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The Writing
Program seeks to equip students for both academic
success and participation in the full range of
rhetorical occasions they will encounter in their
lives as citizens and professionals.
The study of Rhetoric and Composition
includes a wide range of topics, including
literacy studies, rhetorical traditions, writing
pedagogy, cultural rhetorics, and technology and
writing among others.
Students wishing to pursue concentrated and
advanced training may elect the Minor in Writing
and Rhetoric as a valuable complement to a host of
different academic majors and professional fields
of interest.
Minors and instructors
teaching courses in the minor may access the Writing Minor
BlackBoard
by following the link, logging on, and then clicking on the link in
My Organizations.
Course
Offerings
Required
Core: 6 credit hours
WRIT
210: Critical Reading and Argumentation.
3
Credits
An introduction to the
development and analysis of argumentative
strategies across a range of academic,
professional, and popular writing contexts.
Emphasis will be given to the cultural,
historical, disciplinary, and professional bases
for written argumentation. Prerequisites: GWRIT 103 or
equivalent. Students who have
previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT
220: Rhetorical Traditions. 3 Credits
An introduction to
historical rhetoric and its relationship to
reading, writing, and speaking in modern contexts.
Emphasis will be placed on defining
rhetoric--its traditions, terms, and enduring
realms of influence.
Prerequisites: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
Electives
from among the following courses: 12 credit hours
WRIT 232: The Art of Making a Difference,
Service Learning. 3 Credits
Experimental
course that counts toward the Minor in Writing and Rhetoric.
Prerequisite: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT/ENG 290: Intermediate Composition. 3 Credits
This course stresses the argumentative and
persuasive essay as well as grammar and usage. Prerequisite:
GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT
310: Studies in Literacy.
3 Credits
An advanced research and
writing course designed to explore the important
role that literacy plays in society. Students will
examine the concept of literacy through
historical, political, sociological, educational,
and cross-cultural lenses. Prerequisite: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT
320: Writing in the Public Sphere.
3 Credits
An advanced study of the
production and consumption of texts in both civic
and professional spheres.
Students will analyze and employ the
conventions that govern writing by individual
citizens; writing by volunteer and non-profit
organizations; and writing by both small and large
business organizations. Prerequisite: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT
330: Technology and Writing.
3 Credits
An advanced research and
writing course that explores the
interrelationships of technology, literacy, and
society. Students
will examine the influences of past, present, and
future technological innovations on our practices
as readers and writers. Students may have the
opportunity to compose in hypertext and
multi-media environments. Prerequisites: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT
340: Teaching Writing.
3 Credits
The course introduces
students to the major philosophies, theories, and
pedagogies of teaching writing. Special attention
is devoted to such practical matters as
understanding and developing effective writing
assignments, methods of responding to student
texts-in-progress, and evaluating writing.
Prerequisites: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT 395: e-Vision Internship. 1
Credit. May be repeated.
Experimental course that counts toward the Minor in Writing and
Rhetoric. Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT/ENG 396. Advanced Composition.
3 Credits
Extensive exercises in expository writing,
with emphasis on rhetorical types of composition, designed to
develop sophistication of style in the student's writing.
Prerequisite: GWRIT 103 or equivalent. Students
who have previously taken GWRIT 102 may substitute that course as an
equivalent for GWRIT 103.
WRIT
399: Independent Study in Rhetoric and Writing.
3 Credits
An opportunity for
independent study in rhetoric and composition. In
consultation with the supervising instructor,
students will choose a customized course of study
from a variety of topics in rhetoric and
composition.
Prerequisite: WRIT 210 and 220, or permission of instructor.. Enrollment
is contingent upon Faculty and Departmental
approval.
WRIT
400: Special Topics Seminar in Rhetoric and
Writing. 3
Credits
A focused, in-depth study
of specific areas or subjects in rhetoric and
composition. Topics may pertain to issues relevant
to the discipline, to the study of particular
rhetorical theories and practices, or to the study
of significant figures in the field. Seminars may
be repeated for credit when course content
changes. Prerequisite:
WRIT 210 and 220, or permission of instructor.
WRIT
410: Studies in Cultural Rhetorics.
3 Credits
The course will investigate
the ways in which definitions of our identity
(including class, gender, race and ethnicity,
sexuality, nature, and region, among others)
acquire cultural significance through written and
symbolic expression.
Students will examine a variety of
different "texts" from a range of
theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisite: WRIT 210 and 220, or permission of instructor.
WRIT
430: Style and Stylistics. 3 Credits
An advanced, writing-intensive study of
stylistic history, theory, and practice. The course acquaints
students with the origins and history of different writing styles,
current stylistic theory and practice, and gives them the
opportunity to write in different styles, including experimental
ones. Students will analyze the relationship between rhetoric
and writing style and analyze and produce stylistically diverse
pieces of academic, public, and personal writing.
Prerequisites: WRIT 210, WRIT 220, or permission of instructor.
WRIT
431: Visual Rhetoric. 3 Credits
Experimental
course that counts toward the Minor in Writing and Rhetoric.
Prerequisites: WRIT 210, WRIT 220, or permission of
instructor.
Writing
courses offered by other departments
may be counted as electives (with the
approval of the Writing Program
Director).
- For
Further Information about the Minor:
- Dr. Susan Ghiaciuc
- The Writing Program, MSC 2103
- James Madison University
- (540) 568-1613
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