PhD in Rhetoric and Composition
The PhD program in Rhetoric and Composition at ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ focuses on cultural and digital rhetorics and communitiy engagement. Our faculty do work in community literacies, risk communication, health and medical rhetorics, second langauge pedagogies, intercultural rhetoric, service-learning, and user-experience. Our faculty recevie grant support for their research and disseminate their work in respected and peer-reviewed venues.
The program prepares students for careers in higher education, business, industry, and government. Our graduates have sercured tenure-track appointments at a range of institutions, including research-intensive universities, four-year institutions, and community colleges. Several of our most recent graduates work in educational administation.
Located in a majority Hispanic, Research 1 university on the U.S.-Mexico border, our program regularly engages with the political, cultural, linguistic, and economic richness and complexity of the borderlands.
Highlights about the PhD Student Experience
- ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ instructorships are available for full-time students, and we provide excellent funding options for travel and research
- Students have the opportunity to teach a variety of courses in multimedia classrooms. Advanced doctoral students teach upper division courses as well.
- As part of our mentoring program, we offer students the opportunity to work as assistant directors and research associates.
- Our students present and publish in national and international conferences and journals.
- We have an active student organization, Frontera Retorica, that puts on a symposium with a nationally recognized keynote speaker and monthly professional development workshops.