Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Literacy Minor
The minor in composition, rhetoric, and digital literacy emphasizes both conceptual and practical concerns related to composing, digital culture, and communication. Our courses involve hands-on, communication-intensive work and range from advanced writing classes to courses covering networked and multimedia composition.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
The minor requires 15 hours and may be earned by taking five courses in the minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| At least one (and up to five) of the following courses: | 3-15 | |
| Professional Writing and Editing | ||
| Professional Writing in Health and Medicine (Interdisciplinary) | ||
 Professional Writing in the Arts | ||
| Professional Communication for Social Movements | ||
| Scientific and Technical Communication | ||
| Advanced Business Communication | ||
| Advanced Legal Communication | ||
| Multimedia Composition H | ||
| Up to four courses from the list of electives to reach the five course total (see list below) | 0-12 | |
| Up to one of the five courses may be from the list below of courses that fulfill the Communication Intensive (CI) General Education requirement | 0-3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 115 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENGL 116 | History of Writing: From Pen to Pixel | 3 |
| ENGL 117 | Arguing on the Internet: Rhetoric in the Age of Social Media | 3 |
| ENGL 119 | Picture This: Principles of Visual Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 127 | Writing about Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 130 | Introduction to Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 131 | Introduction to Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 132H | First-Year Honors: Introduction to Fiction Writing | 3 |
| or ENGL 133H | First-Year Honors: Introduction to Poetry Writing | |
| ENGL 136 | The Publishing Industry: Editing, Design, and Production | 3 |
| ENGL 137 | Digital Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 138 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENGL 149 | Digital Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 150 | Introductory Seminar in Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 213 | Grammar of Current English | 3 |
| ENGL 215 | English in the U.S.A. H | 3 |
| ENGL 283 | Life Writing H | 3 |
| ENGL 295 | Undergraduate Research Seminar H | 3 |
| ENGL 300 | Professional Writing and Editing | 3 |
| ENGL 300I | Professional Writing in Health and Medicine (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | Professional Writing in the Arts | 3 |
| ENGL 302 | Professional Communication for Social Movements | 3 |
| ENGL 303 | Scientific and Technical Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 304 | Advanced Business Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | Advanced Legal Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 307 | Studies in Fiction and Poetry: Stylistics | 3 |
| ENGL 312 | Oral Presentations in the Professional World | 3 |
| ENGL 317 | Writing and Social Networks | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Creating the Video Essay | 3 |
| ENGL 351 | From Manuscript to Press: Writer as Publisher | 3 |
| ENGL 384 | Podcasting | 3 |
| ENGL 392 | Professional Writing Portfolio Development and Publication | 3 |
| ENGL 400 | Advanced Composition for Teachers | 3 |
| ENGL 402 | Investigations in Academic Writing and Writing Centers | 3 |
| ENGL 403 | Rhetoric and Social Justice H | 3 |
| ENGL 411 | Writing for Clients: Technical Communication Practicum | 3 |
| ENGL 473 | The Changing Coasts of Carolina | 3 |
| ENGL 480 | Digital Humanities History and Methods | 3 |
| ENGL 482 | Metadata, Mark-up, and Mapping: Understanding the Rhetoric of Digital Humanities | 3 |
| ENGL 674 | Digital Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 675 | Teaching Online | 3 |
| ENGL 676 | Digital Editing and Curation | 3 |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Communication Intensive (CI) Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Any ENGL or CMPL course above the 105 level that fulfill the CI requirement | ||
| AMST 475 | Documenting Communities H | 3 |
| BUSI 401 | Management and Corporate Communication | 3 |
| CMPL 250 | Approaches to Comparative Literature H | 3 |
| CMPL 251 | Introduction to Literary Theory | 3 |
| COMM 113 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM/DRAM 131 | Writing for the Screen and Stage | 3 |
| COMM/WGST 224 | Introduction to Gender and Communication H | 3 |
| COMM 350 | Practices of Cultural Studies | 3 |
| COMM/ENEC 375 | Environmental Advocacy | 3 |
| COMM 432 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| DRAM 231 | Playwriting I | 3 |
| HIST/FOLK 670 | Introduction to Oral History | 3 |
| MEJO 153 | Writing and Reporting | 3 |
| WGST 695 | Senior Seminar: Principles of Feminist Inquiry H | 3 |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
See the program page here for special opportunities.
Department Programs
Majors
Minors
- Comparative Literature Minor
- Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Literacy Minor
- Creative Writing Minor
- English Minor
- Global Cinema Minor
- Latina/o Studies Minor
- Medicine, Literature, and Culture Minor
Graduate Programs
Department of English and Comparative Literature
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