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• SPCH U312: Rhetorical Theory & Criticism

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Historical development of rhetorical studies in communication, from classical Western antiquity to the present. Emphasis is placed on the conceptualizations of rhetoric in different historical contexts and introduction to a selection of contemporary approaches (critical methods); fundamentals of argumentation; the principle elements of rhetorical style; and surveying several established methods and procedures of rhetorical criticism. Prerequisite: SPCH U201.
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• SPCH U313: Performance Studies

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Examine a broad range of performances on and off the stage, live and recorded, including performance art, storytelling, celebrations, political speeches, concerts, protests, street happenings and everyday encounters. Observation and participation in various modes of performances and sites based on readings of key texts. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between theory and practice through (auto)ethnographic writing and performance.
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• SPCH U330: Interviewing

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Theoretical principles, techniques, ethical issues, and practical skills necessary for successful performance in professional and academic interviewing contexts. Interviewing contexts include employment searches and selection, information gathering, performance appraisals, counseling, health-care, and research. Prerequisite: SPCH U201 or consent of instructor.
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• SPCH U333: Advanced Public Speaking

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  The principles and theories of speech composition. Areas of focus include rhetorical theory, strategic organization, evidence, reasoning and delivery. Prerequisite: SPCH U201 or consent of instructor.
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• SPCH U340: Voice and Diction

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  The analysis, evaluation, and improvement of speech based on the anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism, voice production, and articulation.
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• SPCH U347: Environmental Communication

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Introduction to environmental communication, focusing on the environmental justice movement. Constructions of the environment in popular culture, everyday communication, government, and social movement discourse will be emphasized. Includes a service-learning project where students will apply environmental communication theory to influence sustainable action. Prerequisite: SPCH U201 or consent of instructor.
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• SPCH U348: Intro to Organizational Comm

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Key concepts, theoretical perspectives, research, and practical applications and strategies in organizations, organizing, and communication. The historical development of key paradigms that shape the study of organization and organizing are examined. Prerequisite: SPCH U201.
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• SPCH U350: Communication and Gender

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  The role of communication in the constitution, maintenance, and disruption of gender norms in everyday life. Emphasis is placed on how communication is gendered and gender is communicated, in relational, institutional, and mediated contexts. Prerequisite: SPCH U201 or consent of instructor.
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• SPCH U360: Visual Rhetoric

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Understanding the relationship between words and images in strategic communication, media, and photojournalism. Course combines studies of images from art and argumentation. Assignments require theoretical applications and analysis in the context of contemporary culture and politics. Prerequisite: SPCH U201 or consent of instructor.
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• SPCH U379: Health Narrative

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Narrative's relation to illness and health and how stories are told by people who have long-term or chronic illness, by professional healthcare providers, and by nonprofessional caretakers. Topics include health narrative field collection methods and the relationship between agency and narrative among patients, providers, caregivers, and society at large. Service learning opportunities focus on collecting stories told about health and illness in professional health settings to better understand how people experience illness as patients and caregivers. Prerequisite: SPCH U201 or consent of instructor.
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