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Program checklist · BA

Rhetoric and Writing, BA

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing provides practical and theoretical training in writing and composing, rhetorical literacy and analysis, and communication and presentation. Students learn the foundations of rhetoric, including how individuals use language, symbols, and texts in various ways to generate meaning and develop worldviews. The program prepares students to apply the art of persuasion to real world situations through developing and analyzing various texts, verbal and nonverbal communication, digital, multimedia, and visual content, and other creative works. Simultaneously, students build competencies as scholars and leaders in their communities, to help them understand, assess, and think critically about rhetorical influences that have the power to shape, reinforce, and intervene in systemic inequalities, discrimination, and injustice. Students emerge from this degree prepared with both the theoretical and technical skills they need to successfully process, synthesize, and evaluate persuasive appeals and communication. They are empowered to become critical consumers and producers of messages and can apply their skills to a wide variety of professional, civic, and academic contexts, preparing them for competitive careers in an evolving global workforce that depends on exceptional writing skills and rhetorical competencies. This degree is jointly offered by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric and the School of Communication and Journalism.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_1c51bcbf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Degree Requirements

0 items

    Required Courses (33 Credits)

    11 items
    1. COM 100
      Introduction to Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. WRT 102
      Intermediate Writing Workshop 3 credits,
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 120
      Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    4. WRT 200
      The Rhetoric of Grammar and Style 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. WRT 201
      Principles of Professional Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    6. COM 202
      Intercultural Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    7. COM 206
      Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    8. WRT 300
      Theories and Methods in Rhetoric and Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    9. WRT 380
      Advanced Research Writing: Theories, Methods, Practices 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. WRT 381
      Advanced Analytic and Argumentative Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    11. WRT 490
      Rhetoric and Writing Senior Project 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives (12 credits)

    27 items
    1. WRT 301
      Writing in the Disciplines: Special Topics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. WRT 302
      Critical Writing Seminar: Special Topics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    3. WRT 303
      The Personal Essay 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    4. WRT 304
      Writing for Your Profession 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. WRT 305
      Writing for the Health Professions 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    6. WRT 320
      Rhetoric and Culture 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    7. WRT 321
      Writing for Social Justice 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    8. WRT 375
      Technical Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    9. WRT 376
      Digital Rhetorics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. WRT 377
      Special Topics in Digital Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    11. WRT 382
      Grant Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    12. COM 346
      Race, Class, and Gender in Media 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    13. COM 351
      Team Collaboration and Community Engagement 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    14. COM 357
      Health Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    15. COM 358
      Nonverbal Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    16. COM 386
      Special Topics: Issues in Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    17. COM 401
      Organizational Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    18. COM 402
      Crisis Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    19. COM 403
      Strategic Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    20. COM 404
      Communication for Social Change & Public Advocacy 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    21. COM 405
      Political Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    22. COM 406
      Risk Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    23. COM 415
      Data Analysis and Storytelling 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    24. COM 434
      Argumentation and Persuasion 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    25. COM 436
      Environmental Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    26. COM 487
      Independent Study 0-6 credits,
      Not resolved to a course
    27. COM 496
      Communication Internship 1-6 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    SBC Courses

    3 items
    1. Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Stony Brook University, catalog Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.stonybrook.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1567&returnto=1134. Captured page pages/0260.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.