BA in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies in Lexington United States | University of Kentucky

Rhetoric examines the principles of written, spoken, and digital communication. It equips you with skills to debate, convince, educate, and articulate ideas across professional and personal contexts. Rhetoric guides you in generating, structuring, organizing, and presenting knowledge. It helps you craft and communicate meaning effectively. Rhetoric forms the foundation of all written expression. Websites employ rhetoric. Technical manuals use rhetoric. Films incorporate rhetoric. Interactive media relies on rhetoric. Advertisements depend on rhetoric. Healthcare materials utilize rhetoric. Court documents apply rhetoric. Rhetoric permeates every interaction with concepts and information. WRD focuses on researching and instructing writing methods, civic discourse, and digital platforms. Our department, comprising 18 professors and 1 support staff, educates more than 5,000 undergraduate students annually.