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COM 3170: Visual Rhetoric at Baruch College

3 credits · Fall 2026

Visual Rhetoric (COM 3170) at Baruch College has 2 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 0 of 2 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Donovan Bisbee and Michael Kaplan.

Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Donovan Bisbee ranks chillest (Fair) and Michael Kaplan least chill (Brutal).

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Requirements

Prerequisite: COM 1010 or COM 2020

About this course

This course explores the ways that images function as persuasive communication. Students will learn tools for analyzing historical and contemporary visual forms such as photographs, advertisements, memes, and graphics. We will study how visual images perform rhetorical actions such as informing, deliberating, governing, authorizing, contesting, commodifying, consuming, and others.

Best professors for COM 3170 at Baruch, Fall 2026

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COM 3170 sections, times and seats

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EMA-LEC Regular
Mon · 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
B - Vert 9-175
Michael KaplanChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?★ 2.1(48)Difficulty 3.9/5 · 27% would take again#2 chillest of 2 for this course
Hybrid AsynchronousClosed
MFA-LEC Regular
Fri · 11:10 AM - 2:05 PM
Online-Synchronous
Donovan BisbeeChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 4.1(20)Difficulty 2.9/5 · 70% would take again#1 chillest of 2 for this course
Online SynchronousClosed

Questions about COM 3170 at Baruch

Who teaches COM 3170 at Baruch in Fall 2026?
Donovan Bisbee and Michael Kaplan are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is COM 3170 at Baruch hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.4 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a COM 3170 section is full?
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