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ENCO426 Persuading the Public: Rhetoric in Public Affairs

Updated: 22 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate program
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMM 226, 326; ENCO 226, 326
Notes None
Combined Units ENCO326 - Persuading the Public: Rhetoric in Public Affairs
Coordinator(s) Michael Sharkey (msharkey@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines persuasive public communication from a critical, rhetorical perspective. It focuses on political discourse (speeches), public affairs and corporate communications. In projects, students will collect and critique a body of rhetorical materials from such sources as politicians, social commentators, religious leaders, corporations, unions, and interest groups.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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