COMM 605 - Contemporary Rhetoric

Units: 4
Integrates the study of messages and mediatized communication within public and professional spheres, engaging tensions among theory, criticism, practice, service, and ethics across research in rhetoric, communication, and media.

Equivalent Quarter Course: COMM 6400.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Study messages and mediated communication within public and private spheres.
Explore and engage existing tensions between theory, criticism, practice, service, and ethics across research in rhetoric and communication.
Demonstrate and apply an understanding of rhetorical approaches by conducting original research.