Speech Communication

Program Requirements Search Courses Speech Communication is the study of how people create shared meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal symbols. Speech Communication majors work to develop confidence and proficiency in their ability to speak in small and large groups, interact effectively with others in interpersonal and group settings, and think critically as it relates to argumentation and advocacy. The Speech Communication Field of Study is designed to provide the appropriate curriculum for students transferring into a Bachelor of Arts program with a major in Speech Communication or Communication Studies and provides many of the foundational courses for Public Relations and Mass Communication.

What Will I Learn?

The Speech Communication Field of Study curriculum is designed to satisfy the lower division requirements for a bachelor's degree in Communications at four-year colleges in the state of Texas. As a field of study, Speech Communication is highly versatile, in that it teaches students about crucial issues of human relationships, particularly as revealed through communication issues. Speech Communication courses provide an essential foundation for students to develop professional, work-related skills as well as develop communication competency in all interactions.

1 What Can I Do with This Course of Study?

What can I do with this course of study? With an advanced degree in Speech Communication graduates are prepared to succeed in professional fields, such as:

• Corporate Communications • Public Relations & Marketing • Event Planning & Management • Human Resources & Corporate Training • Journalism • Education • Social Work • Business Administration & Management

Degrees and Certificates

Associate of Arts in Speech Communication

Speech Communication (AA) Degree Plan

Semester 1

• EDUC 1200, KINE 1164, KINE 1304, KINE 1306: Component area option ♦ • ENGL 1301Ω - English Composition I ♦ • HIST American History ♦ • MATH Mathematics ♦ • SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication ♦

Semester 2

• ENGL 1302Ω - English Composition II ♦ • HIST American History ♦ • Creative Arts ♦ • SBS Social and Behavioral Sciences ♦ • SPCH 1315Ω - Principles of Public Speaking ♦

Semester 3

• LPS Life and Physical Sciences ♦ • GOVT/PS ♦ • Elective • SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication ♦ • SPCH 1318 - Interpersonal Communication ♦

Semester 4

• SPCH 2333 - Discussion and Small Group Communication * • LPS Life and Physical Sciences ♦ • GOVT/PS ♦ • LPC Language, Philosophy and Culture ♦

2 • SPCH 2335 - Argumentation and Debate *

*For class arrangements and availability, please contact the faculty representative. Transfer students may be required to complete between 3 to 6 additional lower-division SCH in their major if the receiving institution has additional lower-division courses that are: (1) specific to any communication degree, (2) required of their native students, (3) needed for the successful completion of advanced coursework at that institution, and (4) not duplicative in content of any course in the applicable sub-area Field of Study Curriculum for Communication that the student already has completed. ♦ Core curriculum course

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Ray Whitlow

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