Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Theory, principles, and competency development in comprehensive, therapeutic, critical, consumer, and appreciative listening. The impact of listening in relationships and partnerships. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: [Undergraduate student] and [(Native English Speaker) or (Primary Language other than English and Demonstrated Oral English proficiency)]
Theory and practice of basic speech communication principles applied to public speaking. Practice in the preparation and delivery of extemporaneous speeches.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Survey of great speeches examined within their political and cultural contexts. Analysis of the rhetorical strategies of diverse speakers with an emphasis on texts from social movements in the United States. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.
Credits: 1-2. Repeatable, maximum of 4 credits.
Prereq: 3 credits in SPCM; Department Permission
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Theory, principles, and competency development in the creation of coherent, articulate business and professional oral presentations. SPCM 2120 or prior public speaking experience recommended. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Cross-listed with WGS 3230).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Examination of how understanding and enactment of gender identity is shaped by communication. Verbal and nonverbal communication across various contexts including personal relationships and the media. Explores discourse of social movements aiming to transform cultural definitions of gender. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: SPCM 2120
Speech communication in the legal system inside and outside the trial process: interviewing and counseling, negotiating and bargaining, voir dire, opening statements, examination of witnesses, closing arguments, judge's instructions, jury behavior, and appellate advocacy.
(Cross-listed with POLS 4170).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: SPCM 2120
Backgrounds of candidates for state and national elections; selected speeches and issues; persuasive strategies and techniques of individual speakers. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: 18 credits in SPCM; Junior classification; Department Permission
Only one independent study enrollment is permitted within the department per semester.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Cross-listed with EDUC 4950B).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Problems, methods, and materials related to teaching speech, theatre, and media in secondary schools. (Typically Offered: Fall)
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to the teaching of public speaking. Exploration of pedagogical theory and methods related to SPCM 2120 objectives, pedagogical approaches, lesson planning, assignment development, and evaluation of student projects. Required of all new teaching assistants teaching SPCM 2120.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)