ENG 2040 Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric

This course is Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric, the study of written, visual, and digital language and how that language is used to create knowledge, effect change, shape thought, and influence power in our society. Students will examine how rhetoric and writing is situated within our culture, and how humans identify with and make meaning through the language and knowledge that underpins and influences public discourse. This course examines the role of discourse in shaping the world in which we live, and it investigates how we can use language to understand and navigate that world more effectively. Students will also explore theories and practices of modern rhetoric and writing studies, including recent advancements in the knowledge of how we as writers learn and write effectively for academic, civic, and professional life. *This course is Writing Intensive*