OU Writing Department

The Department of Writing and Rhetoric at Oakland University provides a broad range of instruction and service for the university and is grounded in contemporary theory and research related to the discipline of rhetoric and composition.

Coursework in professional and digital writing is designed to address the evolving nature of persuasion and written communication in the 21st century. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree that prepares students for work as writers, editors, new media composers, and educators in a variety of public, private, and educational settings. 

The first year program includes courses in basic writing, college reading and critical thinking and Composition I and Composition II courses that introduce students to academic research and argument in a 21st century context.