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Whitman Rhetoric and Film Studies
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Rhetoric and Film Studies Minor and Major Page
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The Rhetoric and Film
Studies Minor The faculty voted unanimously on
Wednesday, March 26, 1997 to establish a Rhetoric
minor. The minor requirements were revised in the Spring of 1998, 2002, and
2003. The Rhetoric and Film Studies minor: A minimum of twenty Rhetoric and Film Studies
credits, with at least four credits from the Rhetoric area and four credits
from the Film area. Students may
substitute up to four of the elective credits with approved rhetoric and film
courses (e.g., transfer credits, and/or credits from other Whitman
departments). Students may not count
more than four credits of 121, 221, or 222 toward the minor.
Adam Symonds completed a rhetoric minor,
English minor, and politics major. A dedicated member of the forensics team,
he is now completing a Ph.D. in Rhetoric at the |
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The Rhetoric and Film
Studies Major The faculty unanimously approved the
new description of our major in the Spring 2003 after creating the major in
Spring 2002. The Rhetoric
and Film Studies major: A minimum
of thirty-four credits in Rhetoric and Film Studies, including the following: ·
Introduction
to Film Studies (160). ·
One
additional film course (365, 366, 367, 368). ·
One rhetoric
course (240, 250, 340, 350, 351, 352, 371, 378). ·
The Rhetoric
and Film Criticism Course (487). ·
Thesis (491
or 498). Additional work in rhetoric and film studies to
make a total of 34 credits. Students
may substitute up to eight of the elective credits with approved rhetoric and
film courses (e.g., transfer credits, and/or credits from other Whitman
departments). Students may not count
more than four credits of 121, 221, or 222 toward the major.
Scott Thompson completed a Rhetoric
and Film Studies major along with a Politics major. He wrote his honors
thesis on the Muslim veil controversy in |
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Questions should be directed to Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu