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Apr 20, 2024
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Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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WRT 311 - Medical and Healthcare Rhetoric (4 Cr.)
What role does writing play in the world of medical science and mental health? This course seeks to investigate the role of language in practices and structures of health and medicine. Defining rhetoric broadly as the persuasive element in human interaction, we will explore how meaning is created, analyzed and criticized in the communication of healthcare, and how messages are delivered and structured in medical and healthcare-related contexts. Topics of interest may include career-related writing, the rhetoric of mental health, patient narratives, health literacy, patient-professional communication, disability studies and the rhetoric of alternative medicines and practices. We’ll also explore communicative acts involved in public health issues such as HIPAA, the role of patients in decision-making, AIDs, heredity, end of life decisions through multiple lenses: patients, clients, healthcare professionals, and advocates. Prerequisite: WRT 181 . Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Sterling/Professional Writing and Rhetoric Staff.
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