Offers the student practical experiences in news writing, reporting, editing, layout design and management. Opportunities exist both on and off campus under the supervision of professional personnel. May be repeated. Considers both social scientific and humanistic approaches to the study of persuasion. Emphasis on the critical analysis of advertising, political discourse, and social movement rhetoric as representative types of persuasion.
Experiential components emphasize interviewing and presentation skills.
Focuses on theory and practice of argumentation and debate. Emphasis on the discovery and evaluation of reasons offered in support if arguments over questions of value and policy. May be repeated. Designed primarily for majors. Special topics to be studied in seminar style involving students in research and presentation of materials.