Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
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CRS 100 - Selected Topics Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
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CRS 125 - Law and Legal Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Only during the summer Introduction to basic concepts in the criminal justice system. Principles of argumentation, persuasion, and legal communication as a part of mock trial preparation.
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CRS 181 - Concepts & Perspectives in Communication Studies Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Overview of everyday interaction and extent to which content and forms of communication shape social realities. Broad introduction to field of communication.
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CRS 183 - Concepts and Perspectives in Rhetorical Studies Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring History of rhetorical studies from classical antiquity to contemporary times. Explores conceptualizations and understandings which serve as a method of recognizing, analyzing, and evaluating persuasive impulses.
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CRS 225 - Public Advocacy Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Principles, practice, and criticism of informative, persuasive, and ceremonial speeches. Enhances student capacity to respond appropriately to a variety of speaking situations.
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CRS 230 - Intergroup Dialogue Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosslisted with: CFE 230 , SOC 230 , WGS 230 Guided intergroup communication skills. Cycle of socialization; social identities, and social structures that create and maintain inequality; power of dynamic of racism, sexism, and other systems of oppression. Students explore conflict and enact collaboration to deepen understanding. Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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CRS 270 - Experience Credit Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Repeatable, 6 credits maximum
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CRS 287 - Foundations of Inquiry in Human Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Introduction to the various issues, arguments, positions, and concerns that frame the research methods and techniques that guide the study of communications.
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CRS 290 - Independent Study Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
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CRS 313 - Nonverbal Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Nonverbal message systems in interpersonal communication. Factors affecting the nature and quality of interaction: spatial, temporal, gestural, artifactual, tactile, and cultural.
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CRS 314 - Performance Studies Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Performance as a political project that privileges the body as a site of knowledge. The politics, implications, and possibilities of personal narratives.
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CRS 315 - Emerging Domains in Communication Studies Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly This course explores developing areas of human and non-human communication in academic and applied contexts, especially in relation to digital culture. Focus on the how and why of communication transformation, and its socio-cultural and political implications.
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CRS 316 - Introduction to Visual Culture Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosslisted with: ART 316 , TRM 316 Introduction to critical approaches that illuminate how modes of visual culture function as rhetoric, commerce, art, and ideological expression. Examines how institutional frameworks shape global image circulation.
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CRS 317 - Innovation in Communication and Rhetoric Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: CRS 617 Understanding innovation as a communication and rhetorical phenomenon, and to identify how innovation emerges from different communication and rhetorical practices.
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CRS 318 - Fashion in Focus: Discourses and Meaning Fashion in Focus: Discourses and Meaning 3 credit(s) Every semester All human cultures engage in body adornment. This course departs from this anthropological fact to build a multi-faceted picture of the many discourses and meanings that together address the full complexity of the term “fashion.”
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CRS 323 - Communication and Gender Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Exploration of assumptions underlying different approaches to gender and communication. Gender and power implications of understanding communication as socially constructing identity and societal structures.
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CRS 325 - Presentational Speaking Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Conceptual and practical dimensions of formal presentations in organizational settings. Analysis, adaptation, strategic arrangement and development of ideas, verbal and nonverbal presentational skills.
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CRS 327 - Speechwriting Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Double Numbered with: CRS 627 Principles and practices of writing ceremonial and persuasive speeches for clients. Additional work required of graduate students. PREREQ: CRS 225 OR CRS 325
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CRS 328 - Dialogue and Experience Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Introduction to the notion of dialogue as a way of embodying the world. It highlights the various concerns, issues, and ideas that surround the evolution of dialogue.
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CRS 331 - Interpersonal Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Application of communication theory to a wide variety of social situations. Assessing communication competence, problem solving, and relationship management.
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CRS 333 - Small Group Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Group communication as a decision making process. Problem solving. Critical and creative thinking, presentational skills. Designed to improve decision quality through discussion skills and the strategic application of group decision theories and techniques.
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CRS 334 - Introduction to Argumentation Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Theoretical grounding for an argument-field approach. Includes critical understanding and use of evidence and reasoning in argument. Brief writing, cross-examination, argument construction and organization, issues analysis, and refutation and rebuttal.
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CRS 335 - Leadership/Stewardship Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Leader-follower relations as they are constituted communicatively in partnerships. Communication competencies emphasized include empowerment, innovation, ethics, conflict, and influence.
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CRS 336 - Communication and Organizational Diversity Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Diversity issues in organizations. Self reflection on assumptions about difference. Organizations and differences as communicatively constituted. PREREQ: CRS 181
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CRS 337 - Race, Ethnicity and Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring This course explores the social, cultural, and political intersections of race, ethnicity, and communication through interdisciplinary theory, critical analysis, and applied practices.
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CRS 338 - Communication in Organizations Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Principles and practices of organizational communication, including methods of assessing communication practices. Various communication perspectives are applied to case studies and organizational activities.
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CRS 339 - Communication, Space and Design Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Examination of spaces and designs as rhetorical and communication phenomena. How we organize space and, in turn, how the organization of our spaces shapes how we interact, organize, and relate to others and the world.
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CRS 345 - Topics in Debate Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Examines the influence of debates in political contexts. May examine presidential, legislative, judicial or public forum debates and influence of debating in political communication.
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CRS 347 - Mindful Communication Skills Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Develop communication skills including awareness of self-talk, anxiety/stress, listening and speaking habits, and sense of self that create and affect communication patterns. Responding rather than reacting in communication episodes.
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CRS 355 - Political Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Investigates the relationship between communication and politics. Highlights communication-related issues involved in political processes and focuses on the extent to which communication is an essential aspect of political systems.
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CRS 360 - Communication and Rhetorical Studies in Perspective Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Development of theories of communication and rhetoric that enhance the understanding of their impact on human behavior. Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
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CRS 368 - Rhetoric of Social Change Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 This course considers the role of rhetoric in the creation, definition, development, function, and study of social movements.
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CRS 375 - Rhetoric and Public Memory Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Investigates the rhetoric of public memory, or the ways that communities create and communicate knowledge of the past from one generation to the next.
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CRS 377 - Communication, Nature & Sustainability Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly How does communication mediate the relationship between people and nature? What are the different environmental discourses and rhetorics which affect how we conceive our place in nature? Are these sustainable?
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CRS 383 - Rhetorical Dimensions in Popular Culture Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Introduction to rhetorical approaches to popular culture. Examines objects and practices of everyday life with particular attention to their symbolic and cultural messages.
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CRS 384 - Discourse and Society Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly This course examines how discourse and social interaction works to constitute our social realities. Topics covered: meaning, context, sequence, narrative, politeness/face, talk-in-interaction, identity, power, dialects, and various language controversies.
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CRS 388 - Hip Hop Cultures Hip Hop Cultures 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Prioritizing matters related to race, this course explores the social, cultural, and political discourses of hip-hop culture through interdisciplinary theory and rhetorical analysis. Topics include racism, gender, authenticity, cultural appropriation, protest, and music industry.
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CRS 415 - Storytelling:Analysis and Performance of Narrative Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Storytelling and similar oral history methods are inherently dialogic and communicative crafts, bridging generations, social class distinctions, languages, differentiation of nationhood/statehood, and geography. In this course, students examine, create, and practice relevant forms of storytelling.
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CRS 416 - Remix Culture Remix Culture 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Double Numbered with: CRS 716 Remix theory and praxis. Study of sociocultural, political, ethical, and legal implications of remix culture. How remix relates to debates about digital culture, ownership, citizenship, authorship, and authority. Application of communicative and rhetorical remix techniques.
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CRS 423 - Contemporary Rhetorics of Gender and Sexuality Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Advanced exploration of rhetorics of gender and sexuality in
contemporary contexts, emphasizing intersectionality of
identities. Considers representations of feminism and
queerness in popular and political discourses.
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CRS 425 - Advanced Public Speaking Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Students create and deliver manuscript speeches on subjects of social, political, and philosophical interest. Emphasizes rhetorical style and concepts of eloquence. PREREQ: CRS 225 OR CRS 325
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CRS 426 - Persuasion Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Contemporary behaviorist, cognitive, and language-based theories of persuasion. Modes of inquiry used to investigate persuasion. The behavioral compared and contrasted with the rhetorical perspective.
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CRS 430 - Intercultural Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Double Numbered with: CRS 630 Principles and applications. Approaches and issues pertinent to effective communication across cultures and in multicultural societies. Verbal and nonverbal patterns. Culture shock.
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CRS 432 - Political Communication: Inside the DC Beltway Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Only during the summer Double Numbered with: CRS 632 An examination of politics and communication as a mediated process
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CRS 435 - Interviewing Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Dyadic communication principles. Adaptation of interpersonal communication to interviewing situations: in-depth informational, resume-based employment, and problem solving. Analysis of student-designed survey questionnaires. Normal and stressful interpersonal relationships.
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CRS 436 - Feminist Rhetoric(s) Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: WGS 436 , WRT 436 Double Numbered with: CRS 636 Feminist rhetoric from both a historical and global context, utilizing both primary and secondary readings in order to gain a sense of breadth and depth in the field of feminist rhetoric. Additional work required of graduate students.
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CRS 438 - Organizational Simulation Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Students participate in a simulated organization; produce and market communication-related products and services; observe and analyze communication processes. PREREQ: CRS 338 Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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CRS 439 - Critical Whiteness Studies Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Considers how white race privilege is socially constructed through communication (including through visual, social, and literary texts), while exploring its material effects in the day-to- day lives of those of all racial backgrounds.
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CRS 444 - Senior Capstone Seminar Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly A culminating research project on a communication and rhetorical concept, object, or phenomenon.
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CRS 446 - Seminar in Legal Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring There is an inherent paradox to the assertion that we all enjoy an equal right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness and that we also all have the right to freely speak our minds. This course explores the story of our constitutional journey to speak freely and the necessary limitations on that right told through the landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court over the last two hundred plus years.
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CRS 447 - Mindful Communication Theory Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring This course considers social constructionist communication theory and its relationship to mindfulness. Mindfulness practices encourage reflection on communication patterns, contexts, coordination, coherence, mystery, and the self. PREREQ: CRS 347 or CRS 336
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CRS 451 - Visual Culture Past and Present: Gender, Religion and Politics Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosslisted with: HST 451 , REL 451 , WGS 451 Offered only in Florence. Contemporary visual culture; its representation of gender, religion, and politics and the origins of that representation in a pictorial language first codified in Italy and Europe between circa 1450 and 1650.
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CRS 455 - Rhetorical Criticism Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Different perspectives of rhetorical criticism. Explicating the assumptions underlying different approaches to rhetorical criticism. Students learn and apply contemporary critical methods in the study of discursive practices.
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CRS 456 - Empirical Methods of Communication Research Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Social scientific methods that underlie communication theory. Both quantitative and qualitative methods, including experimental design and field study techniques.
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CRS 458 - Applied Communication Research Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Applied research methods and techniques used in the study of communication and culture within human organizations. Requires conducting an applied study.
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CRS 466 - Ethics in Human Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Examination of ethical constraints, dilemmas, and boundaries in various communication processes.
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CRS 470 - Experience Credit Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Repeatable
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CRS 475 - Epidemic Rhetorics Epidemic Rhetorics 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring HIV/AIDS epidemic in rhetorical perspective. Study of intersectional cultural and political contexts of HIV/AIDS and governmental, medical, media, and activist rhetorics that shaped epidemic meanings and responses.
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CRS 483 - Rhetoric of Film Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: CRS 683 Examination of how popular films and documentaries function rhetorically to reflect and construct social and political change.
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CRS 490 - Independent Study Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department. Repeatable
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CRS 499 - Honors Capstone Project Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member. Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
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CRS 514 - Language & Meaning Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Analysis of language and social interaction in various contexts; language and social identity.
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CRS 531 - Advances in Interpersonal Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Introduction to contemporary theories and research in the field of interpersonal communications; array of theoretical models and research exemplars. PREREQ: CRS 331
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CRS 532 - Family Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Examination of communication processes which constitute and reflect family functioning. Power and conflict, predictable and unpredictable stress, paradoxes and double binds, family life cycle, and communication competence. Permission of Instructor.
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CRS 535 - Communication & Community Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Examines current concepts of interpersonal communication and their historical development. Demonstrates how interpersonal communication influences and is influenced by community contexts. PREREQ: CRS 331
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CRS 538 - Advances in Organizational Speech Communication Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Concepts and theoretical perspectives. Organizational dynamics; communication issues and problems. Permission of Instructor. PREREQ: CRS 338
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CRS 545 - Issues in Argumentation Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Emerging perspectives of the field theory of argument, constructivist approaches, cognitive approaches, against traditional models of argumentation. Permission of Instructor. PREREQ: CRS 334
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CRS 551 - History of British Public Address Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Public address as an influence in the political, legal, social, and religious history of England. Permission of instructor
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CRS 552 - History of Rhetorical Theory Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Overview of a variety of theories, from ancient to contemporary, and the factors that affect concepts of rhetoric in the culture of Western thought. Permission of instructor
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CRS 553 - American Public Address Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Public address as an influence in the political, social, legal, and religious history of America. Permission of instructor
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CRS 567 - Rhetoric and Philosophy Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Irregularly Examines the quarrel between philosophy and rhetoric and the way it has affected the development of Western thought. Permission of instructor
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