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Course summary

This program develops the skills needed for active involvement in academic discourse, such as critical inquiry and professional writing, by engaging in such activities as conference presentations and publication submissions. Students will gain an understanding of the relationships that exist between rhetorical, literary, critical, and linguistic traditions. They develop an understanding of the relationships between cultural discourse, power distribution, and the dissemination of information, and will develop skills involved in engaging these issues critically and responsibly and also the rhetorical skills necessary for refashioning present realities and for leadership in a world of diverse discourses, and will develop skills involved in helping others to do the same.

Program modules

The program modules include Rhetoric Core: ENG 5343 Rhetoric and Composition Theory and Practice; ENG 5353 Rhetoric and Composition Theory and Pedagogy of Electronic Texts; ENG 6203 History of Rhetoric I; ENG 6213 History of Rhetoric II; Electives 6 hours (in consultation with the student’s advisor); Literature Component At least 18 hours; Linguistics Component At least 3 hour; Literary Theory Component Minimum of 3 hours; Dissertation Minimum of 12 hours; Electives The remaining required hours (of 90 beyond the baccalaureate) will be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor) Research Tools. Students must complete 90 credit hours (including 12 dissertation hours) beyond the baccalaureate (6 to 9 hours may be taken toward a minor).

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.5. International students, whose native language is not English, must demonstrate English language proficiency by obtaining minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper - based) or 213 (computer - based) or 79 (internet - based) or on the International English Language Test Service (IELTS) an overall band score of 6.5; or on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) an overall score of 80 as evidence of English language proficiency is required. A minimum score of 850 on Verbal and Quantitative sections of GRE is required.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages