Semester Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 16

Credits at CSUMB: Please see Writing and Rhetoric Minor advisor, Dr. Ernest Stromberg.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of coursework that satisfies the English Communication ULR, Levels A and B

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You must complete four upper-division courses that include assessment for all five Learning Outcomes. All-upper division HCOM courses require successful completion of coursework that satisfies the ENGCOM ULR Levels A and B as a prerequisite.

Outcomes

LO 1 ~ Communicate ethically and effectively in both written and oral contexts for a variety of purposes and to diverse audiences.

  • Courses that include assessment for this outcome:

    HCOM 312: GWAR-Cooperative Argumentation

    HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition SL

    HCOM 318: GWARAdvCompTheory/PracK-8Teach

LO 2 ~ Interpret and critically analyze a variety of texts, including written, oral, visual, and multimedia presentations.

  • Courses that include assessment for this outcome:

    HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing

    HCOM 312: GWAR-Cooperative Argumentation

    HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition SL

    HCOM 318: GWARAdvCompTheory/PracK-8Teach

LO 3 ~ Demonstrate a critical understanding of how effective and ethical communication practice is defined by a range of sociocultural factors, including, but not limited to, race and ethnicity, gender, economic class, and sexual orientation.

  • Courses that include assessment for this outcome:

    HCOM 306: Gender & Communication

    HCOM 309: Interracial Communication

    HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage & Power

    HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions

    HCOM 420: Adv Studies Rhetorical Theory

    HCOM 421: Social History of English Lang

    HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics

LO 4 ~ Comprehend and critically analyze one or more cultures' rhetorical tradition(s).

  • Courses that include assessment for this outcome:

    HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions

    HCOM 420: Adv Studies Rhetorical Theory

    HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics

LO 5 ~ Understand and critically analyze various definitions of literacy and traditions of literacy education.

  • Courses that include assessment for this outcome:

    HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition SL

    HCOM 318: GWARAdvCompTheory/PracK-8Teach

    HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage & Power

    HCOM 421: Social History of English Lang