This course focuses on the advanced study of topics in composition, rhetoric, and digital media. Students will study topics such as discourse analysis, stylistics, writing program administration, TESOL, writing assessment, writing in the community, literacy studies. Topics vary each offered semester.

Learning outcomes:

1. Define key terms and theories appropriate to topic.
2. Compare theories, pedagogies, and/or composing practices appropriate to topic.
3. Produce graduate-level research project appropriate to topic.