Courses
CSTA 213
Public Address
This course offers experience in the composition, delivery, and criticism of public speeches. The course is online and asynchronous.
In Public Address, we will explore the nature of "the public," what it means to address a public, and how we critique public address.
The course is organized around important moments for public address in the United States:
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Movement to Abolish Slavery
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The Presidency
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The Modern Civil Rights Movement (50s & 60s)
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#MeToo
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#BlackLivesMatter
This approach, in addition to examining how public address has influenced these landmark moments in time, will allow us to study the style and substance of more and less well-known orators, including Fredrick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Malcolm X, MLK Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Fred Hampton, Tarana Burke, and Patrisse Cullors.
CSTA 303
Argumentation & Debate
This course is an introduction to theories and practices of formal public debate. The course meets on Tuesday/Thursday from 10:50 am - 12:05 pm.
In Argumentation & Debate, we will begin by answering several key questions: What is an argument? Aren't arguments to be avoided? Why engage in argument? How does one make an argument?
We will learn to make and engage in arguments in public (classroom) debates.
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We will also study and critique recent debates between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock, and Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams.
CSTA 304
Business & Professional Speech
Examination of theories and techniques of effective speaking and listening, interviewing, group discussions, reporting in conferences and meetings; and business speeches to inform and persuade. This course meets on Tuesday/Thursday from 1:40 - 2:55 p.m.