RHETORIC AND HEALTH
Investigate how the concept of health is rhetorically constructed and deployed in a number of different contexts. Explore how language and argument shape our understanding of health, how health is positioned in opposition to illness and disability, and how the meaning of health has become a site of argument and controversy.
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: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply critical communication and cultural theory to issues of health, illness, disability, and healthcare Audience: Undergraduate 2. Critically reflect on how structural inequity impacts the health and healthcare experiences of historically marginalized communities Audience: Undergraduate 3. Illustrate how creative engagement can enhance the understanding of illness and the patient-provider relationship Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate written and visual communication skills Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate research and critical thinking skills Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply critical communication and cultural theory to issues of health, illness, disability, and healthcare Audience: Undergraduate 2. Critically reflect on how structural inequity impacts the health and healthcare experiences of historically marginalized communities Audience: Undergraduate 3. Illustrate how creative engagement can enhance the understanding of illness and the patient-provider relationship Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate written and visual communication skills Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate research and critical thinking skills Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027