{"id":11554,"date":"2022-12-01T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/?post_type=program&#038;p=11554"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:32:02","slug":"rhetoric-and-professional-writing","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/rhetoric-and-professional-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhetoric and Professional Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tRhetoric and Professional Writing\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>The undergraduate program in Rhetoric and Professional Writing at UWM provides students a broad background in rhetoric, writing, and technical communication. Our program prepares students to gain a range of writing skills for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century. Students are exposed to civic writing, community research, rhetorical analysis, multimodal composition, and project management. We also offer an internship course where students are engaged in experiential learning and apply their writing and rhetoric skills to a range of careers including non-profit management, grant writing, editing and publishing, and user experience. These experiences prepare students to succeed in a variety of careers that rely on effective communication skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\">Track Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; 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class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/rhetoric-and-professional-writing\/\" >Track B: Rhetoric and Professional Writing<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/creative-writing\/\" >Track C: Creative Writing<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/media-cinema-and-digital-studies\/\" >Track H: Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/open-focus\/\" >Track O: Open Focus<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem\"><h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-my-10\">Prospective Undergraduate Students (not yet enrolled at UWM)<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">Prospective students, contact our admissions counselor at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:let-sci@uwm.edu\">let-sci@uwm.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:414-229-7711\">414-229-7711<\/a>.<\/p> <\/span><h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Current Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">General questions such as how to declare, how to change a major, general education requirements, etc. should be directed to the college advising office at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ls-advising@uwm.edu\">ls-advising@uwm.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:414-229-4654\">414-229-4654<\/a>.<\/p> <p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">Specific questions about English, such as research opportunities, internship opportunities, major requirements, etc., should be directed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:english-office@uwm.edu\">the English department<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Interested in this Plan?<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">\r\n   For more information about the Rhetoric and Professional Writing plan, contact \r\n   Associate Professor Shevaun Watson at <a href=\"mailto:watsonse@uwm.edu\">watsonse@uwm.edu<\/a>.\r\n        <\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    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