COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS (CUL-223314)

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Course Description:

Develop skill in comprehending underlying meanings in public communications. Develop the ability to spot flaws and strengths in others' arguments, detect manipulative communication strategies and recognize mythic/narrative dimensions in everyday communication. Conduct critiques of rhetoric and research propaganda campaigns. Sources for analysis include student-selected items such as speeches, editorials, films, advertisements, or magazine articles.

Work with basic principles of argumentation and debate, rhetorical criticism, the narrative paradigm, social influence and propaganda analysis. Develop critical skills for responding competently to the multi-mediated, corporately-managed communication that exists in the current communication environment.

Prerequisite: students should have the ability to do upper-level work.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Basic Communication.

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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Basic Communication-Full
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Fall 1.

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