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Welcome to the Rhetoric Department!

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• Billie Wahlstrom, Department Head, at bwahlstr@mailbox.mail.umn.edu
• Ann Hill Duin, Director of Graduate Studies, at ahduin@maroon.tc.umn.edu
• Shuping Zhang, Server Administrator, at shuping@rhetoric.agoff.umn.edu

Our earthmail address is:

Department of Rhetoric / University of Minnesota / 201 Haecker Hall / 1364 Eckles Ave. / St. Paul, MN 55108-6122 Phone: (612) 624-3445

Thanks for visiting! We hope you enjoy your stay!

Why Is Rhetoric in the College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences (CAFES)?"

What is Rhetoric and why is it in the College of Ag? Good questions. We hope a Brief History of our Department and a description of Scientific & Technical Communication will help explain things.

Rhetoric's Mission:

Technical Communication Quarterly (TCQ)

Rhetoric Programs

Undergraduate Program

• B.S. in Scientific and Technical Communication (STC)

Graduate Programs

• General Program Information
  • Includes information on admission requirements and deadlines, degree options, financial aid and employment information.

• M.S. in Scientific and Technical Communication (MSSTC)

• M.A. & Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication (RSTC)

Related Departments

• English Department
• Animal Science Department
• College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences

Rhetoric Course Offerings

• 1- 3000 level courses (undergraduate students only)

• 5000 level courses (advanced undergraduate and graduate students)

• 8000 level courses (graduate students only)

• Liberal Education courses (undergraduate only)

Who We Are...

Rhetoric Faculty

Check out what our faculty's research interests are, what courses they teach, their recent publications, etc. For an overview of faculty research interests, check out the Faculty Interest Summary

Rhetoric Student pages

These range from serious to downright goofy. These were designed by the students whom they describe.

Undergraduate students , Graduate students

Rhetoric Staff

Find out more about the people that take care of the day-to-day tasks that keep our department running--from changing projector lightbulbs and scheduling courses, to making sure the computers work and the bills get paid.

Rhetoric Association of Student TEchnical Communicators (RASTEC)

Department Publications

• Graduate Student Online Newsletter

Rhetoric and Technical Communication Resources

Rhetoric Department Email Addresses