Writing and Rhetoric Major

Requirements for the Major

A major in Writing and Rhetoric requires a minimum of eight course credits plus the senior requirements (Writing Studio and Senior Thesis). Students planning to study writing during their semester abroad should consult carefully with the Writing and Rhetoric faculty to determine which courses may be accepted toward the major. In keeping with Scripps policy, all courses must be taken for letter grades to fulfill major requirements.

Foundational Courses

Three courses:

• WRIT110 SC Introduction to Rhetoric  or WRIT105 SC Writing and the Liberal Arts  
• WRIT140 SC Creative Nonfiction  or WRIT135 SC Writing Social Media  
• WRIT175 SC Social Action Writing and Rhetoric  or WRIT172 SC Rhetorics of Sustainability  

Writing Workshop Courses

Three courses selected from among the following:

• WRIT016 PZ The Writing Process  
• WRIT020 PZ Writing Seminar: Representing LA  
• WRIT120 SC Tech Rhetorics   
• WRIT132 SC Arts + Culture Review  
• WRIT135 SC Writing Social Media  
• WRIT137 SC The Newspaper Op-Ed  
• WRIT140 SC Creative Nonfiction  
• WRIT145 SC Women’s Memoir/Writing  
• WRIT175 SC Social Action Writing and Rhetoric  
• WRIT197 SC Special Topics in Writing  

Writing Studies, Discourse Studies, and Rhetoric

Minimum of two full courses selected from among the following:

• ENGL087F PO Writing: Theories, Processes, Practices  (full-course credit)
• ENGL087H PO Writing: Theories, Processes, Practices  (half-course; must be taken for letter grade)
• GOVT141 CM The Politics and Craft of International Journalism  
• GOVT142 CM International Political Feature Writing  
• GOVT143 CM Introduction to Political Journalism Writing  
• LIT 177 CM The Art of Oratory  
• MS 070 PZ Media and Social Change   
• WRIT010 PZ Writing Publics: Education, Literacies, and Culture  
• WRIT100A PZ Writing Center Theory & Praxis  (half-course credit)
• WRIT105 SC Writing and the Liberal Arts  
• WRIT110 SC Introduction to Rhetoric    
• WRIT113 SC Prose Style and the Sentence  (half-course credit)
• WRIT139 SC Election Lab: Rhetoric, Commentary, and Podcasts  
• WRIT160 SC Theories and Pedagogies of Writing  (half-course credit)
• WRIT172 SC Rhetorics of Sustainability  

Senior Thesis and Writing Studio

Senior Thesis may be completed in either fall or spring; Writing Studio may be taken prior to or concurrent with Senior Thesis.

• WRIT109 SC Writing Studio  (half-course credit)
• WRIT191 SC Senior Thesis

Honors Requirements

A student who wishes to graduate with honors in Writing and Rhetoric must achieve a minimum grade point average of 11.0 (A-) in the major and earn an A or A- on the senior thesis.