Program Objectives

Analyze rhetorical elements of texts in print, digital, audio, and video genres to discover how writers use rhetoric to construct identities and texts.

Examine rhetorical choices in different texts. Conduct ethical academic research that applies critical, evidence- and fact-based thinking to compose multiple, multipage texts in different genres.

Adapt invention, drafting, and revision processes for different audiences and purposes. Investigate writers’ identities, rhetorical choices, and their effects through self-reflection.

Use grammatical and mechanical conventions appropriate to the rhetorical situation and select language appropriate for the context. Practice academic citation.

Analyze rhetorical elements of texts in print, digital, audio, and video genres to discover how writers use rhetoric to construct identities and texts.

Examine rhetorical choices in different texts. Conduct ethical academic research that applies critical, evidence- and fact-based thinking to compose multiple, multipage texts in different genres.

Adapt invention, drafting, and revision processes for different audiences and purposes. Investigate writers’ identities, rhetorical choices, and their effects through self-reflection.

Use grammatical and mechanical conventions appropriate to the rhetorical situation and select language appropriate for the context. Practice academic citation.

Critique rhetorical elements of texts in print, digital, visual, and audio genres; inquire, persuade, and distinguish discourse communities.

Formulate research questions and contribute to critical conversations in primary and secondary sources. Evaluate and synthesize relevant, credible sources that engage evidence- and fact-based thinking; compose multiple, multipage texts in different genres.

Adapt invention, drafting, and revision processes for different audiences and purposes. Compose and multimodally remediate persuasive texts. Reflect metacognitively; recognize that ideas and beliefs inform writing and research.

Recognize differences in context, language, and perspective; apply genre conventions to match rhetorical purposes. Use academic citation conventions effectively and integrate sources in written inquiry.

Engage in rhetorically-informed composing techniques on advanced levels through researched writing about writing across the curriculum.

Adapt writing processes; integrate and synthesize relevant, credible sources that engage evidence- and fact-based thinking to conduct original primary and secondary research and compose multiple, multipage texts in discipline-specific genres.

Employ discipline-specific research methods such as ethnographies, case studies, and pilot studies. Compose multimodally through invention, drafting, collaboration, metacognitive reflection, and revision. Identify how writers’ ideas and beliefs inform their research.

Incorporate the contributing work of others. Compose ethically using the appropriate genre conventions, language, and rhetorical style for the writer’s purpose, audience, and context.