修辞与传播学学士学位

除了入门级的特定学科写作课程（请参阅课程清单以了解更多信息）之外，该系还提供4年制文学士学位，其中包括修辞和传播专业。该程序强调针对各种受众，媒体和目的的消息的解释，评估，制作和精确编辑。专业学习的学生以各种体裁写作，阅读当代非小说类作品，分析视觉和口头辩论，追踪印刷和电子媒体对西方文化的影响，并“通过理论研究和对文本实践的密切关注” “”考察了意识形态如何在话语上打下烙印。拥有修辞和传播学学士学位的学生可以进入传播，作文，媒体研究和修辞学等领域的研究生课程。他们还为依赖高级分析和沟通技巧（尤其是书面形式
In addition to discipline-specific writing courses at the introductory level (please see Course Listings for more information), the Department offers a 4-Year BA with a Major in Rhetoric and Communications. This program emphasizes the interpretation, evaluation, production, and precise editing of messages for a range of audiences, media, and purposes. Students in the Major practice writing in a variety of genres and read contemporary non-fiction, analyze visual and verbal arguments, trace the impact of print and electronic media on western culture, and-through the study of theory and close attention to textual practices-examine how ideology imprints itself on discourse. Students with a BA in Rhetoric and Communications can enter graduate studies in such fields as Communications, Composition, Media Studies, and Rhetoric. They are also well prepared for public- and private-sector careers that depend on advanced analytical and communicative skills, especially in writing.