SPEECH COURSE DESCRIPTION
SPCH 1311 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey course in the basic principles of
oral communication. Includes the study of
the use of the body and voice, the speakerlistener
relationship, and preparation and
delivery of platform speeches. Open to all
students. Required for speech majors.
SPCH 1315 PUBLIC SPEAKING
Prerequisites: SPCH 1311 or ENGL 1301 or
department approval.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Designed to develop proficiency in public
speaking situations; emphasis on content,
organization, and delivery of speeches for
various occasions. Open to all students. Required
for speech majors.
SPCH 1318 INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A course designed to improve the student’s
effectiveness in small-group and one-to-one
communication. Open to all students. Required
for speech majors. Core Curriculum Course.
SPCH 1321 BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Applies the techniques of oral communication
to situations most common to business
and professional people. Covers discussion
methods, conference techniques, committee
reports, instructions, lectures, and public
speeches. Open to all students. Required
for speech majors.
SPCH 1342 VOICE AND DICTION I
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Training in the effective use of the voice and
body. Includes study of the vocal mechanism
and the phonetic alphabet; improvement
of enunciation, pronunciation, and articulation.
Recommended for non-native
speakers. Open to all students. Required for
speech majors.
SPCH 2333 DISCUSSION AND SMALL
GROUP COMMUNICATION
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Examines the dynamics of small group communication
and discussion situations, including
body language. Open to all students, required
of majors.
SPCH 2335 DEBATE
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Study of principles of argumentation and
debate. Practice in preparing written and
spoken arguments. Open to all students.
SPCH 2341 INTERPRETIVE READING
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take GUST 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349
as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Cultivation of the art of oral presentation of
literary forms, analysis of thought, development
of imagination, communication of emotional
values, and individual projects in interpretive
reading. Open to all students. Required
for speech majors.
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