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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Designed to help students develop skills in writing, especially for business and industry. IV
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to selected topics in communication focusing on concepts and methods used by communication scholars. Potential topics include listening, communication and gender, crosscultural communication, and rhetorical theory. May be repeated for credit as long as the topic is different. IV
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4.00 Credits
Brings writers together for the pleasure of reading and talking about writing (not to mention the joy of actually devoting time to doing it). This course examines the writing life and offers writers a chance to do what they love to do. Students will write and share, and will poish a portion of their writing for the purpose of compiling an end-of-term collection of the workshop's best and most interesting efforts. IV
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4.00 Credits
After a brief overview of some key rhetorical principles, this course will examine the practices and strategies utilized by individuals, groups, and movements who have challenged and are challenging concentrated interests of power. Specifically, it examines the South African and international anti-apartheid movement, those individuals and groups who opposed U.S. foreign policy in Latin America during the Cold War and who are continuing to oppose it today, and finally, a courageous group of women in Argentina who publicly challenged the brutal military regime in their country. Examines a wide variety of rhetorical 'texts,' including newspaper articles, underground pamphlets, songs, films, autobiographies, documentaries, photographs, human rights reports, performances, speeches, and books. In addition to reading and viewing these texts, this course will consist of short writing assignments, brief presentations to the class, and a final project. Interdisciplinary course appropiate for those interested in the fields of rhetoric, communication, political science, history, and women's studies. IV
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the art of rhetoric-a discipline concerned, as Aristotle once wrote, with observing in any case the available means of persuasion. Via close reading, short response papers, group discussions, and a project that employs both a written and spoken component, participants will not only develop a working vocabulary of some of the terms and techniques associated with classical rhetoric but also have ample opportunities to see how such elements function in contemporary texts. Helpful for anyone interested in writing successful arguments regardless of academic discipline. Prerequisite: FLA 1004 and 1104. IV W
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4.00 Credits
The study of the way we communicate without and beyond words. The various types of nonverbal behavior, including body language, gestures, paralanguage, and space utilization, will be examined in order to increase understanding of intracultural and cross-cultural communication. Prerequisite: WRC 1004 or permission of instructor. IV W
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4.00 Credits
The study of the ways in which communication affects organizations. Analysis of organizational theory. Focus on concepts of group work, leadership, motivation, formal and informal systems, external and internal audiences, organizational technologies, and interpersonal communication in organizations. Practical application through analysis of a particular organization. Prerequisite: WRC 1004 or permission of instructor. IV W
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4.00 Credits
The study of persuasion, with an emphasis on the receiver's role. Focus on critical analysis of persuasive messages. Develop understanding of persuasion theory as it relates to individuals, groups, and movements. Particular attention to the persuasive tools of social proof, reciprocity, authority, scarcity, liking, and commitment and consistency. Prerequisite: WRC 1004 or permission of instructor. IV W
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4.00 Credits
A study of, and guided practice in, non-fiction writing that builds arguments on topics of social and cultural importance. For upper-level students of all majors, this course focuses on the skills needed for communicating disciplinary knowledge effectively within both academic and civic settings. Students examine a selection of classic essays as well as some good contemporary writing from journals such as Harper's and Atlantic Monthly. Students will be guided toward building essays on topics of their own choosing that use logical and rhetorical strategies in clean, well organized prose. Prerequisite: Junior standing. IV
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4.00 Credits
Advanced study of selected topics in writing, rhetoric, and/or communication focusing on concepts and methods utilized by scholars in the field. May be repeated for credit as long as the topic is different. IV
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