Examine the role of information technologies in communication and culture.

Explores the function and interaction of texts in the workplace. Emphasis on research, analysis, and design of the strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of texts.

Examination of issues in the history of photography and how images and words work in combination. Emphasis on improving skills in analysis, writing, and photography.

Exploration of contemporary ethical dilemmas and principles arising with emergent technologies, and their impact on rhetoric and writing.

Examines how writers present themselves and their arguments across a range of media and genres. Practices rhetorical skills within digital networks.

Examines and practices the development of narrative through multiple media (audio, visual, video, et al).

Introduces sound studies and practices techniques for recording, editing, and publishing writing for and with sound.

Examines the pervasiveness of digital culture and cultivates strategies for presenting one's digital self through academic, professional, and civic venues.

An introduction to disability studies and accessible design by reading, discussing, designing, and practicing with the technologies and techniques that compose accessible writing and devices.

Examine the principles of user experience (UX) design, specifically the creation of low-fidelity mobile application solutions, which are designed to help users explore and create meaningful and personally relevant experiences within their environments.

Examine the fundamental principles of document and information design that inform practical and theoretical skills related to desktop publishing, visual communication, and publication production.

Explore the principles for designing tables, graphs, and figures that are accessible and persuasive to readers and that are accountable to the data. Examine and critique visualizations from academic and popular media. Create visualizations from real-world data sets.

Explore an introduction to text analytics with a focus on computational and statistical methods within rhetorical studies.

Explore the intersection of rhetoric, social justice, and environment through the theoretical lens of environmental justice.

Explore the nature of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its current and possible roles in society, and the rhetoric about it.

Explore storytelling's influence on public perceptions and policies via podcasting.

Examine how texts mediate human activity and how they can be used to manage time, effectiveness, and productivity at individual and group levels.

Explore the relationship between rhetoric, digital storytelling, documentary, and environment. Learn basic skills in documentary filmmaking and produce a short video suitable for broadcast.

Introduction to user experience (UX) design. Apply concepts of UX and usability to design, research, and testing practices in digital interfaces.