PhD in Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication in Minneapolis United States | University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The Department of Writing Studies educates students on how written communication (including textual, digital, and visual forms) influences society, with special focus on scientific and technical contexts. The doctoral program equips students for careers as scholars and educators specializing in rhetoric, writing studies, and technical communication. RSTC students can focus on specialized areas like digital/textual/visual literacies, scientific/medical/environmental rhetoric, professional writing, internet research, composition theory, or writing instruction methods.

Through close collaboration with faculty advisors and fellow students, participants gain the skills to produce original research in their chosen fields. The program's coursework, professional training, and funding opportunities are designed to help students publish regularly while teaching introductory and advanced college writing courses. While most alumni enter academia, some establish careers in corporate or nonprofit sectors.

All students complete supplementary coursework beyond departmental requirements, typically in disciplines like communications, education, medical history, or gender and sexuality studies.