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Georgia College & State University
Rhetoric B.A.

Milledgeville, USA

DEGREE TYPE

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The Rhetoric B.A. program offers students an in-depth understanding of communication strategies and persuasive techniques. It emphasizes critical thinking, effective writing, and the ability to analyze rhetoric in various contexts. Through a combination of coursework and practical experiences, students develop their skills in public speaking and argumentation.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue diverse paths including roles in public relations, marketing, law, and education. They may work as communication specialists, content creators, or in media management. This degree equips students with the skills needed to excel in dynamic professional environments.

Find Your Voice, Change the World

Become an experienced public speaker through your coursework by developing and delivering speeches, analyzing arguments from a variety of oral and written sources, developing and employing critical tools, and engaging in research and discussion that centers on communication and persuasion as central to business, politics, and culture.

Key Benefits of this Degree

One of a few Rhetoric programs across the country to offer a service-learning course as a stand-alone course.
You’ll find your unique speaking through continual practice in a variety of different contexts for public speaking.
Put your learning into action by joining one of our student-run film, newspaper, radio, television, and public relations organizations or our speech and debate team.

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Core Curriculum

Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.

Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.

Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.

In this section

Area A: Communication Skills
Area A2: Quantitative Skills
Area B: Institutional Options
Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
Area C2: Fine Arts
Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
Area E: Social Sciences
Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field

Total Credit Hours: 42

Area F

Required Courses

Satisfactorily complete both of the following courses:

RHET 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
RHET 2350 Communication Theory

Total Credit Hours: 6

Foreign Language

Demonstrate competence in one foreign Language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Up to three courses used to complete this requirement may be used in Area F.

FRE 1002 Intro French Language & Culture II
FRE 2001 Interm French Language & Culture I
FRE 2002 Interm French Language & Culture II
ITAL 1002 Intro Italian Languageuage & Culture II
ITAL 2001 Interm Italian Languageuage & Culture I
ITAL 2002 Interm Italian Languageuage & Culture II
GRMN 1002 Intro German Language & Culture II
GRMN 2001 Inter-German Language & Culture I
GRMN 2002 Inter German Language & Culture II
SPAN 1002 Intro Span Language & Culture II
SPAN 2001 Interm Span Language & Culture I
SPAN 2002 Interm Span Language & Culture II

Total Credit Hours: 0-9

Libreal Arts Electives

Satisfactorily complete up to 9 hours from the following courses, as needed, to total 18 hours in Area F.

Any 1000-2000 level ARTS, BLST, ENGL, HIST, IDST, LING, MSCM, PHIL, RELI, THEA, or WMST. 0 - 9

Total Credit Hours: 3-9

Major Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 12

Voice

Satisfactorily complete the following course:

RHET 2315 Voice for the Public Speaker

Public Address

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

RHET 3000: Persuasion (3)
RHET 3005: Service Learning (1-3)
RHET 3100: Informative Speaking (3)
RHET 4950: Special Topics (3)

Performance Studies

Choose one:

RHET 3310: Performance Studies (3)
RHET 3315: Personal Narrative (3)
RHET 3325: Storytelling: Analysis & Perf (3)
RHET 4310: Performance of Comedy (3)
RHET 4320: Performance of Poetry (3)

Elective

Choose one from the Public Address or Performance Studies section above.

Rhetorical Theory

Complete the following course:

RHET 4500: Rhetorical Criticism (3)

General Communication

Choose one:

RHET 2210: Small Group Communication (3)
RHET 3210: Communication in Organizations (3)
RHET 3215: Interpersonal Communication (3)
RHET 3320: Intercultural Communication (3)
RHET 4100: Instructional Communication (3)

Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

Choose one:

RHET 4305: Classical Rhetorical Theory (3)
RHET 4315: Modern/Postmodern Rhet Theory (3)
RHET 4400: American Public Discourse (3)

Elective

Choose one additional course from the General Communication or Rhetorical Theory and Criticism sections above.

Foreign Language Requirement

Demonstrate competence in one foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Up to three courses used to complete this requirement may be used in Area F.

Total Credit Hours: 0-12

Senior Capstone Experience

Complete the following course: