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Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 1998-1999 and 1999-2000; however, all courses are not taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was printed.

A full explanation of course numbers is given in General Information. In brief, the first digit of a course number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The second and third digits indicate the rank of the course: if they are 01 through 19, the course is of lower-division rank; if 20 through 79, of upper-division rank; if 80 through 99, of graduate rank.

Department of Speech Communication

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester. Because prerequisites are subject to change, students should consult the Course Schedule before registering.

Speech: SPE

Lower-Division Courses

305. Principles of Speech Communication.
Introduction to researching, constructing, delivering, and evaluating both extemporaneous and outlined public speeches. Speech 305 and 319 may not both be counted.

210. Forensics Workshop.
Open to all University students. Training for participation in extracurricular speech activities, including intercollegiate debate. Two lecture hours and eight laboratory hours a week for one semester. May be taken three times for credit.

310K. Discussion and Group Methods.
Analysis of small-group communication: cohesiveness, social climate, role structure, leadership, conformity, dynamics of interaction; participation in small-group communication situations.

211L. Parliamentary Procedure.
The correct procedure in forming an organization and conducting its meetings. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.

313. Performance of Literature.
Oral study and presentation of a variety of literary forms. Recommended for students preparing to teach literature.

314L. Language and Communication.
Same as Communication Sciences and Disorders 314L. The role of language in communication. Analysis of the complexity of human languages, languages in contact, language modality, and communication interaction.

315M. Interpersonal Communication Theory.
Introduction to the study of communication in relationships; topics include self-disclosure, conflict, long-distance relationships, stereotyping, and persuasion. Speech 305K and 315M may not both be counted.

316L. Interviewing Principles and Practices.
Introduction to interviewing theory, emphasizing the acquisition and application of interviewing skills.

317C. Speechmaking and Society.
The impact of public discourse on the ideas and issues of culture and history in the United States.

319. Business and Professional Speaking.
Experience in effective oral communication skills for the professions. Speech 305 and 319 may not both be counted.

Upper-Division Courses

320L. Literature and Media.
A study of the adaptation of literature to film, theatre, and television. Prerequisite: Speech 313, a major in radio-television-film, or consent of instructor.

324K. Performance of Contemporary Poetry.
Studies in the oral performance of poetry. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

331K. Speech Writing and Criticism.
Composition and analysis of oral messages; emphasis on creating and arranging ideas, style, delivery, critical method. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and Speech 305, 319, or consent of instructor.

332. Argumentation and Advocacy.
Nature of argumentative controversy; variables of form, method, and ethics; analysis of argumentative rhetorical works. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

332K. Theories of Persuasion.
A study of motivational factors involved in persuasive speaking to secure belief and action. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

334K. Nonverbal Communication.
Survey of the effects of space, physical appearance, movement, eye behavior, and vocal behavior on interpersonal communication. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

340K. Communication and Social Change.
Analysis of how persuasion is used in mass movements: civil rights, consumerism, feminism, pacifism, religious sects. Prerequisite: Speech 332K or consent of instructor.

342K. Political Communication.
A study of the role of symbols in political communication and the techniques and strategies employed by politicians; special attention is given to recent election campaigns. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

345K. Perspectives on Rhetoric.
Four different meanings of rhetoric; how these meanings contribute to the current understanding of communication studies. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

348K. Social Interaction and Visual Culture.
The role of visual resources and symbols in social interaction and public life; the representation of interaction and human relationships in visual media (photography, advertising, fine arts, and film). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

350K. Organizational Communication.
Focuses on the factors related to communication processes within government, private, and volunteer organizations. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

350M. Field Study in Organizational Communication.
Students acquire information through interviews and observation, devise appropriate coding schemes, and compose synoptic reports of their findings and recommendations. Prerequisite: Speech 310K, 316L, 319, or 350K, or consent of instructor.

351. Communication for Cooperation and Competition.
Theoretical perspectives and experiential learning on the ways people reconcile the need to be individualistic (competitive) with the need to be community members (cooperative). Individual aggression and submission; the rewards of competition and cooperation; and organizational structures that lead to cooperation and competition. Speech 351 and 367 (Topic: Communication, Cooperation, and Competition) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

352. Organizational Leadership.
Theories, styles, and components of organizational leadership; communication behaviors of leaders in organizations. History of the study of leadership; new theories and concepts related to leaders as managers of organizational culture and change. Speech 352 and 367 (Topic: Organizational Leadership) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

353. New Communication Technologies.
Theory, research, and application of interactive communication technologies in traditional and virtual work settings. Specific attention is given to new technologies, including communicative features, and their effects. Speech 353 and 367 (Topic: New Communication Technologies) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Speech 350K.

354. Conflict Resolution.
Focuses on a framework for systematic analysis of conflict and communication to examine some of the effects of communication on conflict and of conflict on communication. Readings, analysis of conflicts, and practice with and evaluation of communication behaviors thought to be effective in conflict talk. Speech 354 and 367 (Topic: Conflict Mediation) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

355K. Intercultural Communication.
Theories of speech and language that concern interaction between persons from different cultures who speak different languages or dialects. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

356. Writing and Performance.
The link between creative writing and performance. In addition to performing works by established writers, students perform works (fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography) by other class members. Speech 356 and 367 (Topic: Writing as Performance) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

357. Family Communication.
Some of the common issues that face those who live in, counsel, and conduct research with families. The development of traditional United States families, different family structures that make up modern society, current issues that affect families, and the impact of communication on family experiences. Speech 357 and 367 (Topic: Family Communication) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

358. Communication and Personal Relationships.
The nature of human interaction in various types of relationships (friends, dates, spouses, roommates), the nature of communication at different stages in a relationship, and the nature of communication at different life stages. Speech 358 and 367 (Topic: Communication and Relationships) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

359H. Honors Tutorial Course: Reading.
Intensive reading and research as planned by the departmental honors committee. Individual instruction. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and admission to the Speech Honors Program.

361K. Performance of Dramatic Literature.
Study in the criticism and performance of modern American drama. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or Speech 313.

362K. Group Performance.
Study in adapting and directing selected texts (including fiction, poetry, and nonfiction) for stage presentation. Prerequisite: A performance course or consent of instructor.

364. Performance of Prose Fiction.
Study in criticism and performance of prose fiction, with an emphasis on contemporary narratives. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

365K. Male-Female Communication.
Same as Women's Studies 345 (Topic 21: Male-Female Communication). Studies of speech patterns related to the concepts of male and female, including sexism in speaking, patterns of male and female speaking, patterns of listening to males and females, speech in courtship and family, speech and sexual discrimination in careers. Speech 365K and 367 (Topic: Male-Female Communication) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

366K. Conversation Analysis.
Theory and practice of detailed analysis of patterns in natural spoken interaction, including techniques for field recording of speech, transcription, and analytic induction from examples. Speech 366K and 367 (Topic: Conversation and Listening) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

367. Topics in Communication Studies.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Communication Sciences and Disorders 367 and Speech 367 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

370K. Internship in Speech Communication.
Focuses on career goals of students through classroom discussions and places students in communication positions with public and private organizations. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of speech, including at least three hours of upper-division coursework; a University grade point average of at least 2.50; a grade point average in speech of at least 3.00; and consent of instructor.

370L. Briefings and Sales Presentations.
Skill development in oral presentation of information and interpersonal sales communication. Prerequisite: Speech 305 or 319 or consent of instructor.

371K. Practicum in Conflict Mediation.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, and ten to twenty hours of work a week with the College of Communication Conflict Mediation Project. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. With consent of instructor, may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours in the College of Communication, including at least three hours of upper-division coursework; a University grade point average of at least 2.50, and a grade point average in the College of Communication of at least 3.00.

171M. Speech Communication Internship.
Internship and discussion hours to be arranged. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Speech 370K; consent of departmental internship coordinator; and completion of departmental requirements for enrollment in an internship course.

178K, 278K, 378K, 478K, 578K, 678K. Studies in Speech Communication.
Supervised individual research. May be repeated for credit only with prior approval of the department chairman. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of coursework in speech, consent of instructor, and approval of project by the department chairman prior to registration.

379H. Honors Tutorial Course: Special Project.
The writing of a thesis or the presentation of a creative project; final comprehensive examination. Individual instruction. Prerequisite: Speech 359H.

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