{"id":963,"date":"2019-09-12T06:17:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T06:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwr.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=963"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:36:19","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid pb-4 pt-5 bg-secondary mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nEveryday life in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century involves composing and understanding complex messages in multiple media and in varied contexts. In order to address challenges related to composing, rhetoric, and literacy in school, workplace, civic, and community settings, the Department of Writing and Rhetoric faculty engage in innovative research and teaching, often collaborating with students as well as community and campus partners to undertake this work.<\/p>\n<p>As a department, we provide academic and public leadership on writing-related issues. Students in our undergraduate and graduate programs receive a comprehensive education in writing and rhetoric that enables them to communicate effectively, persuasively, and ethically across a range of civic, professional, and educational contexts.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid py-5 mb-0 bg-info-t-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"lead\"><strong>We enact our mission through a number of programs:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/first-year-writing\/\">First-Year Composition<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2\">Undergraduate programs:\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/writing-and-rhetoric-ba\/\">B.A. in Writing and Rhetoric<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/program\/writing-and-rhetoric-minor\/\">Minor in Writing and Rhetoric<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/ai-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Human Impacts <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/program\/public-and-professional-writing-certificate\/\">Certificate in Public and Professional Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2\">Graduate Programs:\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/rhetoric-and-composition-ma\">Master&#8217;s of Arts Program in Rhetoric and Composition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/writingrhetoric\/program\/professional-writing-grad-certificate\/\">Professional Writing Graduate Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2\"><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\">Writing Across the Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2\"><a class=\"bg-info-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/uwc\">University Writing Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":885,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-963","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mission and Goals - Writing and Rhetoric<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everyday life in the 21st century involves composing and understanding complex messages in multiple media and in varied contexts. 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