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Bachelor of Arts
The Rhetoric, Writing and Social Change track explores writing as civic action. Working with community partners, students will engage ethically in multimodal composition for public audiences with an aim to bring about social change. Students will examine how power shapes writing contexts and develop their own sense of agency. Through co-learning experiences, students participate in civic engagement, resistance, grassroots activism and community organizing. This track centers integrative and inclusive pedagogy, critical methodologies in Rhetoric and Composition and problem-posing skills that will prepare students for professional and real-world scenarios.
| ADVISOR | MAJOR COORDINATOR | DEPARTMENT |
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| Brian Burhenn | Professor Sushil Oswal | Culture, Arts & Communication (CAC) |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- TCORE 101 OR TWRT 121 AND
- TWRT 211
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To complete a BA in the Creative Writing or Rhetoric, Writing and Social Change tracks, you need to complete 60 credits, including 45 credits in upper-division (300–400 level) courses, with a minimum 2.0 GPA, as well as the UWT general education and graduation requirements totaling a minimum of 180 credits.
To complete a BA in the Technical Communication track, you need to complete 65 credits, including 45 credits in upper-division (300–400) level courses, with a minimum 2.0 GPA, as well as the UWT general education and graduation requirements totaling a minimum of 180 credits.
Complete a 5 credit Composition-designated (C) course with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
These courses can only be taken once as either Rhetoric and Writing Electives OR as Social Change Electives.
- TWRT 320 Rhetoric, Public Life and Civic Engagement
- TWRT 330 Written and Visual Rhetoric
- TWRT 333 Writing through Comics
- TWRT 340 Asian American Rhetorics, Literacies and Activism
- TWRT 353 UX Writing
- TWRT 364 Food Writing for Cultural Exploration
- TWRT 420 Rhetoric and the City: Composing Urban Landscapes
- TWRT 440 Cross Cultural Communication Design
- TNPRFT 451 Essentials of Grant Writing
- TWRT 492 Special Topics in Rhetoric and Composition
These courses can only be taken once as either Rhetoric and Writing Electives OR as Social Change Electives.
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TEGL 380 Gender and Sexuality across Cultural and Historical Context
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TSOC 365 Advanced Sociological Theories of Race and Ethnicity
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TSOC 465 Asian and Asian American Laborers in the United States
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TWOMN 455 Contemporary Theories in Gender and Sexuality Studies
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TEDUC 301 Community Education: Learning Beyond the Classroom
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TEDUC 474 Native American Education Narratives and Centering Tribal Sovereignty
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TARTS Eco-Art: Art Created in Response to the Environmental Crisis
