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The Department of Writing and Rhetoric at Oakland University
Coursework in writing and rhetoric is designed to address the evolving nature of persuasion and written communication in the 21st century. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree that prepares students for work as writers, editors, new media composers, and educators in a variety of public, private, and educational settings. The major and minor offer students tracks in professional writing, writing for new media and writing as a discipline. Courses on the graduate level include those on the teaching of writing and writing for new media. Our classes emphasize a quality educational experience in both the theories and practices of writing and rhetoric, engaging students in general education classes that support the undergraduate curriculum at Oakland. The first year program includes courses in basic writing, college reading and critical thinking and a two-semester sequence of courses that introduces students to academic research and argument. The upper-level courses focus on research and writing in a variety of genres and contexts, such as creative non-fiction, business writing, writing for human resource development, and writing across academic disciplines.
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The Department of Writing and Rhetoric (WRT) provides a broad range of instruction and service for the university and is grounded in contemporary theory and research related to the discipline of rhetoric and composition.