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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course examines various forms of American public address as a means of comprehending the history and influence of this practical art form. LARS, Fall semester.
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
A course focused on participation in extracurricular forensic activities (speech and debate). Forensics involves preparation for and participation in speaking activities in environments other than the classroom. Students are expected to engage in either intercollegiate forensics tournaments or instructional activities related to forensics. Students may participate in public speaking, interpretation of literature, and/or debate. Fall and Spring semesters.
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1.00 Credits
Study of special topics in communication. Research, individual and/or group projects, seminar reports, and discussion. Topics announced periodically. May be repeated for credit. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
This course explores Greek and Roman theories on political, legal, and ceremonial speechmaking. Included in this analysis is a focus upon the philosophical and political influences upon the development of the classical tradition and the continuing educational, political, and social impact of this tradition. LARS, Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces the ethnography of communication, a programmatic field of study that examines speaking (and all modes of communication) as a deeply social and cultural phenomenon. Students examine ways of speaking across social situations and cultures for the purpose of exploring how social life is achieved in and through communication. Students use the descriptive framework of the ethnography of communication as a means for noticing, describing, and interpreting distinct ways of speaking, and for understanding distinct and diverse ways of social life. Fall and Spring semesters.
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1.00 Credits
Takes a close look at contrasting cultural values and the message systems through which they are articulated, including ritual behavior, body language, uses of time and space, and communication styles. The focus is on person-to-person communication. Fall and Spring semesters.
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1.00 Credits
Rhetorical criticism allows one to analyze critically a variety of discursive acts, both traditional and novel, in a meaningful manner. This course introduces many of the major approaches to rhetorical criticism and invites participants to examine rhetorical discourse. Fresh perspectives, innovative analytical approaches grounded in rhetorical theory, and examination of virtually all forms of human communication is encouraged in this course. Course work consists of a series of written rhetorical criticisms that invite students to explore and adapt the available critical methods. Prerequisite: COM-120. LARS, WRITD, Spring semester.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the forms, roles, and practice of argumentation and debate. Emphasis will be on the methods of critical thinking related to factual, value, and policy questions. Students will apply their knowledge of argument in both oral and written form and will participate in at least one policy debate. Prerequisite: COM-120. Fall Semester.
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1.00 Credits
Adopting a media literacy approach, this course introduces students to video production and its relation to social justice. Through readings, discussion, and extensive hands-on experience, students will critically examine the "politics of representation"-issues relating to how we represent, who gets represented, and who has access to modes of representation. Students will collaborate with one another on a social justice documentary video as a means of learning media aesthetics, videography, and digital editing techniques. Fall semester
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3.00 Credits
Off-campus employment experience related to the major and arranged through the Internship Program. Neither a career exploration nor an internship counts toward completion of the major. Prerequisite: junior or senior status. Offered any term by arrangement.
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