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Writing In The Social Sciences

Instruction and practice with the major genres and argumentative structures of writing in the social sciences. Special emphasis on and practice with the written norms that shape disciplinary knowledge in social scientific fields. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Writing Public Science

Instruction and practice with popular audience genres and arguments in and about science, intended for both science and non-science majors. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Visual Rhetoric

This course introduces visual rhetoric, covering its history, current practice, and possible futures. Utilizing the disciplinary tools of rhetoric, students will compose in textual and visual modes, learning a variety of methods with which to create and critique visuals.

Rhet & Argument: It's Not All Relative

This course examines theories of rhetorical argument. Students read rhetorical theorists who speculate about what makes certain speech persuasive, as well as contemporary rhetoricians who are actually creating persuasive written and oral texts. Students use these theories to analyze and construct original arguments. Subtitle focus announced the preceding semester. May be repeated under different subtitles to a maximum of six credits.

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