TOPICS IN RHETORIC, POLITICS, AND CULTURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the role of a rhetorical perspective in interpreting emerging topic areas. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural and/or historical aspects of emerging topic areas. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe and compare key rhetorical theories, concepts, and/or methods Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically analyze emerging topic areas using key rhetorical theories, concepts, and/or methods. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the role of a rhetorical perspective in interpreting emerging topic areas. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural and/or historical aspects of emerging topic areas. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe and compare key rhetorical theories, concepts, and/or methods Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically analyze emerging topic areas using key rhetorical theories, concepts, and/or methods. Audience: Undergraduate