Minor in Communication and Public Advocacy

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements COPUADVMIN

Classes associated with this minor give students the opportunity to study the written, oral, visual, and digital tactics that individuals and groups use to advocate for public issues and causes. In addition, students will gain communication skills that are valuable regardless of their major, that contribute to their ability to engage in civic life, and that are sought by employers. Students will develop the skills required to express and argue for their ideas in various settings by analyzing the ideas and arguments of others and by improving their ability to respond persuasively.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Electives. 15 credit hours:
- ENG-R 209 Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture
- ENG-R 210 Introduction to Digital Rhetoric
- ENG-R 211 Rhetoric and Sports
- ENG-R 212 Communicating Sustainability
- ENG-R 222 Democratic Deliberation
- ENG-R 224 Persuasion
- ENG-R 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy
- ENG-R 305 Rhetorical Criticism
- ENG-R 321 Rhetoric, Law, and Culture
- ENG-R 339 Freedom of Speech
- ENG-R 340 The Rhetoric of Social Movements
- ENG-R 342 Rhetoric and Race
- ENG-R 348 Environmental Communication
- ENG-R 355 Public Memory in Communication and Culture
- ENG-R 396 The Study of Public Advocacy
- ENG-R 397 Visual Rhetoric
- ENG-R 398 Culture, Identity, and the Rhetoric of Place
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills
- ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
- ENG-W 321 Advanced Technical Writing
- ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing
ENG-R 209 Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines how rhetorical practice shapes public culture. May focus on a medium or mode of rhetorical practice, such as documentary film, social movement, or political speech; a theme or issue, such as race, gender, or democracy; or a particular historical period. Topic varies.
Repeatability
May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum total of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 209 and ENG-R 209.
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ENG-R 210 Introduction to Digital Rhetoric

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Workshop-oriented course exploring new forms of writing, interaction, and design for rhetorical purposes and digital environments. Emphasis on producing, interpreting, and analyzing traditional and emerging texts and technologies.
ENG-R 211 Rhetoric and Sports
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines how discourse shapes—and is shaped by—sports culture. Uses a variety of rhetorical frames to analyze historical and contemporary sports communication, contextualize sports events and discourse in relation to particular socio-politico moments, and craft sophisticated responses (across media) to sports-oriented exigencies.
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ENG-R 212 Communicating Sustainability
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
'Sustainability' is the capacity to negotiate environmental, social, and economic needs and desires for current and future generations. Traces historical and global discourses of sustainability; defines key terms and frames sustainability; engages related concepts of democracy, citizenship, and community; and develops critical thinking, research, and communication skills.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 212 or ENG-R 212.
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ENG-R 222 Democratic Deliberation
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Principles and practices of deliberation that enrich democratic culture in civic affairs.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 222 or ENG-R 222.
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ENG-R 224 Persuasion
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Motivational appeals in influencing behavior; psychological factors in speaker-audience relationship; contemporary examples of persuasion. Practice in persuasive speaking.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 324 or ENG-R 224.
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ENG-R 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Reasoning, evidence, and argument in public discourse. Study of forms of argument. Practice in argumentative speaking.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 228 or ENG-R 228.
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ENG-R 305 Rhetorical Criticism
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
The development of standards for evaluating and methods of analyzing rhetorical texts. Significant historical and contemporary texts are studied to exemplify critical principles.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 305 or ENG-R 305.
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ENG-R 321 Rhetoric, Law, and Culture
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines the range of ways in which rhetoric, law, and culture intersect in the production and maintenance of social and political community.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 321 or ENG-R 321.
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ENG-R 339 Freedom of Speech
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
An examination of the concept of freedom of speech as a historical, philosophical, legal, and rhetorical concept.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 339 or ENG-R 339.
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ENG-R 340 The Rhetoric of Social Movements
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Introduces rhetorical theories and practices which inform and are informed by the study of social movements. Topics vary and focus on a specific social movement or a range of social movements.
Repeatability
May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum total of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 340 and ENG-R 340.
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ENG-R 342 Rhetoric and Race
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Explores the relationship between rhetoric and race, including the possibilities and implications entailed by an understanding of race as a rhetorical artifact, and rhetoric as a necessarily raced phenomenon.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 342 or ENG-R 342.
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ENG-R 348 Environmental Communication
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
This class is grounded in the perspective that symbolic and natural systems are mutually constituted and therefore, the ways we communicate about and with the environment are vital to examine for a sustainable and just future. The focus of the class may vary to engage topics such as environmental tourism or environmental disasters.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 348 or ENG-R 348.
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ENG-R 355 Public Memory in Communication and Culture
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines the contested nature of public memory from a communication and culture perspective. Focuses on the nature of public memory, its methods of perpetuation, its role in shaping citizens, and its implications for society.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 355 or ENG-R 355.
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ENG-R 396 The Study of Public Advocacy
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Study of great rhetorical works in English. Focus on understanding the nature and role of public discourse in addressing significant human concerns.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 406 or ENG-R 396.
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ENG-R 397 Visual Rhetoric
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Focuses on distinctive rhetorical features of visual discourse to examine the political, cultural, persuasive, and ideological functions of media images in United States' public culture. Explores examples from advertising, journalism, and entertainment across media, including print, television, and film. Interrogates the consequences of conducting public communication through commodified imagery for contemporary social life.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 432 or ENG-R 397.
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ENG-R 398 Culture, Identity, and the Rhetoric of Place
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Invites advanced undergraduate students to consider the rhetorical dimensions of places with a particular focus on theories of culture and identity (e.g., race, gender, and nationality). Students will critically examine how places are the product of strategic communication choices that have been made to influence how human beings think and behave.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 425 or ENG-R 398.
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ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Completion of the English composition requirement
Description
Designed to develop research and writing skills requisite for most academic and professional activities. Emphasis on methods of research, organization, and writing techniques useful in preparing reviews, critical bibliographies, research and technical reports, proposals, and papers.

ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Completion of the English composition requirement
Description
Integrates service with learning to develop research and writing skills requisite for most academic and professional activities. Students volunteer at a community service agency, write an assignment for public use by the agency, and perform coursework culminating in a research paper on a related social issue.

ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Completion of the English composition requirement
Description
Offers instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays about complicated and controversial issues. Focuses on strategies for identifying issues, assessing claims, locating evidence, deciding on a position, and writing papers with clear assertions and convincing arguments.

ENG-W 321 Advanced Technical Writing

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ENG-W 231
Description
Offers instruction in preparing technical proposals and reports, with an introduction to the use of graphics.

ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Completion of the English composition requirement
Description
Advanced writing course focuses on the interconnected activities of writing and reading, especially the kinds of responding, analyzing, and evaluating that characterize work in many fields in the university. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Notes

* ENG-W 202 and ENG-W 205 are not approved for inclusion in the minor.
* A student may complete both the Minor in Communication and Public Advocacy and another minor offered by the Department of English as long as different courses are chosen to complete each minor. Students pursuing a major in English and continuing students pursuing a major in Communication and Culture are not eligible for this minor.