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2008-2009 College Catalog 
    
2008-2009 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Speech Communication Major, B.A.


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  • A senior experience course is required for all students in each concentration and will be selected in consultation with a department faculty advisor.
  • Elective courses within each concentration will be selected in consultation with an advisor approved by Department of Communication Arts and Sciences.
  • Independent study, topic courses, and experiential education courses such as practica and internships may be taken in each of the program areas.

Total: 9


Broadcast Journalism Concentration:


Speech Communication majors with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism cannot minor in Speech Communication or Journalism.

Broadcast Performance Concentration:


Speech Communication majors with a concentration in Broadcast Performance cannot minor in Speech Communication or Journalism.

Broadcast Production Concentration:


Speech Communication majors with a concentration in Broadcast Production cannot minor in Speech Communication or Journalism.

Communication Theory Concentration:


Organizational Communication Concentration:


Rhetoric and Public Address Concentration:


Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Concentration:


Option A: For students planning to seek a graduate degree in speech-language pathology or audiology


Subtotal: 37

Notes:


SPE 1010 Public Speaking is a prerequisite to SLHS 2530, SLHS 3600 and SPE 3760. BIO 1080 General Biology I and 1090 General Biology Laboratory I are prerequisites for BIO 2310. These courses are required for this major and may be used to fulfill General Studies requirements.

Students planning to seek certification from the American Speech Language-Hearing Association should take MTH 1210 Introduction to Statistics or PSY 2310 Introduction to Statistics, PSY 2210 Psychology of Human Development, and PHY 1000 Introduction to Physics or PHY 3620 Physics of Sound and Music.

Subtotal: 5

Total required for Option A: 42


Option B*: For students seeking licensure in Early Childhood or Elementary Education:


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