English – Rhetoric and Composition

The Ph.D. degree in English – Rhetoric and Composition from Kent State University concentrates on the ways literacy practices shape people’s lives in educational, workplace and public spheres. 

The coursework emphasizes data-rich and methodologically sophisticated research and prepares students to investigate literacy, rhetoric and social practice. Collaborative research with faculty, administrative opportunities and community outreach prepare students to sustain and advance in the discipline. Graduates contribute in meaningful ways to university communities and the larger public sphere.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this English – Rhetoric and Composition English – Rhetoric and Composition program from Kent State University Kent State University will be able to:

• Develop knowledge of the field of rhetoric and composition, its application in diverse contexts and its role in contemporary culture.

• Generate research questions, develop appropriate research designs and practice ethical modes of inquiry.

• Participate in local and international communities of like-minded scholars and teachers.

• Contribute new knowledge in the field of rhetoric and composition.

Courses include:

• Reading and Interpreting Research on Writing 

• Rhetorical Theory.greek and Roman

• Research Design 

• Literacy: functions, Practices and History

• Rhetorical Theory:18th, 19th and 20th Centuries

• Role of Composition

• Liguistics for Rhetoricians