Speech Major
Speech Communication Option
Bachelor of Arts
FAH BA 4304
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- 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
- BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
For specific language requirements see
Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
- 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. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the
unrestricted electives will be greater.
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14
- Minimum total hours required for BA 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.
- 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
- 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
