Master of Arts in English, Rhetoric and Composition Emphasis

Dr. Kevin DePew, Coordinator

The rhetoric and composition emphasis is designed for those who want to integrate graduate study in rhetoric and composition with literary studies.

Rhetoric and Composition Core Courses (12 hours from)

• 527 Writing in the Disciplines
• 535 Management Writing
• 539 Writing in Electronic Environments
• 581 Advanced Public Relations
• 583 Advanced News Reporting
• 584 Feature Story Writing
• 585 Editorial and Persuasive Writing
• 586 Media Law and Ethics
• 664 Teaching College Composition
• 665 Teaching Writing with Technology
• 668 Graduate Internship and Project in Professional Writing
• 685 Writing Research
• 686 Introduction to Rhetorical Studies
• 687 Colloquium for Teachers of English
• 695 Topics (when topic related to Professional Writing)
• 701 Texts and Technologies
• 715 Professional Writing Theories and Practices
• 716 Professional Writing in International Contexts
• 706 Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
• 720 Pedagogy and Instructional Design
• 760 Classical Rhetoric
• 765 Modern Rhetoric
• 766 Rhetoric in Cyberspace
• 795 Topics (when topic related to Professional Writing)

Literature (9 hours)

• 3 hours British Literature pre-1800
• 3 hours British Literature or New Literatures in English after 1800
• 3 hours in American Literature

Approved, Open Electives (9 hours)

MA Thesis, Portfolio, or Oral Examination

No more than 12 credit hours on the 500 level may be counted toward a degree.