RHETORIC, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of public engagement with scientific research, policy, and management, with an emphasis on writing, rhetoric, and scientific discourse.
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: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Assess theoretical and practical aspects of public engagement with scientific research, policy, and management. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Situate the practice and use of rhetoric, writing, and/or literacy in social, historical, political, material, and personal circumstances. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Assess theoretical and practical aspects of public engagement with scientific research, policy, and management. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Situate the practice and use of rhetoric, writing, and/or literacy in social, historical, political, material, and personal circumstances. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- RHETORIC, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT · 3 credits.