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This major requires a minimum of 52 semester hours. The Rhetoric and Communication Studies major prepares students for careers that demand good communication skills and theoretical understanding of communication, including social and human services, business, and law. It emphasizes communication theory, the study and practice of rhetoric, and basic research methods (as well as context-specific training).<\/p>\n \n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t

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Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n

Total Program: 52 semester hours<\/p>\n

Core Requirements<\/h3>\n

36 Semester Hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
RCS\u00a0100<\/span><\/td>Fundamentals of Public Speaking<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0120<\/span><\/td>Introduction to Speech Communication Theory and Practice<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0260<\/span><\/td>Plato to Hashtags: Intro to Rhetoric<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0300<\/span><\/td>Advanced Argumentative Writing for Public Discourse<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0460<\/span><\/td>Rhetorical Criticism<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0499<\/span><\/td>Senior Project<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Select a minimum of three of the following:<\/span><\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0210<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Interpersonal Communication<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0220<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Intercultural Communication<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0240<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Persuasion and Social Influence<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0250<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Spin Doctoring<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0265<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Decolonial Rhetorics<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0270<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Peer Tutoring in Writing<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>36<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Electives<\/h3>\n

16 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
RCS\u00a0310<\/span><\/td>The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0330<\/span><\/td>Interviewing Princpl & Prac<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0350<\/span><\/td>Argumentation and Debate<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0360<\/span><\/td>Leadership Communication<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0380<\/span><\/td>Feminist Rhetorics<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0390<\/span><\/td>Queer Theory and BIPOC Rhetorics<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0400<\/span><\/td>Voices of Revolution<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0410<\/span><\/td>Advanced Interpersonal Communication<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0420<\/span><\/td>Health Communication<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0450<\/span><\/td>Political Communication<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
RCS\u00a0490<\/span><\/td>Special Topics in Rhetoric and Communication Studies 1<\/sup><\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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