communication
6.) Six credits from the following 3-credit hour courses in Digital Rhetoric and Design:
- ENGL 315: Writing for the Web
- ENGL 326: Cultural Identity and Representation Across the Media
- ENGL 427: Advanced Study in Film and Digital Media (adviser approval required)
- ENGL 436: Advanced Study in Film and Digital Media, History and Culture (adviser approval required)
- ENGL 437: Advanced Study in Film and Digital Media, Theory and Criticism (adviser approval required)
- ENGL 449: Advanced Study in Writing
- ENGL 478: Document Design
- ENGL 479: Computers and Writing
7.) Nine credits of 300-400 level adviser-approved English courses relevant to program of study.*
*Note: Students must take a total of 12 credit hours at the 400 level or above.