Minor in Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies
OVERVIEW
Who is this program for?
A minor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies is perfect for students who want to enhance their communication skills in both traditional and digital platforms, focusing on persuasive writing, media literacy, and digital content creation. It prepares students for careers in content strategy, digital marketing, public relations, journalism, and roles that require strong written and verbal communication in today’s tech-driven world.
Program Overview
Strengthen your communication skills for the digital age with the Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies (WRD) Minor at the University of Kentucky. This program equips you with the ability to write effectively, craft persuasive arguments, and navigate digital communication platforms—skills that are invaluable across countless industries.
Whether you’re majoring in English, communication, business, marketing, education, journalism, computer science, or any other field, a minor in WRD can enhance your ability to produce clear, impactful, and creative content. You’ll explore topics such as professional writing, digital media, rhetoric, technical communication, and multimodal storytelling.
From creating engaging social media campaigns and persuasive business proposals to producing technical documents and visual content, the skills you gain through the WRD minor can boost your career prospects in marketing, public relations, publishing, law, education, technical writing, media production, and more.
Related Careers
- Content Creator or Writer
- Media Relations
- Documentation Design
- Government (Technical Documentation, Lobbying, Politics)
- Research Specialists (Think Tanks, Legal Bodies, Industry)
- Creative Content (Video Game Development, Entertainment)
- Education (Writing for Education Companies or Agencies)
- Social Media
- Website Design
- App Creation
- Technical Writing
- Health Industry (Documentation, Medical Information, App Development)
- Public Advocacy (NGO Work, Non-Profit)
- Public Policy (Organizations Requiring Analytical and Research Skills)
- Grant Writing
- Speech Writing
- Science Writing
- Teaching
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What You'll Learn
Degree requirements, course descriptions and academic policies for all programs are detailed in the University Catalog.
Get a Head Start with an
Accelerated Pathway
This program is part of the Accelerated Master's Pathways program. If you plan to obtain a related master's degree, this program can save you time and money with dual credit hours when you sign up.
How to Add this Minor
Prospective students: Minors and certificates are declared once you are a current University of Kentucky student.
Current students: You can add this minor online in myUK GPS. Under "My Program of Study" on the right side of the screen, click the link "Request a major/minor/certificate change". If you need help, contact your academic advisor.
You should talk with your advisor about how adding a program to your plan of study will impact graduation time and any graduation requirements of your major.
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