2014-15 Catalog 
    
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2014-15 Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ENG 235 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies

(2 credits)
This course functions primarily as an introduction to rhetoric and rhetorical analysis. It is designed to introduce students to the major and the minor in writing and rhetoric. Topics include the rhetoric of ancient Greece, definitions of rhetoric, past and present, rhetorical analysis of texts, and analysis of the rhetor’s purpose, situation, genre and audience.

Note: Students should attempt to take at least one other course that includes significant writing assignments during the same semester.