The Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Rhetoric provides students with in-depth training in the interrelated fields of writing, rhetoric, and literacy studies, preparing them for a range of writing-focused jobs that involve the analysis, creation, editing, adaptation, and/or coordination of written, digital, and multimedia texts.
Admission Requirements
- Students transferring with an AA or AS degree or who have completed their general education courses in composition elsewhere are strongly recommended to enroll in ENC 3314 - Writing and Rhetoric Foundations as an advanced core requirement course in their first semester at UCF.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students must earn at least a “C+” (2.25) in each required course.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Writing and Rhetoric Department.
- Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
- Students must earn a minimum 2.5 GPA in coursework used to satisfy the major.
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Cultural and Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- Select one course from Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 1 Credit Hours: 3
- Select one course from Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 2 Credit Hours: 3
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- AMH 2020 - U.S. History: 1877-Present Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
Core Requirements: Basic Level (9 Credit Hours)
Students should take ENG 3836 , ENC 3331 and ENC 3502 as early in the program as possible. ENG 3836 must be taken prior to a Writing Internship experience
- ENC 3331 - Rhetoric and Civic Engagement Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3502 - Researching Writing and Literacy Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3836 - Professional Lives and Literacy Practices Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (6 Credit Hours)
Extending Theories and Histories of Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy
Students must take at least 6 hours from this category. Students should work with a departmental academic advisor to select courses that support the students’ intended career or post-graduation path.
- ENC 3314 - Writing and Rhetoric Foundations Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3330 - Rhetorical Traditions Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3373 - Cultural Rhetorics Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3417 - Literacy and Technology Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3503 - Topics in Writing & Literacy Studies Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3521 - Writing Across Difference Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4374 - Gendered Rhetorics Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4434 - Visual and Material Rhetorics Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4504 - Contemporary Composition Theory Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Electives (18 Credit Hours)
A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Applications of Writing and Rhetoric (9 Credit Hours)
- Students must take at least 9 hours of courses from the Civic and Cultural Writing and Rhetoric and Professional and Digital Writing clusters; these 9 hours can come from either or both clusters. Students should work with a departmental academic advisor to select courses that support the students’ intended career or post-graduation path.
Civic and Cultural Writing and Rhetoric
- ENC 3311 - Essay as Cultural Commentary Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3315 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3372 - Topics in Civic Rhetoric and Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3375 - Rhetoric in Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4353 - Writing for Social Change Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4354 - Writing with Communities and Nonprofits Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4378 - Writing in Global and Transnational Contexts Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4523 - Writing and Identity Credit Hours: 3
Professional and Digital Writing
- ENC 3250 - Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3351 - Writing for Publication Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3433 - Multimedia Writing and Composition Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3453 - Writing About Health and Medicine Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3454 - Topics in Professional and Digital Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3455 - Writing about Science and Technology Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4212 - Professional Editing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4416 - Writing in Digital Environments Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3833 - Marketing Your Writing Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3673 - Rhetorical Grammar Credit Hours: 3
Writing Practicums (3 Credit Hours)
Choose one of the following courses.
- ENC 3473 - Writing in Disciplinary Cultures Credit Hours: VAR
- ENC 4275 - Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4943 - Practicum in Editing & Publishing Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4944 - Writing Internship Credit Hours: 3
Advised Electives (6 Credit Hours)
- Choose from any DWR 3000 or 4000 level courses not otherwise used to satisfy major requirements, and/or consult with advisor for approved upper-level, writing-intensive courses in another department.
Capstone Requirements (3 Credit Hours)
- ENC 4379 - Writing and Rhetoric Capstone Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4950 - Writing ePortfolio Credit Hours: 0
Electives
- Select primarily from DWR upper-level courses after meeting with a departmental advisor. Courses may be outside of the department.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirement.
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement. Majors who are contemplating graduate school should complete two years of a foreign language.
Additional Requirements
- Signature Experience requirement is met by successful completion of the following course(s):
- ENC 4379 - Writing and Rhetoric Capstone Credit Hours: 3
Required Minors
- Students must complete a minor, certificate, or approved program of study (at least 18 hours minimum). A minor and/or certificate from the Department of Writing and Rhetoric cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
- Can be a UCF minor or an interdisciplinary set of courses tailored to the student’s professional goals and approved by a program advisor.
- No more than 6 hours can overlap with courses used to satisfy the major.
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Students must complete an electronic writing portfolio (e-portfolio) that meets program requirements. This e-portfolio will be developed throughout the course of the students’ work in the major. Students must also enroll in ENC 4950 - Writing ePortfolio during their final semester; their e-portfolio will be approved in this course for program-level graduation requirements.
- Maintain and achieve a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all courses used towards the major.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Application and admission through the Writing and Rhetoric Degree Programs Office and the Burnett Honors College.
- Fulfill University requirements for Honors in the Major.
- Successful completion and oral defense of Honors thesis.
Related Programs
Certificates
Related Minors
- Legal Studies Minor
- Education Minor
- Digital Media Minor
- History Minor
- Political Science Minor
- Journalism Studies Minor
- Magazine Journalism Minor
- Marketing Minor
- Mass Media Minor
- Public Administration Minor
- Nonprofit Management Minor
- Information Technology Minor
- Entrepreneurship Minor
- International and Global Studies Minor
- English, Creative Writing Minor
- English, Linguistics Minor
- English, Literature Minor
- English, Technical Communication Minor
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
- Transfer courses in which students earned lower than a “C” (2.0) will not be accepted.
- Lower-level courses taken at community or state colleges do not substitute for upper-level courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. Student must provide all supporting information.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENG 3836 - Professional Lives and Literacy Practices Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Course in Minor/Certificate/Program of Study Credit Hours: 3
- Advanced Core: Theories and Histories Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 3502 - Researching Writing and Literacy Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective - Applications Credit Hours: 3
- Course in Minor/Certificate/Program of Study Credit Hours: 3
- Course in Minor/Certificate/Program of Study Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)
- ENC 3331 - Rhetoric and Civic Engagement Credit Hours: 3
- Advanced Core: Theories and Histories Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective - Writing Practicum Credit Hours: 3
- Elementary Foreign Language I or Elective Credit Hours: 4
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
- Restricted Elective - Applications Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective - Advised Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Required Course in Minor/Certificate/Program of Study Credit Hours: 3
- Elementary Language II or Elective Credit Hours: 4
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 4379 - Writing and Rhetoric Capstone Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective - Applications Credit Hours: 3
- Required Course in Minor/Certificate/Program of Study Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- ENC 4950 - Writing ePortfolio Credit Hours: 0
- Restricted Elective - Advised Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 4
- Course in Minor/Certificate/Program of Study Credit Hours: 3
