SPECIAL TOPICS IN RHETORIC AND PUBLIC ADDRESS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze communication rhetorically within its historical, technical, cultural, social or political contexts Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze how communication structures shape the flow of information, policy law, culture, or power Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply key theories, concepts, and methods in the rhetorical analysis of communication Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use key theories, concepts, and methods from rhetorical studies to analyze communication at a graduate level Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate findings about communication gained in the application of key theories, concepts, and methods from rhetorical studies in graduate level communication genres Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze communication rhetorically within its historical, technical, cultural, social or political contexts Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze how communication structures shape the flow of information, policy law, culture, or power Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply key theories, concepts, and methods in the rhetorical analysis of communication Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use key theories, concepts, and methods from rhetorical studies to analyze communication at a graduate level Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate findings about communication gained in the application of key theories, concepts, and methods from rhetorical studies in graduate level communication genres Audience: Graduate