Any experimental courses offered by SP CM can be found at: registrar.iastate.edu/faculty-staff/courses/explistings/
Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
Theory, principles, and competency development in comprehensive, therapeutic, critical, consumer, and appreciative listening. The impact of listening in relationships and partnerships.
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.
Theory and practice of basic speech communication principles applied to public speaking. Practice in the preparation and delivery of extemporaneous speeches.
Cr. 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.
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
Prereq: Credit or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 250
Analysis of how information and entertainment forms persuade and manipulate audiences. Study of several forms that may include newspapers, speeches, television, film, advertising, fiction, and magazines. Special attention to verbal and visual devices.
Cr. 1-2. Repeatable, maximum of 4 credits. F.S.SS.
Prereq: 3 credits in SP CM; Department Permission
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
Prereq: ENGL 250
Fundamental principles of rhetorical criticism. Focus on selected theories for analyzing cultural texts, including essays, speeches, film, technical and scientific documents, and websites. Emphasis on identifying artifacts, formulating research questions, applying methodologies, and understanding and practicing critical analysis through discussion and in writing.
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
Theory, principles, and competency development in the creation of coherent, articulate business and professional oral presentations. SP CM 212 or prior public speaking experience recommended.
(Cross-listed with WGS). (3-0) Cr. 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. Diversity Requirement
(3-0) Cr. 3.
Prereq: SP CM 212
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 CL ST, ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.
Prereq: ENGL 250
Ideas about the relationship between rhetoric and society in contemporary and historical contexts. An exploration of classical and contemporary rhetorical theories in relation to selected topics that may include politics, gender, race, ethics, education, science, or technology.
(Cross-listed with POL S). (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered even-numbered years.
Prereq: SP CM 212
Backgrounds of candidates for state and national elections; selected speeches and issues; persuasive strategies and techniques of individual speakers.
Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits. F.S.SS.
Prereq: 18 credits in SP CM; Junior classification; Department Permission
Only one independent study enrollment is permitted within the department per semester.
(Cross-listed with EDUC). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.
Prereq: 9 credits in SP CM; minimum GPA of 2.5 in SP CM courses
Problems, methods, and materials related to teaching speech, theatre, and media in secondary schools.
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.
Prereq: Graduate classification; must be teaching SP CM 212 concurrently
Introduction to the teaching of public speaking. Exploration of pedagogical theory and methods related to SP CM 212 objectives, pedagogical approaches, lesson planning, assignment development, and evaluation of student projects. Required of all new teaching assistants teaching SP CM 212.
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.
Prereq: Graduate classification or 6 credits in literature at 300 level or above
Primary texts in dramatic genres from various literary periods, in critical and cultural contexts. Frequently concentrates on the English Renaissance and the Shakespearean stage.
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3.
Prereq: 6 credits in English
Rhetorical theory from the classical period of ancient Greece through to the 20th century; attention to rhetoric’s relation to the nature of knowledge, communication, practice, and pedagogy.
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3.
Prereq: 6 credits in English
Contemporary theories that address the production, reception, and critical evaluation of cultural artifacts and communicative events; these theories address power, ideology, and the norms of public discourse. Theories covered may include Postmodernism, Feminist Theory, Public Sphere Theory, as well as Critical Race Theory, Social Justice Theory, Disability Theory, Queer Theory, and/or Intercultural Theories of Communication and Rhetoric.
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3.
Prereq: Senior classification
Rhetorical principles of interactive multimedia design, such as those in streaming multimedia as part of workplace documents. Practical understanding of the computer applications used in interactive multimedia development. Focus on theoretical and practical elements of producing multimedia for training in both education and industry. Work with interactive hypertext, digital audio, and nonlinear video editing.
Cr. 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits.
Prereq: Permission of program chair
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Seminar on topics central to the fields of rhetoric and professional communication or composition.
Courses for graduate students:
(Cross-listed with ENGL). (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable.
Prereq: ENGL 547
Rhetorical theory, criticism, and/or practice in relation to a historical period or a particular theoretical issue.