Rhetoric and Civic Communication Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Rhetoric and Civic Communication

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Course
CSS 1302	Public Speaking for Business and Professional Students	3
or CSS 1304	Argumentation and Debate
Restricted Electives
Select 15 hrs. from the following: ¹		15
CSS 1305	Introduction to Communication ²
CSS 2264	Contest Speaking
CSS 2265	Contest Speaking
CSS 3247	Advanced Debate
CSS 3248	Advanced Debate
CSS 3302	Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
CSS 3305	Advanced Public Speaking
CSS 3307	Legal Communication
CSS 3313	Communication and Ethnic Studies
CSS 3316	Persuasion
CSS 3393	Rhetoric of Popular Culture
CSS 3395	Visual Communication
CSS 4307	Communication and International Politics
CSS 4310	Political Communication
CSS 4312	Investigating Communication Contexts
CSS 4317	Health Narratives
CSS 4321	Rhetoric of Public Memory
CSS 4335	War Rhetoric
CSS 4336	Contemporary Communication Issues
CSS 4350	Rhetoric of Women and Gender
CSS 4351	Criticism of Contemporary Public Address
CSS 4352	Corporate Advocacy and Public Policy
CSS 4353	Public Discourse and Foreign Policy
CSS 4354	African American Communication
CSS 4380	Internship in Communication I
CSS 4381	Internship in Communication II
CSS 4392	Rhetorics of Race
CSS 4394	Rhetorical Theory
CSS 4395	Visual Rhetoric
CSS 4396	American Rhetoric
CSS 4397	Public Discourse and the Classic Liberal Tradition
BIC 1313	World of Rhetoric I
BIC 1323	World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context
Total Hours		18

¹: Students must take at least 9 hours of upper-level credit in the minor.
²: CSS 1305 Introduction to Communication is a New Student Experience course, taught in Fall semester only, and is a strongly recommended course for all incoming, first-time freshmen only.