B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN RHETORIC
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Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog )
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42 semester hours
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Area F
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18 semester hours
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RHET 1110 and RHET 2350 (6 hours)
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FREN, GRMN, JAPN, or SPAN 1002, 2001, 2002 (0-9 hours)
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Any of the following 1000 - 2000 level courses: ARTS, BLST, ENGL, HIST, IDST, LING, MSCM, PHIL, RELI, THEA, or WMST courses not used for areas A, B, C, & E (0-9 hours)
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Major Requirements
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24 semester hours
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- Praxis (12 hours)
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RHET 2315 Voice for the Public Speaker (3 hours)
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Select one course from each of the following subcategories and a third course from either.
Public Address:
Performance Studies:
B. Communication Theory and Criticism (12 hours)
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RHET 4305 Classical Rhetorical Theory (3 hours)
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Select one course from each of the following subcategories and a third course from either.
General Communication:
RHET 2210
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Small Group Communication (3 hours)
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RHET 3210
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Communication in Organizations (3 hours)
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RHET 3215
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Interpersonal Communication (3 hours)
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RHET 3320
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Intercultural Communication (3 hours)
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RHET 4100
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Instructional Communication (3 hours)
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Rhetorical Theory and Criticism:
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RHET 4315
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Modern and Postmodern Rhetorical Theory (3 hours)
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RHET 4400
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American Public Discourse (3 hours)
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RHET 4500
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Rhetorical Criticism (3 hours)
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Electives
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21-33 semester hours
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Senior Capstone Experience
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3 semester hours
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Rhetoric majors may meet the GCSU Senior Capstone Experience in any of the following ways:
RHET 4990 Rhetorical Capstone Project: Course is to be taken in the student's last semester;
Other options with permission of program coordinator:
- Study Abroad undertaken after completion of at least 72 hours of coursework (met through RHET 4980 and participation in any Study Abroad program approved by the Department Chair);
- Completion of a Senior Research/Thesis Experience scholarly project on a topic chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor or group of faculty advisors. This option requires registration for RHET 4999, Undergraduate Research (2 hours), usually in the summer or fall of the senior year, and RHET 4970, Thesis (1 hour) usually in the Spring, and presentation of the thesis project at Student Research Day , an appropriate professional meeting or conference, or a public presentation at GCSU. This requirement may also be met through completion of a Scholars Project, as outlined in the Honors and Scholars Program section of the Catalog.
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