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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course is for students who have mastered the basic skills and insights of writing and who wish to improve their ability to write clear, concise, persuasive prose designed for audiences in business and the professions. Students are required to write a variety of texts, such as proposals, progress reports, recommendation reports and manuals. Other elements of the course may include oral presentations. Prerequisites: COR 101 and COR 102.
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4.00 Credits
Courses of selected topics will be offered periodically as determined by the needs of the curriculum. Prerequisite: See individual course listing in the current semester class schedule.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop sophisticated strategies of persuasion for analyzing and generating arguments responsive to targeted audiences in a variety of contexts, including civic, professional and academic. Students will learn both classical and contemporary strategies of persuasion. Emphasis will be on presenting clear, coherent and logical arguments. Students will be asked to define their own projects within assigned contexts. Students will evaluate their own and others' writing to enable the revision process. This course is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors only. It is offered in the fall semester. Prerequisites: COR 101 and COR 102.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines how various media influence individuals and society. The focus will be on the influence of news, entertainment programming, advertising and public communication campaigns. Students will become more aware of media influence and develop an understanding of the role of media effects research in public policy. Prerequisites: COR 101 and CRS 101.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Supervised independent communications project. Prerequisites: The student must 1) have junior standing, 2) have a grade point average of 3.0, 3) be pursuing a major in communication and rhetoric studies and 4) submit a proposed outline of study that includes a schedule of meetings and assignments approved by the instructor, the division chair and the provost no later than the second day of classes of the semester of study. For additional criteria, see Independent Study Policy in the Academic Regulations and Policies section of this Bulletin.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An internship is designed to provide a formalized experiential learning opportunity to qualified students. An internship for the writing minor must be writing intensive. The internship generally requires the student to obtain a faculty supervisor in the relevant field of study, submit a learning agreement, work 30 hours for every hour of academic credit, keep a written journal of the work experience, have regularly scheduled meetings with the faculty supervisor and write a research paper dealing with some aspect of the internship. Written work should total five pages of academic writing for every hour of credit. An extensive list of internships is maintained by career services, including opportunities at CN, Fox 5, WSB-TV, Green Olive Media and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Students are strongly encouraged to do multiple internships, but only 4 semester hours can be applied as elective credits to the major. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Permission of the faculty supervisor, qualification for the internship program permission of an internship site supervisor and acceptance of learning agreement proposal by the Experiential Education Committee.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to qualitative and quantitative methods such as surveys, experiments, archival research, hermeneutical research, case studies and causal analysis. The class will examine these research methods from several different angles including research techniques specific to each method, skills to critically evaluate such research, the epistemological considerations and practical consequences of undertaking such research. Students considering graduate school or careers that require them to sue and assess research may find this course particularly valuable. This course is also cross listed as POL 371 and SOC 310. Prerequisite: Students with junior standing or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Using various approaches from cultural studies to political economy, students examine how meaning is created by the media. This course focuses on media texts, media institutions and media audiences and the way they intersect to shape culture. Topics covered include media representations of gender, race and class. Offered alternate fall semesters. Prerequisites: COR 101, COR 102 and CRS 101.
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4.00 Credits
The rapid evolution of communication technologies has increased the ability of global media corporations to reach audiences around the world. This course examines the political, economic and cultural dimensions of media globalization. Topics covered include cultural imperialism, global media corporations, international trade organizations and regulatory bodies, global advertising and cultural protectionism. Offered alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite: CRS 101 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course investigates the theories and rhetorical strategies used to practice human rights as "universal" and the critical challenges of this universality. The rhetoric of universal humanrights as it is actually used in texts by competing interests in an increasingly globalized and culturally diverse world communally will be evaluated. Prerequisite: CRS 101 or permission of the instructor.
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