Speech
College of Arts and Humanities
George 326
2560 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8202
Fax: (808) 956-3947
Web: www.hawaii.edu/speech
Faculty
*M. D. Miller, PhD
(Chair)--persuasion and social
influence, quantitative methods
*K. S. Aune, PhD--relational management, emotion
*R. K. Aune, PhD--message and information processing, encoding and
decoding in relational communication and social influence, research
methods
*R. E. Cambra, PhD--interpersonal and instructional strategies,
negotiation, intercultural
*A. S. E. Hubbard, PhD--verbal communication, conflict and relational
management, research methods
*M. S. Kim, PhD--intercultural/international communication, persuasion
and social influence
R. S. Klingle, PhD--persuasion and social influence, health
communication
*T. R. Levine, PhD--relational, social influence, research methods
*K. Nishiyama, PhD--intercultural communication
*W. F. Sharkey, PhD--family communication, interpersonal and social
relations
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
R. Bristen, PhD--cross-cultural communication
J. H. Bentley, PhD--critical methods
J. G. Carlson, PhD--behavioral medicine
T. Hilgers, PhD--discourse evaluation, language production, comparison
of written and oral communication
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: BA in speech, MA in speech
The Academic Program
The Department of Speech (SP) has as its primary
objectives the development of knowledge in and instruction concerning
the process of speech communication. This involves three fundamental
areas of emphasis. The first area is human message processing, which
involves understanding the function and structure of the various codes,
verbal and nonverbal, used to form messages in speech communication, as
well as examining the encoding and decoding processes involved in speech
communication. The second is relational communication, which focuses on
factors that influence growth, maintenance, and termination of
relationships. The third is social influence, dealing with the
processing of beliefs, attitudes, and/or behavioral modification,
including gaining compliance, conflict resolution, persuasive campaigns,
and propaganda.
Speech is predominantly a discipline of systematic,
purposeful thinking and communicating. Students obtain a liberal
education of considerable breadth and depth in regard to speech
communication theory. Furthermore, they are afforded ample opportunity
to develop their communicative skills by applying theory in such diverse
activities as interviewing, group discussion, organizational
communication, intercultural communication, public speaking,
interpersonal communication, debate, and performance of literature.
Indeed, the basic philosophy of this department--and it is stressed in
every course and co-curricular program offered-- is that there is no
surer preparation for professional life and participation in society
than an education that enhances the ability of the individual to
maintain lifelong learning and the skills to communicate effectively.
Undergraduate Study
Bachelor’s Degree
Requirements
Students must complete 33 credit hours, including:
• SP 201, 251, 302,
381, 364
• SP 370 or SP 470
SP 201 and 302 should be taken no later than the
semester after the major is declared. SP 151 and SP 200 do not count
toward the 33-credit-hour minimum.
Minor
Requirements
Students must complete 15 credit hours of speech,
including:
• SP 381 and 364
• SP 370 or SP 470
• 6 credit hours of non-introductory elective courses
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