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RHETORIC
AND MEDIA
STUDIES
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A major in Rhetoric and Media
Studies is intended to provide an
appreciation of the role of
rhetoric in the creation and
maintenance of human
understanding; to promote
exploration of the role of the
symbol in the human condition; to
foster an understanding of the
role of communication media in
contemporary society; and to
enhance the ability to critique
all forms of human communication.
The Rhetoric and Media Studies
Department works toward these
ends in the context of a liberal
arts environment.
Forensics
The
department sponsors an active
forensic program for students
interested in intercollegiate
debate and speaking competition.
Work and competition is under the
guidance of the Director of
Forensics and several forensic
assistants.
Internships
During
their junior and senior years,
Rhetoric and Media Studies majors
have the opportunity to
participate in internships in
political communication, radio
and television stations,
newspapers, hospitals, public
relations and corporate
communication departments.
Students interested in
internships should contact their
advisor or the chair of the
department.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE RHETORIC AND MEDIA
STUDIES MAJOR
(8.25
or 9 credits)
Oral
proficiency: RHET
061X,
062X,
or 150
(AR) with minimum grade of B (.25
or 1)
RHET
231
Classical Rhetoric (1)
RHET
261
(W) Rhetorical Criticism
(1)
Two
theory courses at the 300 level
(2)
RHET
331
Argumentation Theory
RHET
335
Dramatism
RHET
341
Narrative Theory
RHET
350
Topics in Rhetoric and Media
Studies
RHET
362
(W) Media Framing (May count
toward theory or criticism track,
but not both)
RHET
372
(W) Metaphor and
Communication
Two
criticism courses drawn from the following list:
(2)
RHET
210
(W;
AR; IT) Media and the Environment
RHET
244
(AR, IT) Latino/Latina Voices in the U.S.
RHET
320
Mass Media and Society
RHET
365
Rhetoric of Religion
IDS
327
(AR; W) The American Story and the Legacy of Vietnam
RHET
333
(W) Political Communication
RHET
350
Topics in Rhetoric and Media Studies
RHET
360
Rhetoric of War and Peace
RHET
361 Visual Rhetoric:
Memory and Memorials
RHET
362
(W) Media Framing (May count toward theory or
criticism track, but not both)
RHET
370
Communication Ethics
One
additional course from the above
theory or criticism courses or
from: (1)
RHET
160
(AR) Argumentation and
Society
RHET
232
(AR) Persuasion, Propaganda and
the Mass Media
RHET
242
Leadership and Group
Communication
RHET
355
(US) Gender and
Communication
Senior
year experience: RHET
496
(W) Senior Seminar (1)
Successful completion of written
and oral comprehensive
exams
RHETORIC/MEDIA
STUDIES
MINOR
(5.25
or
6
credits)
Oral
proficiency:
RHET
061X,
062X,
or
150
(AR)
with
minimum
grade
of
B
(.25
OR
1)
RHET
231
Classical
Rhetoric
(1)
RHET
261
(W)
Rhetorical
Criticism
(1)
One
300
level
theory
course
as
in
the
major
(1)
One
300
level
criticism
course
as
in
the
major
(1)
One
additional
Rhetoric/Media
Studies
course
as
in
the
major
(1)
FACULTY
Catherine
Collins,
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies,
Chair
Jeanne
E.
Clark,
Associate
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
Nathaniel
Cordova,
Assistant
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
Courtney
Dillard,
Visiting
Assistant
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
David
Douglass,
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
Robert
Trapp,
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
and
Director
of
Forensics
Paul
Turpin,
Visiting
Instructor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
RHET
061X
(CA)
Intercollegiate
Speaking
(.25)
Preparation,
practice
and
competition
in
intercollegiate
speaking.
Students
travel
to
tournaments
on
other
campuses.
Speaking
events
include
but
are
not
limited
to
oratory,
expository,
extempore
and
impromptu
speaking,
oral
interpretation
and
rhetorical
criticism.
Creating
in
the
Arts.
Every
semester.
Trapp
RHET
062X
Intercollegiate
Debate
(.25)
Preparation,
practice
and
competition
in
debate.
Students
travel
to
tournaments
on
other
campuses.
Significant
research
is
required.
Every
semester.
Trapp
RHET
063X
Oral
Interpretation
Activities
(.25)
Preparation,
practice
and
public
performance
of
literature
as
an
individual
and
in
an
ensemble.
Students
present
reading
hours
in
school
and
community
settings.
On
demand.
Clark
RHET
121
(CA)
Performance
of
Prose
(.5)
Study
of
the
art
of
interpreting
to
an
audience
various
forms
of
prose
—
fiction,
description,
memoirs,
folk
tales
—
through
voice
and
gesture.
Public
presentation
is
a
required
part
of
this
course.
Creating
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