GREAT SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES

COMARTS 370

Course Description

Significant speeches from throughout history, generally from the United States. Speakers studied include Pericles, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Emma Watson, John F. Kennedy, Barbara Jordan, Nelson Mandela.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing or COMARTS 260

Satisfies

COMARTS 570

Credits

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average

3.48

11.09% from Historical

Completion Rate

99.01%

2.57% from Historical

A Rate

75.25%

226.03% from Historical

Class Size

101

-25.61% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Sarah Jedd

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3.5

Rating

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