Undergraduate Programs—NEW COURSE PROPOSAL / UUPC Approval ______
UFS Approval ______
SCNS Submittal ______
Confirmed ______
Banner Posted ______
Catalog______
Department: School of Communication and Multimedia Studies / College: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Recommended Course Identification:
Prefix ______SPC____ Course Number ______4275____ Lab Code (L or C) _____
(to obtain a course number, contact )
Complete Course Title: Rhetorical Analysis of Democracy / Effective Date
(first term course will be offered)
______Spring 2013______
Credits: 3 / Textbook Information: Catherine Helen Palczewski, Richard Ice, and John Fritch, Rhetoric in Civic Life, ISBN# 9781891136283; and Gerard A. Hauser and Amy Grim, eds. Rhetorical Democracy: Discursive Practices of Civic Engagement, ISBN# 0-8058-4264-0.
Grading (Select only one grading option): Regular ___X___ Pass/Fail ______Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory ______
Course Description, no more than 3 lines:
The course surveys major methodological perspectives that consider the constitutive relationship between rhetorical practice and democratic politics, political culture, rhetorical citizenship, and civic engagement.
Prerequisites w/minimum grade*: Undergraduate level COM 2053, minimum grade of C. / Corequisites*: n/a / Registration Controls (major, college, level)*: N/A
*Default minimum passing grade is d-. Prerequisites, corequisites and registration controls will be enforced for all course sections.
Minimum qualifications needed to teach this course: PhD in Rhetorical Studies or related area
WAC/Gordon Rule Course
yes ___ no X
WAC/Gordon Rule criteria must be indicated in syllabus. Guidelines: www.fau.edu/WAC/ / General Education Requirement (mark X in front of selection):
___ Written Communication ___ Society/Human Behavior
___ Mathematics/Quant. Reas. ___ Global Citizenship
___ Science/Natural World ___ Creative Expression
Must attach the appropriate General Education Course Approval Request:
www.fau.edu/deanugstudies/GeneralEdCourseApprovalRequests.php
Faculty contact, email and complete phone number:
Melanie Loehwing, , 561-297-4559 / Departments and/or colleges that might be affected by the new course must be consulted and listed here. Please attach comments from each. N/A
Approved by: / Date: / ATTACHMENT CHECKLIST
sSyllabus (see guidelines for requirements: www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/UUPCinfo/)
sSyllabus checklist (recommended)
sWritten consent from all departments affected by new course
sWAC approval (if necessary)
sGeneral Education approval (if necessary)
Department Chair: ______/ ______
College Curriculum Chair: ______/ ______
College Dean: ______/ ______
UUPC Chair: ______/ ______
Provost: ______/ ______

Email this form and syllabus to one week before the University Undergraduate Programs Committee meeting so that materials may be viewed on the UUPC website prior to the meeting.

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