3000

Prerequisite: RHET 1110. A study of the rhetoric of persuasion from its most ethical uses in government, law, and society, to its misuses. Students will present several types of persuasive presentations.

Prerequisite: RHET 1110. Discipline-related or interdisciplinary service-learning project developed in consultation with a faculty advisor or group of faculty advisors with assistance from the Office of Academic Engagement.

Prerequisite: RHET 1110. An introduction to the varieties of informative speaking from the briefing to the lecture. Demonstrations, progress reports, and problem analysis will be examined.

Prerequisite: RHET 1110. Examines communication within organizational structures. The course looks at interviewing techniques, conducting group meetings, and making formal presentations.

A study and application of basic communication concepts and theories in interactive communication situations from the personal to the organizational level.

Theory and practice in the process of dialogic engagement with emphasis on the student as performer.

A study of narrative, or storytelling, as a way of communicating in conversation, oral performance, and literature: what stories are told to whom, how stories are told, and the forms and functions of narrative. Considers narrative in a variety of communication settings.

Prerequisite: RHET 1110. Examines communication practices in multi-cultural settings including international, national, regional, ethnic, racial, economic, and religious. The focus will be on observational and research activities involving intercultural communication differences.

Prerequisite: Rhetoric major or minor. This course will examine selected genres and forms of oral traditional narrative through the art of storytelling performance.

Prerequisite: RHET 1110. Practical experience in rhetoric. Students work under instructional supervision to complete a variety of individually designed projects. This course is repeatable for credit.