Offered by Department of Communication:

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 Communication 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