Ball State的英语艺术大师侧重于修辞和构图，使学生对修辞和写作研究有广泛的了解。学生将在教室以及话语创作中使用技术素养和数字修辞。他们将能够探索修辞和构图的各个方面，包括写作计划，写作中心和印第安纳州写作项目。研究数字和多媒体写作以及修辞历史，研究，方法论和构​​图教学法的影响。探索跨流派，媒体和历史时代的话语的产生，解释和分析。作为一名学生，您不仅会研究当代构图理论，而且会在一年级和更高层次的写作课程中应用它们。特别是，您将理论化和发展强调教学的修辞，递归，社会，技术和多模式性质的教学法。
Ball State's master of arts in English with a focus on rhetoric and composition provides students with a broad understanding of rhetorical and writing studies. Students will use technological literacy and digital rhetoric in the classroom as well as in the creation of discourse. They will be able to explore various aspects of rhetoric and composition including the Writing Program, the Writing Center, and the Indiana Writing Project.