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Minor. A minor
in speech communication consists of at least 16 semester hours (including 4
upper division) of approved coursework in speech communication.
SPCM 150ab Oral Communication (1-1|2-2|0-0|2-2)
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
This course provides a foundation for public speaking, including critical
listening and methods of writing, organizing, delivering and critiquing
speeches. Problems of effective oral communication through study and experience
in analysis, synthesis and presentation of subject matter in oral communication.
Upon completion, students should be able to should be able to make clear and
convincing oral presentations to individuals or groups, clarify information as
needed, and facilitate an open exchange of ideas.
SPCM 260 Public Speaking (2-2-0-3)
Prerequisites: SPCM 150ab.
Corequisites: None.
This course provides instruction and experience in preparation and delivery of
speeches within a public setting and group discussion. Emphasis is on research,
preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive, and special
occasion public speaking. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare
and deliver well-organized speeches and participate in group discussion with
appropriate audiovisual support.
SPCM 265 Public Communication (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: SPCM 260.
Corequisites: None.
This course provides a comprehensive theoretical background for the practice of
speaking in public utilizing rhetorical principles applied in a series of
speaking experiences. Emphasis is on informative and persuasive advanced
speaking skills. Upon completion, students should be able to construct, present,
and critique public communications that are complex, dynamic and purposeful.
SPCM 275 Interpersonal Communication (3-0-0-3)
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
This course introduces the practices and principles of interpersonal
communication in both dyadic and group settings. Emphasis is on the
communication process, perception, listening, self-disclosure, speech
apprehension, ethics, nonverbal communication, conflict, power, and
dysfunctional communication relationships. Upon completion, students should be
able to demonstrate interpersonal communication skills, apply basic principles
of group discussion, and manage conflict in interpersonal communication
situations.
SPCM 363 Analysis of Contemporary Speeches (2-0-0-2)
Prerequisites: SPCM 260.
Corequisites: None.
Techniques for creating specific public speeches for selected audiences.
Students speak in public before other classes, clubs and other groups on or off
campus. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare and deliver
effective public speeches before a variety of groups.
SPCM 370 Argumentation (3-0-0-3)
Prerequisites: SPCM 260.
Corequisites: None.
This course focuses on the development and presentation of well-reasoned written
and oral arguments. Emphasis on the analysis and use of evidence and reasoning,
development of logical beliefs, detection and rebuttal of fallacious arguments,
and experiences in oral advocacy. Upon completion, students should be able to
define argumentation, understand its structure and components, and be aware of
its use in public controversy.
SPCM 399 Undergraduate Open Seminar (1-2-3|0-0-0|0-0-0|1-2-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor.
Corequisites: None.
This is a special course for reading and conference or for experimentation, or a
seminar on topics not treated by regularly scheduled classes. Upon completion,
the student is able to demonstrate mastery of the content of the readings or
topics of the seminar. A maximum of three hours of credit may be earned toward
the bachelor’s degree in Undergraduate Open Seminar in a single discipline. |
