Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies ,Minor
Activism, Law and Society, Persuasion, Social Justice, speech
Learn how to turn words into actions. Improve your communication skills, enhance your professional qualifications and career prospects, and ready yourself to help change the world.
In the minor program in writing, rhetorics and literacies, you learn to create new knowledge and reason, and to read, write and act in robust and significant ways to meet new challenges of the present and the future.
You consider how communication creates knowledge and action, and how that communication is constructed, circulated, reacted to and repurposed through time and place. You explore the history, theories and methods of inquiry as well as pragmatic and social actions of rhetoric, writing and literacies.
- College/school:
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Location: Tempe
This video provides an overview of the Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies degree program at ASU.
2026-2027 Catalog Year
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The minor in writing, rhetorics and literacies consists of 18 credit hours, of which 15 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better can be used to satisfy minor requirements. |
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ENG 205 Introduction to Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ENG 390 Asking Good Questions
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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GPA Requirement: None
Incompatible Majors: BA in English (all concentrations)
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
Minor programs enable students to develop additional competencies that complement the marketable knowledge and skills they acquire in their majors. A minor in writing, rhetorics and literacies can benefit those who pursue careers in writing, editing or publishing.
Department of English
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RBHL 170
englishadvising@asu.edu
480-965-3168
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