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Oct 09, 2026
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WRT 401 History and Theory of Rhetoric
3 credits
This course provides advanced study of the history and theory of rhetoric from ancient Greece to the present day. Topics may include classical and medieval rhetorical theory, the influence of Christianity on western rhetorical traditions, Enlightenment rhetoric and the influence of scientific thinking, the rise of rhetoric and composition in the 19th-century University, women writers and feminist rhetoric, African American rhetorical traditions, non-Western rhetorical traditions, post-modern rhetorical theory, and the confluence of critical and rhetorical theory in the present day. Previously offered as ENG 430. Students who previously completed ENG 430 may only take WRT 401 for the purposes of grade replacement, and may not receive credit for both ENG 430 and WRT 401.
Prerequisite(s): University Writing Seminar; and one of the following: ENG 200, WRT 201, POP 100, or HNR 200
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