Rhetoric

RHET 1301 (ENGL 1301) College Writing I (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to the foundational rhetorical, analytical, and practical skills necessary for successful college-level writing in all academic disciplines. (3-0) S

RHET 1302 (ENGL 1302) College Writing II (3 semester credit hours) Continued development of the foundational rhetorical, analytical, and practical skills necessary for successful college-level writing in all academic disciplines; focus on the skills necessary for persuasive research-based writing, analysis, and argumentation. (3-0) S

RHET 2302 Intermediate Composition and Rhetoric (3 semester credit hours) Continued development of the grammatical, logical, and rhetorical skills necessary for university-level writing. Prerequisite: RHET 1302 or instructor consent required. (3-0) S

RHET 4302 Advanced Writing and Research (3 semester credit hours) This course prepares students to practice advanced writing techniques as well as to research content and audience perspective. Students will study advanced style principles to create clear, concise content for professional and personal documents. Students will also learn about document development, advanced research methods, how to write and research in an ethical manner, and how to write on a collaborative basis. Prerequisites: (RHET 1302 and RHET 2302) or instructor consent required. (3-0) R

RHET 4303 Advanced Editing (3 semester credit hours) Course focuses on developing editing skills at the sentence level as well as for improving the organization and layout of documents. Prerequisite: Completion of a 010 core course (Same as COMM 4303) (3-0) R

RHET 4310 Topics in Editing and Publishing (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of topics related to professional, academic/scholarly, and literary editing and publishing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Prerequisites: RHET 1302 and RHET 2310 or instructor consent required. (3-0) R

RHET 4320 Legal Research and Writing (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to legal writing and research; focus on developing and framing legal arguments. (3-0) S

RHET 4395 Internship (3 semester credit hours) Internship in professional and technical writing. Credit/No Credit only. Prerequisites: RHET 1302 and RHET 2310 and Program Head consent required. (3-0) R