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Rhetoric Program Description



Information for Minors


Core Courses

RHET 231 Classical Rhetoric (Prerequisite to theory courses)

RHET 261 Rhetorical Criticism (Prerequisite to criticism courses)

One 300 level theory course from the following list:

RHET 331 Argumentation Theory (1 cr)

RHET 335 Dramatism (1 cr)
RHET 341 Narrative Theory (1 cr)
RHET 350 Topics (Theory emphasis)
RHET 372 Metaphor and Communication (1 cr)

One 300 level criticism course from the following list:

RHET 320 Mass Media and Society (1 cr)

RHET 327 Language and the American Tradition: Vietnam
RHET 333 Political Communication (1 cr)
RHET 350 Topics (Criticism emphasis) (1 cr)
RHET 360 Rhetoric of War and Peace (1 cr)
RHET 362 Media Framing (1 cr)
RHET 370 Communication Ethics (1 cr)

One additional Rhetoric and Media Studies course from the above 300 level lists or from the following:

RHET 160 Argumentation and Society

RHET 232 Persuasion, Propaganda and the Mass Media
RHET 242 Leadership and Group Communication
RHET 355 Gender and Communication
ISB 372 Intercultural Communication 

Oral proficiency: RHET 061X, 062X, or 150 with minimum grade of B


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