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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION FOR SPEECH

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Courses numbered below 100 are developmental, courses in the 100 series are designed for freshmen, 200 courses are for sophomores, and 300 and 400 courses are for juniors and seniors.


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Admission to courses numbered 300 or above requires sophomore standing and completion of six semester hours of non‑developmental English and three semester hours of non‑developmental mathematics.


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Numbers preceded by an asterisk (*)indicate courses carrying undergraduate credit or graduate credit. Such courses are structured to ensure appropriate attention to both groups.


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Courses numbered 500 to 599 are designed for graduate students. Seniors, however, may be admitted under certain conditions (see Admissions of Seniors to Part‑Time Graduate Study).


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A freshman or sophomore cannot register for a course listed and offered for graduate or undergraduate credit, if a graduate student is enrolled in the course.


Courses numbered below 100 are developmental and are not acceptable for credit toward graduation. Some other courses numbered above 100 may not carry credit toward graduation; see course description.

The numerical listing after the course titles gives the following information:

first number :  

semester credit hours


second number :  

lecture hours per week


third number :  

laboratory or other contact hours per week.


ACCT 205 :  

Introduction to Financial Accounting. 03‑3‑0. (3 semester credit hours. 3 hours lecture per week. No laboratory.) (52.0301)


BIOL 204 :  

General Microbiology Laboratory. 1-0-3. (1 semester credit hour. No lecture. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (26.0503)


CHEM 451 :  

Research Problems. 2‑1‑3.(2 semester credit hours. 1 hour lecture per week. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (40.0599)


Courses offered only in specific semesters are identified by the following designations:

Su only  

Fa-odd years only

Sp only  

Fa-even years only

Fa only  

Sp-odd years only

  

Sp- even years only


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If courses have no designation(s), they are generally offered each semester, but student‘s should contact individual departments for variations.

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Summer Session course offerings vary greatly. Students must consult with their Dean's office for summer course offerings.


The University reserves the right to withdraw, modify, or add to the courses offered.

The four capital letters in parentheses represent the computerized abbreviation for that subject field; the abbreviation is often used on documents and course schedules. The numbers in parentheses represent the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).


Speech (SPCH‑23.10)


SPCH 101. Fundamentals of Public Speaking. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101 or higher. The delivery of carefully prepared speeches; audience analysis, outlining, and adapting researched subject to common speaking situations; production of voice, articulation, pronunciation, and body activity. Students are screened for possible speech and hearing problems. This course is also available via Internet. Basic computer knowledge is required for students enrolled in the Internet section. (23.1001)

SPCH 105. Honors Public Speaking. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: Honors placement or permission of the department head. Understanding of and practice in the basics of public speaking. Emphasis on student responsibility for the learning process, additional creative speaking assignments, and research/service projects. (23.1001)

SPCH 133. Theater Workshop. 1‑0‑2. Open to all students interested in working on the production of plays each semester. Experience in staging, sound, lighting, makeup, and other elements of play production. May be repeated for degree credit. (50.0501)

SPCH 201. Interpersonal Communication. 3‑3‑0. Theories and methods used in interpersonal communication. Emphasis on increased understanding of face‑to‑face spontaneous interaction of people. Sp only. (09.0101)

SPCH 210. Acting. 3‑3‑0. The actor's media, including theories, techniques and practical experiences in workshop productions. Fa only. (50.0501)

SPCH 217. Voice and Diction. 3‑3‑0. The international phonetic alphabet as a tool for voice improvement and a study of dialects for oral presentation. Recommended especially for those students interested in theater and mass communications. Fa only. (16.0102)

SPCH 300. Theater and Film Appreciation. 3‑3‑0. General knowledge, understanding and appreciation for the theater and film. Staging, costuming, lighting, and designing for educational and recreational theater. (50.0501)

SPCH 302. Persuasive Communication. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: SPCH 101. Theories and techniques of persuasion as they relate to various oral communication situations. (23.1001)

SPCH 311‑312‑313. Independent Study in Theater. 1‑0‑1 each. The student prepares and follows a plan of study in his or her area of special theater interest. (50.0501)

SPCH 320. Children's Theater. 3‑3‑0. Methods and techniques for producing plays for children and utilizing creative dramatics in the elementary and secondary school. (50.0501)

SPCH 330. Oral Business Communication. 3‑3‑0. Theory and practice of speaking and listening as it applies to business and industry. (09.0101)

SPCH 363. Interpretative Reading. 3‑3‑0. Learning to read literature aloud effectively before an audience. Fa only. (23.1001)

SPCH 410. Directing. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: SPCH 210. The director's media, including theories, techniques and practical application in production. (50.0501)

SPCH 422‑423‑424. Independent Study in Speech Communication. 1‑0‑1 each. Study in area of student's special speech and communication interests. (23.1001)


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