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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-2014 Undergraduate 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 the 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.
SPE 1010 Public Speaking is required as the General Studies Oral Communication course but does not count in the semester hours for the major.
A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the bachelor’s degree. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

Basic Core Requirements

All majors/minors in SPE must take these four courses:

SPE 1301 - Communication Inquiry
SPE 2301 - Communication Theory
SPE 3301 - Rhetorical Foundations of Communication
SPE 4301 - Communication Ethics
Subtotal: 12 credits

Broadcasting Concentration

All Speech Communication majors must take SPE 1010 Public Speaking as their General Studies Oral Communication requirement. This course counts as a General Studies course but is not counted in the total semester hours required for the major.

Broadcast students are required to complete the SPE Core:

SPE 1301 - Communication Inquiry
SPE 2301 - Communication Theory
SPE 3301 - Rhetorical Foundations of Communication
SPE 4301 - Communication Ethics
Subtotal: 12 credits

Required Courses

Elective Courses

Select 15 semester hours of content chosen from these selections in consultation with a broadcasting advisor:

SPE 3420 - Process and Effects of Mass Communication
SPE 3430 - Performance for Broadcast
SPE 3460 - Audio Production
SPE 3480 - Workshop in Radio Production
SPE 3490 - Cinema as Communication
SPE 3980 - Internship in Speech Communication
SPE 4100 - Techniques of Persuasion
SPE 4200 - Gender in Popular Culture
SPE 4310 - Trends in Communication Studies: Variable Topics
SPE 4410 - The Denver Media Roadshow
SPE 4420 - On-Air Broadcasting
SPE 4430 - Electronic Media Management
SPE 4440 - Advanced Television Production
SPE 4450 - Writing for Broadcast Journalism
SPE 4470 - TV Criticism: Production and Content
SPE 4480 - Advanced Radio Production
Other elective courses may be approved in consultation with the broadcasting advisor.
Subtotal: 15 credits
Total for Major: 42 credits

Communication Theory Concentration

Basic Core: 12 credits

Required Courses

SPE 1710 - Interpersonal Communication
SPE 2720 - Nonverbal Communication
SPE 3740 - Foundations of Speech and Thought
SPE 4790 - Communication Theory Building and Research Methodology (Senior Experience)
Subtotal: 12 credits

Elective Courses

Select 18 semester hours of content chosen from these selections:

Organizational Communication Concentration

Basic Core

SPE 1301 - Communication Inquiry
SPE 2301 - Communication Theory
SPE 3301 - Rhetorical Foundations of Communication
SPE 4301 - Communication Ethics
Subtotal: 12 credits

Required Courses

SPE 2160 - Organizational Communication Theory
SPE 3165 - Organizational Identity
SPE 4160 - Advanced Organizational Communication
SPE 4790 - Communication Theory Building and Research Methodology (Senior Experience)
Subtotal: 12 credits

Elective Courses

Select 18 semester hours of content chosen from these selections:

Rhetoric and Public Address Concentration

Basic Core: 12 credits

Required Courses

SPE 3090 - Argumentation and Advocacy
SPE 4080 - Rhetorical Criticism of Public Address
SPE 4090 - Classical Rhetoric
SPE 4100 - Techniques of Persuasion
Subtotal: 12 credits

Elective Courses

Select 18 semester hours of content chosen from these selections:

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