SPEECH (SPCH)

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uSPCH 2410. Introduction to Speech Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Introduction to the communication process, interpersonal communication, group discussion, and public speaking. Students are required to prepare and deliver speeches.

SPCH 3000. Computer Mediated Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
An examination of computer, internet, and digital interaction as a form of human communication achieved through computer technology. Analysis of how the use of electronic devices such as email, instant messaging, cell phones, internet, blogs, and video games affects interpersonal and group dynamics.

SPCH 3120. Visual Communication/Rhetoric. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: Upper-division status or by permission of the instructor. The course introduces basic principles of critical perception and interpretation of the processes of visual communication/rhetoric in the mass media, fine arts, films, and photography.

SPCH 3130. Speech Activities. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. For students interested in all forms of public speaking and contest work.

SPCH 3610. Foundations of Speech. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Role of speech in society and education. Overview of topics germane to understanding effective speech.

SPCH 3620. Intercultural Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Theoretical and practical ideas to prepare students for cross-cultural interactions. Emphasis on interpersonal, face-to-face intercultural communication in various domestic and international settings.

SPCH 3630. Discussion and Parliamentary Procedure. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Conduct of a meeting: panels, symposiums, and forums. Organization, planning, and participation in group discussion and conference.

SPCH (SPED) 4000 (5000). Introduction to Communication Disorders.--Spring (O). Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Principles of and therapeutic approaches to speech, language, and hearing disorders.

SPCH (SPED) 4150 (5150). Speech and Language Acquisition and Development.--Spring (E). Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Normal speech/language development, anatomy of speech structures, distinctive features and implications of process and analysis systems.

SPCH 4410. Organizational Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: Upper-division status in communication or by permission of the instructor. Approaches to the understanding of communicative cultures in modern organizations and their operant principles.

SPCH 4430 (5430). Interpersonal Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Communications theory applied to informal and face-to-face situations.

SPCH 4540. Historic American Public Address. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
This course is a critical survey of historic American public discourse from the founding of the nation to the end of WWII. Students will analyze historically significant speeches, their rhetorical design, and their influence on public opinion and policy.

SPCH 4601, 4602, 4603. Special Topics in Speech Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 1, 2, 3.
Prerequisites: Upper-division status; may be repeated to a maximum nine hours. Presentation of directed, individual research in selected topics in speech communication beyond regular course offerings. Topic will be specified at time of offering.

SPCH 4620 (5620). Advanced Public Speaking.--Fall (E). Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SPCH 2410. Advanced oral communications as practiced from the platform, with emphasis on special types of speaking.

SPCH 4630 (5630). Persuasion. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SPCH 2410 or consent of instructor. Promotes intellectual understanding and critical application of how individuals and groups influence the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of others.