ENGL3500-C1 Study Of Rhetoric (Fall 2017)
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Course Details
This course satisfies part of the Communication Skills graduation requirement.This section is Communication Skills intensive. Communication Skills I-V must be completed before taking this course.
Session, Dates: 1 (08/28/2017 - 12/16/2017)
Days: M W F
Time: 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Wheatley Center 113
Seats Available: 10 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
This course explores the nature and place of discourse, especially persuasive discourse, in society and in history. Much attention is given to classical, modern, and contemporary rhetorical systems; to the mutual influence of rhetoric and other academic disciplines; and to the relationship of rhetoric, communication, and various media. Also considered are rhetorical criticism, audience-text-writer constraints, and how these constraints interact to make meaning.
Prerequisites: CSCM1030 (COSK2220) or CSHR1030 (COSK2225) and any ELIT course
Prerequisites: CSCM1030 (COSK2220) or CSHR1030 (COSK2225) and any ELIT course
Course Materials
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John C. Silbert, M.Div.
silbert@rmu.edu
Wheatley Center 142
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Arts and Humanities
silbert@rmu.edu
Wheatley Center 142
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