Communication and Rhetorical Studies
CRS 514 - Language & Meaning 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Analysis of language and social interaction in various contexts; language and social identity.
CRS 531 - Advances in Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Introduction to contemporary theories and research in the field of interpersonal communications; array of theoretical models and research exemplars.
PREREQ: CRS 331
CRS 532 - Family Communication 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Examination of communication processes which constitute and reflect family functioning. Power and conflict, predictable and unpredictable stress, paradoxes and double binds, family life cycle, and communication competence. Permission of Instructor.
CRS 535 - Communication & Community 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Examines current concepts of interpersonal communication and their historical development. Demonstrates how interpersonal communication influences and is influenced by community contexts.
PREREQ: CRS 331
CRS 538 - Advances in Organizational Speech Communication 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Concepts and theoretical perspectives. Organizational dynamics; communication issues and problems. Permission of Instructor.
PREREQ: CRS 338
CRS 545 - Issues in Argumentation 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Emerging perspectives of the field theory of argument, constructivist approaches, cognitive approaches, against traditional models of argumentation. Permission of Instructor.
PREREQ: CRS 334
CRS 546 - Seminar in Legal Communication 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Legal communication as it defines a field-dependent context for argumentation. Variables which inform legal argument from the field of communication including nonverbal, language, role, and environmental influences. Permission of instructor
CRS 551 - History of British Public Address 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Public address as an influence in the political, legal, social, and religious history of England. Permission of instructor
CRS 552 - History of Rhetorical Theory 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Overview of a variety of theories, from ancient to contemporary, and the factors that affect concepts of rhetoric in the culture of Western thought. Permission of instructor
CRS 553 - American Public Address 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Public address as an influence in the political, social, legal, and religious history of America. Permission of instructor
CRS 567 - Rhetoric and Philosophy 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Examines the quarrel between philosophy and rhetoric and the way it has affected the development of Western thought. Permission of instructor
CRS 568 - Rhetoric of Social Change 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Through a critical examination of public discourses, the student’s critical understanding of the scope and function of rhetoric will be enhanced. Permission of instructor
CRS 600 - Selected Topics in Communication and Rhetorical Studies 1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Selected topics that vary each semester.
Repeatable
CRS 601 - Proseminar in Communication 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
An introduction to selected social science communication theories and research exemplars that define the study of contemporary communication.
CRS 602 - Empericial Research in Social Communication 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
A survey of quantitative and qualitative empirical research methods in the study of speech communication. Topics include experimental, survey, and qualitative designs, measurements, and techniques for data analysis.
CRS 603 - Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
British, American, and Continental rhetorical thought in 19th and 20th centuries.
CRS 604 - Qualitative Communication Research Methods 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
A survey of qualitative research methods including logic, philosophy, innovations, and controversies in these methods.
CRS 605 - Communication and Cosmopolitan Studies 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Foundations of critical communication theory with focus on communication as a constitutive phenomenon. Social constructionist, feminist, postmodern, poststructural, historical perspectives on communication.
CRS 606 - Issues and Methods in Critical Communication Theory 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Applications and methodological implications of critical perspectives and frameworks introduced in CRS 605. Critical methodologies and research strategies.
PREREQ: CRS 605
CRS 614 - Communication, Power & Gender 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: WGS 615
Consideration of the ways in which communication structures power and gender relations. Reviewing Continental and North American literature on power, and feminist literature on gender, students study how communication produces social identities and hierarchies.
CRS 615 - Frontiers of Communications 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: CRS 315
Focus given to communication demands from new technologies. Technology as a form of rhetoric, emphasizing the role of speech communication in the future including socio-cultural implications of technology. Additional work required of graduate students.
CRS 617 - Innovation in Communication and Rhetoric 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: CRS 317
Understanding innovation as a communication and rhetorical phenomenon, and to identify how innovation emerges from different communication and rhetorical practices.
CRS 624 - Business Communication 1.5 credit(s)
Communication skills for oral presentations including effective public speaking, group presentation, committee reports, and critical assessments.
CRS 625 - Oral Communication Skills for Engineers 3 credit(s)
Instruction in effective presentational communication skills. The course includes the fundamentals of oral communication and their application and practice in different presentational contexts.
CRS 626 - Medieval and Modern Thories of Rhetoric 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Theories formulated by medieval and modern rhetoricians. Decay of classical tradition in the Middle Ages. The Renaissance.
CRS 627 - Speechwriting 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: CRS 327
Principles and practices of writing ceremonial and persuasive speeches for clients.
CRS 630 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: CRS 430
Principles and applications. Approaches and issues pertinent to effective communication across cultures and in multicultural societies. Verbal and nonverbal patterns. Culture shock.
CRS 636 - Feminist Rhetoric(s) 3 credit(s)
Crosslisted with: CCR 636 , WGS 636
Double Numbered with: CRS 436
Feminist rhetoric from both a historical and global context, utilizing both primary and secondary readings in order to gain a sense of breadth and depth in the field of feminist rhetoric. Additional work required of graduate students.
CRS 655 - Rhetorical Criticism 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Different perspectives of rhetorical criticism. Explicating the assumptions underlying different approaches to rhetorical criticism. Students learn and apply contemporary critical methods in the study of discursive practices.
CRS 670 - Experience Credit 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
CRS 683 - Rhetoric of Film 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: CRS 483
Examination of how popular films and documentaries function rhetorically to reflect and construct social and political change.
CRS 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Guided independent reading, performance, and/or direction geared to interest and development of individual student. Permission of instructor
Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
CRS 744 - African American Rhetorics 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Crosslisted with: CCR 744
Surveys African American discourse and its relationship to equality, resistance and participation. Examines philosophical concepts, political issues, discursive characteristics, traditions, theories, and histories of African American Rhetoric
CRS 745 - Research Seminar in Communication and Rhetorical Studies 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Analyzing research studies; conducting a study to develop a methodology for graduate theses.
CRS 746 - Queer Rhetorics 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Crosslisted with: CCR 746 , QSX 746 , WGS 746
Explores contemporary queer scholarship and activism from a rhetorical perspective. Analyzes purposes, arguments, tropes, figures, exigencies, modes of delivery, and audiences in historical and transnational contexts
CRS 825 - Seminar in Persuasion 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Analysis and criticism of contemporary research in principles and methods of persuasion.
CRS 835 - Seminar in Discussion 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Analysis of contemporary research in principles and methods of discussion. Permission of instructor
CRS 862 - Seminar in Rhetoric and Public Address 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Analysis and criticism of contemporary research in rhetoric and public address of various historical periods and in various nations.
CRS 996 - Faculty Guided Research Project 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Student writes a research paper on a project negotiated with a faculty member based on area of expertise.
CRS 997 - Master’s Thesis 6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
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