COM 409: The Rhetorical Tradition
Section: 1001

Course Section Credits Instructor Dates Status Call Number
COM 409 1001 3 (3 max credits) Conley Donovan Jun. 9, 2025 to Jul. 11, 2025 Open 52706

Description

Explores the foundational intellectual traditions, voices, struggles, and technological developments that comprise rhetoric's long history to better address contemporary crises and confront the big questions that define humanity. Topics include truth and appearance, the soul, language and power, persuasion and symbolism, reasoning and feeling, identity and social change.

Prerequisites

Minimum grade of C- in Com 216

Notes

This is an Internet class; refer to Canvas instructions at https://unlv.instructure.com.
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- Drop Deadlines:
100% Refund: 6/6/2025
50% Refund: 6/13/2025
Last Day to Drop: 6/27/2025

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