Writing and Rhetoric Minor Degree Requirements

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Writing and Rhetoric Minor ~ Degree Requirements

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 Cooperative Argumentation
  HCOM 317S Advanced Composition and Composition Theories, Service Learning
  HCOM 318 Advanced Composition Theory and Practice for K-8 Teachers ONLINE

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 Cooperative Argumentation
  HCOM 317S Advanced Composition and Composition Theories, Service Learning
  HCOM 318 Advanced Composition Theory and Practice for K-8 Teachers ONLINE

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 and Communication
  HCOM 309 Intercultural Communication: Relating to Whiteness
  HCOM 320 Grammar, Usage, and Power
  HCOM 321 Rhetorical Traditions
  HCOM 420 Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory
  HCOM 421 Social History of the English Language
  HCOM 422 Selected Topics in 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 Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory
  HCOM 422 Selected Topics in 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 and Composition Theories, Service Learning
  HCOM 318 Advanced Composition Theory and Practice for K-8 Teachers ONLINE
  HCOM 320 Grammar, Usage, and Power
  HCOM 421 Social History of the English Language