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.