Rhetoric, Composition & Comm

Catalog description

(Common Course Numbers ENGL 1301 & COMM 1301 ). RWS 1601 develops students' critical thinking skills in order to facilitate effective communication in all contexts. This effective communication is based on an awareness of and appreciation for discourse communities as well as knowledge specific to subject matter, genre, rhetorical strategy, and writing process. In addition, the course provides the student with the opportunity to develop their oral communication skills and strategies. Students are offered the opportunity to develop complementary skills of reading and listening through extensive responses to others' written and spoken work. Equivalent courses: COMM 1611 and ( RWS 1301 AND COMM 1301 ). Prerequisites: ENGL 0311 with a grade of C or better OR placement examination.