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Speech Course Descriptions

SPCH 0300 ORIENTATION TO ORAL COMMUNICATION
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A course designed to develop broad acquaintance with all ways of using language to communicate meaning: use of voice, grammar, diction, pronunciation; nature of language; communication theory; forming ideas; preparation for any or all courses in Speech. Open to all students. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FOREIGN SPEAKERS.

SPCH 1146 PARLIAMENTARY LAW AND PROCEDURE
Credit: 1 (1 lecture, 2 lab)
Parliamentary law and procedure as needed by club leaders and sponsors of school clubs and other organizations. Course includes lecture material, practice sessions with hypothetical cases and the reading of collateral material from library sources.

SPCH 1311 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
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 speaker-listener relationship, and preparation and delivery of platform speeches. Open to all students. Required for speech majors.

SPCH 1315 PUBLIC SPEAKING
Prerequisite: 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
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.

SPCH 1321 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
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
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
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
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
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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Last Update: June 14, 2005