Do you see writing in your working future?
Most people do, and wish that their communication skills were better.
According to current statistics, skilled working professionals spend the majority of their time communicating in one form or another: giving presentations in meetings, creating reports, corresponding with clients and peers, writing emails, and designing and writing manuals and other technical materials.
In the working world, strong communication skills will make the difference between success and failure. They can also set the skilled communicator above the rest of the competition for that first job. The training you will receive as a student in the Rhetoric and Technical Writing program will not only teach you the theory and techniques that will help you become a more skilled writer on the job, but it will also allow you numerous opportunities to put these theories and techniques into practice. As a student in this concentration, you will:
- learn to do real-world research
- learn and employ editing skills and techniques pertaining to text, layout, and document design
- gain practice in preparing and presenting sophisticated oral and written reports
- have the chance to create digital and other cutting-edge documents
- undertake a semester-long internship in in the field at a business, agency, or organization appropriate to your career plans
Whether you wish to concentrate in Rhetoric and Technical Writing for your English degree , minor in our program, or if you simply want to gain an added "edge" by taking one or more of the courses in our program, begin exploring the options that concentration and minor offers you by checking out the courses we offer and getting to know our faculty.
Rhetoric and Technical Writing Program Contacts
For more information about the Rhetoric and Technical Writing concentration or minor please contact one of our faculty members listed below:
Dr. Jacob Babb | Associate Professor
Associate Chair of Rhetoric and Technical Writing
babbjs@appstate.edu
Dr. Belinda Walzer | Associate Professor
Rhetoric and Technical Writing | Program Committee Chair
walzerbl@appstate.edu
Dr. Bethany Mannon | Assistant Professor
Rhetoric and Technical Writing | Director of Composition
mannonbo@appstate.edu
Dr. Sarah Long | Associate Professor
Rhetoric and Technical Writing | Internship Coordinator
longsb1@appstate.edu