<p>I'll be an entering freshmen this fall in the eecs program, and am thinking of either doing a minor in Rhetoric or simultaneous degree from HAAS (if I get in). According to the colleges' websites, upper division courses may not overlap or there are limits to how many may overlap. But, humanity and social science requirements may overlap. So my question is can an upper division course for the minor (Rhetoric 103A/B) overlap with a humanities requirement of eecs? sorry if that wasn't clear.
thanks.</p>
<p>Of course! That’s how I’m doing my minor in music and fulfilling the humanities requirement at the same time! The only possible con is you can’t take your Rhetoric 103A/B for pass/no pass since the minor requires those courses for a letter grade.</p>
<p>Thank you for the quick reply; that question had been bothering me for days. Just as a followup, could anyone explain the difference between an english minor and a rhetoric minor. From the course description, I got that an english minor is geared towards reading and authors, while a rhetoric minor might be more focused into writing and argument skills. If that is the case, I think I would prefer rhetoric, but wouldn’t an english minor also greatly improve writing skills? Could someone please correct me or clarify? And anyone who would like to add something concerning a philosophy is welcome.
Thank you.</p>
<p>Any course where you write can improve your writing skills, but the writing may be improved more so in the subject matter of the course. For example, an English literature course can improve your writing about literature, while an upper division math course can improve your writing of math proofs, and a science or engineering lab or project course can improve your writing of lab or project reports.</p>
<p>There used to be an Engineering 190 (technical communication) course, but that seems to be gone now. There are upper division College Writing courses which may be of interest for those who want more writing practice in various subjects.</p>