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M.A. in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication
The M.A. in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication requires a total of 30 credits of course work.
Specified coursework = 9 credits
- English 506: Theory and Research in Professional Communication
- English 503: Teaching Composition: Theory and Research
or English 507: Writing and Analyzing Professional Documents - English 547: History of Rhetorical Theory I: From Plato to Bacon, or
English 548: History of Rhetorical Theory II: From Bacon to the Present
Advanced study in RCPC = 12 credits
- English 504: Teaching Business and Technical Writing
- English 505: Technology in Business, Technical, and Professional Communication
- English 508: Advanced Workshop in Academic Writing
- English 509: Writing Proposals and Grant Applications
- English 529x: Multimedia Content Management
- English 542: Production Processes for Technical Documents
- English 549: Internship in Business, Technical, and Professional Communication
- English 583: Usability and Legality in Manuals and Other Workplace Communication
- English 586: Visual Communication in Professional Writing
- English 587: Internship in Business, Technical, and Professional Communication
- English 592: Studies in Rhetoric and Professional Communication
- English 503, 507, 547 and 548 if not taken/counted under "specified coursework"
- *English 601: Research Methods in Rhetoric and Professional Communication
- *English 602: Research Design in Rhetoric and Professional Communication (Prerequisite: 601)
- *English 603: Seminar in Advanced Pedagogy in Rhetoric and Composition: Theory and Research (Prerequisites: 503 or 504)
- *English 611: Topics in the History of Rhetorical Theory (Prerequisites: 547 or 548)
- *English 621: Topics in Current Rhetorical Theory (Prerequisites: 503 or 506)
* Courses open as advanced study in RCPC to M.A. students with a minimum of 6 graduate credit hours completed, including the designated prerequisites.
| Teaching assistants who complete the proseminar (English 500) may count the course as one of their advanced study courses in the POS. |
Electives = 6 credits
Electives may be chosen from English Department graduate course offerings in any of the graduate majors, or may represent a cohesive set of two graduate courses from diverse areas in the English Department and/or other university departments or programs, such as WS 510, Sp Cm 504, Engl 522, and Engl 527.
Students must secure prior approval for courses taken outside the English Department as part of these 6 credits in the POS. Prior approval is obtained by submitting a POS waiver/equivalency memo for approval by the Director of Graduate Education.
Independent research = 3 credits (only 3 credits count towards the degree)
- English 699: Thesis or English 599: Creative Component
| NOTE: The Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication Program of Study does not include a foreign language requirement. |
