Spring 2027

Special Topics in Rhetoric and Public Address

Graduate special topics course covering specialized subject matter of current interest in rhetoric and public address, focusing on rhetorical analysis of communication.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.81 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze communication rhetorically within its historical, technical, cultural, social or political contexts

  • Analyze how communication structures shape the flow of information, policy law, culture, or power

  • Apply key theories, concepts, and methods in the rhetorical analysis of communication

  • Use key theories, concepts, and methods from rhetorical studies to analyze communication at a graduate level

  • Communicate findings about communication gained in the application of key theories, concepts, and methods from rhetorical studies in graduate level communication genres

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COMARTS 610

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.81 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Current interests in rhetoric and public address.
  • Historical, technical, cultural, social, and political contexts of communication.
  • Communication structures and their impact on information, policy, law, culture, and power.

Skills

  • Rhetorical analysis of communication within historical, technical, cultural, social, or political contexts.
  • Analysis of how communication structures shape information flow, policy, law, culture, or power.
  • Application of key theories, concepts, and methods in rhetorical analysis.
  • Communication of research findings using graduate-level communication genres.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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