{"id":24253,"date":"2010-09-17T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T18:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=24253"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:29:24","slug":"rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"course-filter\">\n<p>View courses in<\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/rhetoric\/\">Rhetoric<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/\">All Departments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/humanities\/\">Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/interdisciplinary-studies\/\">Interdisciplinary Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/natural-science\/\">Natural Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/rhetoric\/\">Rhetoric<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cgs\/courses\/social-sciences\/\">Social Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <ul class=\"course-feed\">\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/cgs-rh-103\/\"><strong>CGS RH 103: Rhetorical Practices from the Ancient World to Enlightenment<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tIn Rhetoric 103, you will be taken chronologically through key periods in history to learn about the origin and development of the art of Rhetoric and its relevance today, ultimately in order to enable you to apply key rhetorical skills to your own textual and verbal practice. Students will receive semester-long instruction and practice in writing, oral communication, and research and information literacy. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Writing, Research, and Inquiry, Oral and\/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy.\t\t\t<div class=\"cf-hub-ind\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cf-hub-head\" alt=\"BU Hub\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-buhub\">BU Hub<\/span>  <\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hub-head\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-questionmark\">Learn More<\/span>  <\/a>  <ul class=\"cf-hub-offerings\"><li class=\"cf-hub-area-N\">Oral and\/or Signed Communication<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-2\">Research and Information Literacy<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-M\">Writing, Research, and Inquiry<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/cgs-rh-104e\/\"><strong>CGS RH 104E: Rhetorical Practices from The Industrial Revolution through the Digital Revolution<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThrough class discussion and learning experiences, students explore connections between readings assigned in Rhetoric and those in other courses, focusing on themes drawn from the two units that comprise the semester's curriculum. The course further develops skills in expository writing and introduces exploratory essay writing. Students continue to explore the contemporary relevance and meaning of the interdisciplinary curriculum. Students refine their skills in grammar, style, organization, and document design. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: First-Year Writing Seminar, Digital\/Multimedia Expression, Critical Thinking.\t\t\t<div class=\"cf-hub-ind\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cf-hub-head\" alt=\"BU Hub\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-buhub\">BU Hub<\/span>  <\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hub-head\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-questionmark\">Learn More<\/span>  <\/a>  <ul class=\"cf-hub-offerings\"><li class=\"cf-hub-area-1\">Critical Thinking<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-O\">Digital\/Multimedia Expression<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-L\">First-Year Writing Seminar<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/cgs-rh-205\/\"><strong>CGS RH 205: Language and Society in the Age of AI<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPre-requisites: CASWR 100 or CASWR 120. - Through readings, discussions, research, and multimedia composition, this course aims to empower students to understand what is happening to us as we move rapidly through the age of GenAI, not in technological or synthetic ways, but rather in cognitive and social ones. Students will look at the long and shorter history of communication to better understand AI's impact on humanity and challenge students to think critically about how to distinguish themselves from it rhetorically and creatively by composing their own carefully crafted messages about AI. 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