Communication Arts and Religious Studies 374
Intensive Short Course

10:20 - 11:35; Monday - Thursday in 1195 Grainger
Professor Robert Howard
rgh@rghoward.com
http://rghoward.com/
6170 Vilas Communication Hall
OH: By Appointment

Schedule

Take Home Test

Course Objectives:

(1) to gain a sense of the breadth and impact of classical rhetorical theory on Western religious thought; (2) to establish a general model of the historical progression of Western rhetorical traditions; (3) to explore the diversity of rhetorical analysis; (4) and to apply those analytical methods to specific examples of contemporary religious expression.

Grading and Assignments:

Grading Scale in Percents of Total Possible Earned Points
 
A : 100 - 93%
AB: 92 - 88%
B: 87 - 83%
BC: 82 - 78%
C: 77 - 70%
D: 69-60%
F: below 60%

Individual Assignments with Weights

Undergraduate Students

20%: discussion participation
40%: examination
40%: take home essay

The paper must be 2 - 4 pages/500 - 1000 words.
The topic must be a response to a question handed out at the completion of the exam.
The paper must be emailed to rgh@rghoward.com by the due date via email attachment in pdf., .rtf, .or .doc format.

Graduate Students

20% discussion participation
80% seminar length paper

The paper must be 20 -30 pages/6,000 - 10,000 words.
The topic must be approved by the instructor in face-to-face or email correspondence.
The paper must be emailed to rgh@rghoward.com by the due date via email attachment in pdf., .rtf, .or .doc format.

Required Texts:

Conley, Thomas M. 1990. Rhetoric in the European Tradition. University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois.
(Available for purchase at the Underground Campus Textbook Exchange.)

Course Packet
(Available to order for purchase at Bob's Copy Shop in University Square. Please allow one to two days for preparation.)
(Also available online through links on the schedule page.)

 

 

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