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Speech Major

Speech Communication Option
Bachelor of Science

FAH BS 4304

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 36
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20
Minimum total hours required for BS in Speech Communication = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
 
Students selecting a major in Speech Communications must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the major.
A. Speech Communication Core Requirements (12 hours required)
Take all of the following:
SPCH 202, Communication Concepts in Society - 3 hours
SPCH 370, Small Group Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 456, Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours
SPCH 499, Communication Theory - 3 hours
 
B. Speech Communication Electives (24 hours required)
Take 0-12 hours from:
SPCH 154, Cross-Cultural Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 222, Oral Interpretation of Literature - 3 hours
SPCH 230, Nonverbal Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 231, Introduction to Forensics and Debate - 3 hours
SPCH 237, Intercollegiate Debate and Forensics - 1-4 hours (4 hours maximum)
SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours
SPCH 299, Organizational Communication - 3 hours

Take 12-24 hours from:
SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 332, Logic Argumentation and Reasoning - 3 hours
SPCH 360, Persuasion and Propaganda - 3 hours
SPCH 380, Rhetorical Criticism - 3 hours
SPCH 401, Seminar: Special Topics - 1-3 hours (6 hours maximum)
SPCH 450, General Semantics (Language and Behavior) - 3 hours
SPCH 451, Leadership Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 452, Theories of Organizational Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 453, Interviewing - 3 hours
SPCH 454, Intercultural Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 455, Communication Training and Consulting - 3 hours
SPCH 457, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours

11 May 2006
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