Writing, Rhetoric & Technology Concentration

University Requirements


Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree.

  • Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
  • Completion of 45 upper-level credits, the residence requirement, the Writing Intensive requirement, and the General Education requirement

Major Requirements


  • Minimum 39 credits
  • Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the major
  • Students may pursue secondary education certification through Education in addition to the Literature & Culture Concentration

Course Requirements

Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology Concentration


The Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology Concentration consists of 30 credits.

Required Courses

Complete the following:

  • ENGL 205 – Debunking Myths about Good Writing (3)
  • ENGL 300 – Texts and Contexts (3)
  • ENGL 324 – Theories of Communication and Technology (3)
Genre Courses

Complete 9 credits from the following:

  • ENGL 320 – Topics in Communication and Technology (3)
  • ENGL 330 – Researching Communicative Practices (3)
  • ENGL 342 – Principles and Practices of Visual Literacy (3)
  • ENGL 343 – Introduction to Genre Analysis (3)
  • ENGL 353 – Rhetorical Theory (3)
  • ENGL 355 – Communicative Practices and Play Theory (3)
  • ENGL 385 – New Media and Digital Literacies (3)
  • ENGL 386 – Adult Literacy Tutoring: Theory and Practice (4)
  • ENGL 387 – Web Design and Multimedia Authoring (3)
  • ENGL 392 – Tutorial in Writing (3)
Technical/Professional Writing or Journalism

Complete 3 credits from the following:

  • ENGL 379 – Principles and Practices in Technical Communication (3)
  • ENGL 380 – Introduction to News Writing (3)
  • ENGL 382 – Feature Writing (3)
  • ENGL 383 – Science Writing (3)
  • ENGL 384 – Topics in Journalism (3)
400-level Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology Courses

Complete 9 credits from the following:

  • ENGL 407 – Language in Society (3)
  • ENGL 435 – Digital Humanities (3)
  • ENGL 442 – Seminar In Visual Literacy (3)
  • ENGL 447 – Online Voice and Community (3)
  • ENGL 449 – Seminar in Genre Analysis (3)
  • ENGL 486 – Seminar in Teaching Composition: Theory and Practice (3)
  • ENGL 493 – Seminar in Communication and Technology (3)

Electives (9 credits)


Complete 9 credits of additional English electives in any concentration.