graduate minor in literacy & rhetorical
studies
admission
Admission to the LRS Minor Program is contingent
upon enrollment in good standing in a relevant Doctoral or Masters
program within the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
Prior teaching experience (at any level) is also desirable. Admission
depends upon having a coherent plan of study that both takes
advantage of the University’s resources and is feasible. Entrance
to the Minor program is granted by permission of the Director
of Graduate Studies of LRS and the faculty selection committee.
Approval of a specific program of study is granted by the Director
of Graduate Studies of the Minor and of the student's home department
upon filing a formal program of study with the Graduate School.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
After receiving notification of admission from the LRS Director of Graduate Study, LRS students must officially declare the Literacy and Rhetorical Studies minor on the Degree Program Form (an official Graduate School document) that they file before they they take preliminary examinations. Students are encouraged to discuss the process with the Directors of Graduate Study in both their major program and LRS so that they select a course of study that fits their particular goals.
A Master’s Minor requires three graduate courses
or seminars (9 credits minimum), one from each of the following
categories: literacy theory or practice, including pedagogy;
research methods and practices in one of the areas of the Minor;
and a historical topic, e.g., history of the book, or rhetoric,
or literacy. Students must also write a substantial paper that
emerges from one of the three courses.
Go to Masters planning form
A Doctoral Minor requires a minimum of four
graduate courses or seminars (12 credits minimum). Three courses
must be in each of the categories enumerated above for the Master’s
Minor. In addition, after those three courses have been completed,
students must take either a capstone writing seminar specifically
offered for the Minor, or a seminar that involves a substantial
term paper or a completed dissertation chapter on a topic related
to the Minor. In order to make the Minor interdisciplinary, no
more than one of the three courses at the master’s level, or
two of the four courses at the doctoral level, may be from the
student’s home department.
Go to Ph.D. planning form
application materials
- a statement of purpose that explains the relationship of
courses and research to professional goals (Suggested length:
2 pages)
- a completed application form
- a curriculum vitae
- relevant post-secondary transcripts
- one letter of recommendation
Students develop a minor program in consultation
with their major adviser, Director of Graduate Studies, and the
Director of Graduate Studies of Literacy and Rhetorical Studies.
Please send all application materials to:
LRS Minor DGS c/o Center for Writing
10 Nicholson Hall
216 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
To learn more about the Minor and begin planning your program,
please contact our advising team.
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