Rhetoric and Communication Studies (BA)

Degree Requirements

Total Program: 52 semester hours

Core Requirements

36 Semester Hours

RCS 100Fundamentals of Public Speaking4
RCS 120Introduction to Speech Communication Theory and Practice4
RCS 260Plato to Hashtags: Intro to Rhetoric4
RCS 300Advanced Argumentative Writing for Public Discourse4
RCS 460Rhetorical Criticism4
RCS 499Senior Project4
Select a minimum of three of the following:12
Interpersonal Communication
Intercultural Communication
Persuasion and Social Influence
Spin Doctoring
Decolonial Rhetorics
Peer Tutoring in Writing
Total Semester Hours36

Electives

16 semester hours

RCS 310The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication4
RCS 330Interviewing Princpl & Prac4
RCS 350Argumentation and Debate4
RCS 360Leadership Communication4
RCS 380Feminist Rhetorics4
RCS 390Queer Theory and BIPOC Rhetorics4
RCS 400Voices of Revolution4
RCS 410Advanced Interpersonal Communication4
RCS 420Health Communication4
RCS 450Political Communication4
RCS 490Special Topics in Rhetoric and Communication Studies 14
1

May be taken twice for up to 8 semester hours.