COURSES
TAUGHT
A variety of graduate level courses. Offered only in the summer.
Business & Professional Communication
Developing the communication skills necessary for the 21st Century workplace.
Comics As Communication
Historical examination and critical analysis of the unique blend of verbal and visual communication elements juxtaposed in sequence.
Additional comics research resources can be found on the Graphic Rhetoric page.
Learning critical methods for analyzing and evaluating the substance of rhetorical acts.
Gaining a greater appreciation of the art of motion pictures through understanding and analyzing motion pictures as a unique form of communication.
Oral Communication
Persuasion
Learning to be a more effective producer of persuasive messages and to be a better critical consumer of persuasive messages. "Now, more than ever, we need to be trained as critical consumers of persuasion who are on guard not to be persuaded by every political, religious, or profit-motivated hustler that comes along." - Charles Larson, 1997
Examining how humans use symbols to create meaning and construct individual realities.
Learning to use critical and creative thinking skills to conduct original research.
Application of writing and presentation skills to present original research.
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