Dec 05, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26

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Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26

English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies Minor (RWSN)

A minimum of 20 hours is required for this minor.

1. Required Entry-level Course (4 hours)

ENGL 1100 - Literary Interpretation Credits: 4 hours

2. Required Courses (13 hours)

ENGL 3050 - Professional Writing: Audience, Genre, and Workplace Cultures Credits: 4 hours

And 9 hours of credit from the following:

ENGL 3060 - Rhetoric, Writing, and American Culture Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 4060 - Topics in Textual Production Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 4080 - Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Credits: 3 hours

3. Literature, English Language, and Creative Writing Courses (3-4 hours)

Select 3 credit hours from the following:

ENGL 2070 - Topics in Literature Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2100 - Film Interpretation Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2110 - Folklore and Mythology Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2220 - Literatures and Cultures of the United States Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2230 - African American Literature Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 2520 - Shakespeare’s Theater Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 3120 - Western World Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3130 - Asian Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3140 - African Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3150 - The English Bible as Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3200 - American Literature I Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3210 - American Literature II Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3300 - British Literature I Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3310 - British Literature II Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3620 - Readings in Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3700 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3710 - Structures of Modern English Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 3720 - Development of Modern English Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 4100 - Special Topics in Literature Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 4720 - Language Variation in American English Credits: 4 hours