Offered by Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts:

Speech Major

Speech Communication Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science

FAH BS 4403

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 = 60
Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20
Minimum total hours required for BS in Speech Communication/Theatre Arts Comprehensive = 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.
A. Speech Communication Comprehensive Requirements (15 hours required)
Take 3 courses:
SPCH 201, Classical Traditions in the Communicative Arts - 3 hours
SPCH 205, Voice and Articulation - 3 hours
SPCH 456, Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
SPCH 370, Small Group Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 490, Theories of Interpersonal Communication - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours
SPCH 360, Persuasion and Propaganda - 3 hours
B. Speech Communication Comprehensive Elective (9 hours required)
Take 9 hours from any of the preceding which were not chosen as required courses and/or take from:
SPCH 222, Oral Interpretation of Literature - 3 hours
SPCH 229, Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication - 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
SPCH 299, Organizational Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 332, Logic Argumentation and Reasoning - 3 hours
SPCH 357, History of Speakers and Issues - 3 hours
SPCH 358, Contemporary American Oratory - 3 hours
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
C. Speech Communication Comprehensive Additional Elective (18 hours required)
Take 18 hours from the areas of Speech Communication, Theatre.
D. Supporting Courses (18 hours required)
Take 18 hours from any UNK courses. See SPCH/THEA Dept. for approval.
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