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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication M.A.Writing Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Writing Studies, 215 Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Drive, S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-3445; fax: 612-624-3617)
Email:
WRIT@umn.edu
Website: http://www.writingstudies.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The M.A. in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication prepares students to address complex issues in language, science, and technology. This program prepares students for doctoral-level research through courses and seminars in research methods, rhetoric, writing studies, pedagogy, and technical communication, technology and culture. Those are complemented with other courses so that you develop expertise in a specialty area as well as a related field of courses outside the department. In addition, you will write a research paper on a limited topic and present it at an oral examination.
Required courses include classical and modern rhetoric, research methods, and courses in writing studies and pedagogy, technical communication, and technology and culture. Students take at least 6 credits outside the department as a masters minor or supporting field. They also write a plan "B" paper in the context of a Directed Research course.
All M.A. applicants must meet the admission requirements of the University. M.A. applicants should have a strong interest in language and rhetorical theory or communication theory. A background in a science, Internet studies, environmental studies, or pedagogy and technology is helpful.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Undergraduate degree in a related discipline.
Special Application Requirements:
Scores from the General Test of the GRE that are less than five years old are required of students with baccalaureate degrees from U.S. institutions. International students are encouraged to take the General Test of the GRE. Nonnative speakers of English are required to take an appropriate test with satisfactory scores. All applicants must submit three letters of recommendation, two writing samples, and a professional objective statement. All M.A. and Ph.D. applicants begin in the fall semester and should apply by the January 1 application deadline.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires
33
major credits and
6
credits outside the major.
The final exam is oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Plan B requires 33 major credits including 6 credits outside the major and a 3-credit
Independent Study (WRIT 8794) to be taken to develop the Plan B research paper. The final exam is oral. Use of 4xxx level courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
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