Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication Minor
Program description
The Graduate Minor in Rhetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication (RSTC) is available for master's and PhD-level students enrolled in other University graduate programs. Courses train students to understand how people use written communication (textual, digital, and visual) to shape the world around them, with a particular emphasis on communication in scientific and technical areas. The minor also offers students opportunities to pursue specialized interests in areas such as digital, textual, or visual literacies; theories of rhetoric; writing; composition; and writing pedagogies.
Tailored to students in research degree programs, the minor prepares students to integrate writing pedagogy into discipline-specific teaching practices, develop skills in rhetorical analysis, apply scientific and technical communication principles to the communication of scholarly work, and more. Students in graduate-level professional programs who are interested in applying basic theory and research-driven approaches to workplace contexts are encouraged to pursue the Scientific and Technical Communication Minor.
Tailored to students in research degree programs, the minor prepares students to integrate writing pedagogy into discipline-specific teaching practices, develop skills in rhetorical analysis, apply scientific and technical communication principles to the communication of scholarly work, and more. Students in graduate-level professional programs who are interested in applying basic theory and research-driven approaches to workplace contexts are encouraged to pursue the Scientific and Technical Communication Minor.