2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Writing and Rhetoric
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378 O’DOWD HALL
(248) 370-2746
Fax: (248) 370-2748
Department Website: oakland.edu/wrt
Chairperson: Marshall Kitchens
Professor emeriti: Ronald A. Sudol
Professor: Alice S. Horning
Associate professors: Wallis May Andersen, Greg Giberson, Marshall W. Kitchens, Lori Alden Ostergaard
Assistant professors: Elizabeth G. Allan, Felicia Chong, Dana Lynn Driscoll, David Hammontree, Jim Nugent, Josephine Walwema
Special instructors: Bernadette Dickerson, Kasia G. Kietlinska
Special lecturers: Glen Armstrong, Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter, Marilyn Borner, Karen Brehmer, Timothy Briggs, Matthew Burkett, Jill Chroback, Laura Colbeck, Jennifer Coon, LaWanda Dickens, Colleen Doyle, Matthew Ferguson, Emily Francis, Emily Freeman, John Freeman, Laura Gabrion, Gary Glaser, Christina Hall, Tara Hendin, Lisa Hine, Laura Klein, Amanda Laudig, Kathleen Lawson, Catherine McQueen, Christina Moore, Cindy Mooty, Cornelia Pokrzywa, Colleen Potocki, Leba Rautbort, Lauren Rinke, Rebecca Rivard, Cathy Rorai, William Rouster, Sheryl Ruskiewicz, Kathy Skomski, Craig Smith, Pamela Todoroff, Jason Torrente, Carol Trupiano, Amelie Welden
Lecturer: Shaun Moore, Sherry Wynn Perdue
Chief adviser: Greg Giberson
The study of writing and rhetoric prepares students to read, write and think critically in local, national, global and virtual communities. Students gain experience evaluating and analyzing information and cultural debates, and they learn to compose a variety of texts for multiple audiences, media, and purposes.
Students who take courses in writing and rhetoric learn to perform the kinds of collaborative work in written communication that will be required of them for full participation in an increasingly global and high-tech society, whether they choose to focus on professional writing in business, industry and non-profits; or on production work in new media; or on academic writing in preparation for graduate studies.
The department’s First-Year Program helps students develop fundamental skills in producing and understanding written texts, develop fluency and flexibility in writing for a variety of audiences and situations, and become critical readers and skilled writers of print, digital and visual texts that incorporate the work of others appropriately for audience, topic and purpose.
The department supports a larger culture of writing including the Oakland University Writing Center, the Meadow Brook Writing Project, and the Writing Excellence Awards.
Writing Foundations
Most students satisfy the university general education requirement in the writing foundations area by completing WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher. Please consult the Writing Requirements section in the general education area of the catalog for alternate ways of fulfilling this requirement.
Placement
The ACT English score is the main mechanism used to place students in the writing foundations course (WRT 160 ), and in any courses that students might need as a prerequisite to WRT 160 as follows:
ACT English scores of 28 or higher place students in WRT 160 Composition II.
ACT English scores of 16-27 place students in WRT 150 Composition I.
ACT English scores of 15 or below place students in WRT 102 Basic Writing.
Placement by ACT score does not yield any course credit regardless of where students are placed.
Students with questions about placement in first year writing should consult the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, 378 O’Dowd Hall, 248-370-2746, prior to the beginning of the semester in which they plan to enroll in first year writing. Students are responsible for knowing registration deadlines and understanding the implications of schedule changes for their financial aid.
Departmental Honors
Graduating seniors may apply for departmental honors. To be considered, students must have completed 24 credits of writing and rhetoric program courses at Oakland University with a GPA of 3.60 or higher in the major.
Schedule of classes
Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes: sail.oakland.edu. ProgramsCourses
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