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Speech (SP)
College of Arts and Humanities
SP 151 Personal and Public Speech (3) (1 Lec, 2
1-hr Lab) Introduction to major elements of speech. Activities for
students to acquire competence in two-person, small group, and public
situations. Designed primarily for nonmajors.
SP 200 Speaking Skills for Prospective Teachers (3)
Theory and activities for competence in speaking skills used in
classroom; interview, discussion, lecture, etc.
SP 201 Introduction to Speech Communication
Theories (3) Introduction to the theoretical perspectives that are
the foundations of the speech communication discipline.
SP 231 Performance of Literature (3) Introduction
to the study of literature through performance. Practice in rhetorical
and literary analysis culminating in solo performance of literary
selections for an audience. The nature of performance criticism. AH1
SP 251 Principles of Effective Public Speaking (3) Adaptation
of rhetorical theory to particular speakers, audiences, occasions.
Extensive practice. AH1
SP 251A Principles of Effective Public Speaking (3)
Adaptation of rhetorical theory to particular speakers, audiences,
occasions. Extensive practice. AH1
SP 252 Voice, Diction, and Phonetics (3) Speech
mechanism, phonetics, and voice production. Techniques to enhance voice
and diction for effective speaking.
SP 253 Argumentation and Debate (3) Adapting
communication theory to forensic strategies for social action. Practice
in formal argument. Pre: one of 151, 201, or 251.
SP 280 Interviewing (3) Principles and
practices; informational and persuasive inter-viewing; training in
employment and appraisal interview. Pre: one of 151, 201, or 251.
SP 302 Introduction to Inquiry (3) Introduction
to methods of inquiry in the field of speech. Topics include research
design and problem formulation, sampling, analytic and observational
techniques, and data interpretation. Pre: 200-level speech course (or
concurrent).
SP 321 Speech for Classroom Teachers (3) Analysis
of and practice in using major models of speech communication in the
classroom. Role of speech in various academic disciplines as needed by
teachers. Pre: one of 151, 200, 201, or 251.
SP 333 Storytelling (3) Aesthetic communication
through storytelling for entertainment and education. Oral tradition;
analysis of story types; techniques of preparation and presentation;
performance. Pre: one of 151, 201, 231, or 251.
SP 335 Story Theater (3) Techniques and
procedures for staging and performing narrative fiction. Pre: one of
151, 201, 231, or 333.
SP 351 Advanced Public Speaking (3) Extends
application of public speaking skills to various complex rhetorical
situations. Emphasis on persuasion, motivational performance, and
criticism of speeches. Pre: 251 or consent.
SP 352 Group Decision-Making (3) Study of
decision-making within the small group. Effects of organization,
leadership, membership, and goals on achieving group purposes. Pre: one
of 151, 201, or 251.
SP 353 Public Advocacy of Current Issues (1) Students
prepare speeches for and are required to speak to various community
audiences on economic and social issues. Repeatable for 3 credit hours
total. Pre: 253 or consent.
SP 361 Speech in Organizations (3) Principles
and practices of organizational speech and its relationship to networks,
leadership, power, conflict, cultures, and other contemporary views of
organizational work, change, and development. Pre: one of 151, 201, or
251; or consent.
SP 364 Persuasion (3) Theories, concepts,
strategies, and processes of interpersonal persuasion in contemporary
society. Practice in analyzing, developing, and presenting persuasive
messages. Pre: one of 151, 201, or 251. SS
SP 370 Verbal Communication (3) Roles of
language: perception and assumption in human relationships; relation of
language symbols to emotion and attitudes.
SP 380 Speech in Family Settings (3) Focuses
on the role of speech in the development, maintenance, and growth of
romantic and family relationships. The impact of family dynamics upon
speech behavior is given equal attention. Pre: 381.
SP 381 Interpersonal Relations (3) Interpersonal
factors in communication effectiveness. Voice, body, language in
personal and work contexts. Practicum experiences. Pre: one of 151, 201,
or 251.
SP 385 Culture and Communication (3) Survey
of major factors affecting interpersonal communication between members
of different cultures. Emphasis upon interaction between U.S. and
Asian-Pacific peoples.
SP 386 Culture and Communication: Japan and U.S. (3) Cultural
interaction between persons from Japan and U.S.; cultural variables
shaping speech events; interpersonal relations.
SP 390 Interviewing (3)
SP 395 Research on Speech Behavior (3) Survey
of research on speech behavior. Verbal and nonverbal data collection;
analysis of research data. Students design and implement a research
project. Repeatable. Pre: 201 and 302.
SP 431 Advanced Interpretative Reading (3) Problems
in selected literary forms; development and arrangement of programs;
individual and group performances. Pre: 231 and sophomore literature.
SP 432 Readers Theater (3) Origins and
concepts; performing art for the classroom and the public; techniques
for the participant and the director; creative projects and performance.
Pre: one of 231, 333, 335, or consent.
SP 455 Conflict Resolution (3) Principles and
practices; techniques of managing controversy; negotiation, mediation,
and arbitration. Pre: one of 151, 201, 251, or 381.
SP 464 Analysis of Public Communication (3) Analysis
of communication in public settings; perspectives on the study of
argumentative strategy and structure in public messages (debates,
political or public service ads). Pre: 364 or consent.
SP 470 Nonverbal Communication (3) Review
of concepts, research in nonverbal codes. Cultural variations in body
vocal expression. Observing, decoding body messages. Pre: upper division
standing.
SP 486 Relational Management (3) Survey and
critical discussion of current theory and research in relational
management literature. Focus on conversation management, deception,
jealousy, privacy, communication of emotions. Pre: 201, 302 (or
concurrent), or 381.
SP 490 The Helping Relationship (3) Theory
and application of personal and interpersonal elements affecting
communication of human-service professionals. Supervised practice, video
lab. Pre: one of 151, 201, or 251. (Cross-listed as PSY 477)
SP 493 Teaching Speech (6) For speech majors
who lead, under supervision, a freshman seminar section of speech. Pre:
senior standing and consent.
SP 495 Health Communication (3) Course is
designed to develop understanding of how speech communication functions
to facilitate or inhibit the delivery of health care in a variety of
contexts. Focus on compliance process, physician-patient interaction,
nurse-physician interaction. Pre: 364 or 381, or consent.
SP 499 Directed Reading (V) Pre: consent of
department chair and instructor.
SP 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment
for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B candidate and consent.
SP 601 Theories in Speech Communication (3) Major
theoretical foundations; humanistic and social scientific perspectives.
Examination of the research and the development of different models of
human communication.
SP 602 Research Methods in Speech (3) Design
and analysis of quantitative research in speech. Focus on measurement
issues, research design, descriptive and inferential statistics. Pre:
one of 302, ECON 321 (or concurrent), PSY 210, or consent.
SP 621 Approaches to Instructional Communication
(3) Speech communication theories and models in instructional
environment; emphasis on development training in educational settings.
Pre: 601, 602 (or concurrent), or consent.
SP 622 Researching Relational Communication (3) Methodological
and analytical demands of research on relational and nonverbal
communication. Focus on repeated measures, multivariate analysis,
longitudinal analysis, and reliability and validity issues. Pre: 602 or
consent.
SP 643 Rhetorical Criticism (3) Methods of
rhetorical criticism; comparison of different critical approaches to
rhetoric; critical analysis of local and contemporary speeches. Pre:
601, 602 (or concurrent), or consent.
SP 652 Group Decision-Making (3) Theory,
concepts, research, and application of small group interaction and
decisionmaking. Pre: 601, 602 (or concurrent), and 352; or consent.
SP 654 Persuasion and Social Influence (3) Cross-situational
attempts to persuade and induce resistance to persuasion; theories of
persuasion and resistance; assessment of attitudes and measurement of
change. Pre: 601, 602 (or concurrent), and 364; or consent.
SP 660 Rhetoric in Organizations (3) Overview
of theory and research in organizational rhetoric. Integrates
organizational rhetoric with larger field of organizational studies.
Synthesizes findings into critical issues for future research. Pre:
graduate standing in the College of Business Administration or consent.
SP 673 Message Processing (3) Theories of human
message processing. Effects of verbal and nonverbal codes, channels, and
message forms on encoding and decoding. Pre: 601 and 602 (or
concurrent), or consent.
SP 681 Relational Communication (3) Major
models and theories of interpersonal speech communication; research on
interpersonal relationships; interaction and functions of human
discourse. Pre: 601 (or concurrent) and 602 (or concurrent), or consent.
SP 683 Issues in Message Processing (3) Contemporary
research in verbal and nonverbal message processing. Repeatable. Pre:
602 (or concurrent) or consent.
SP 699 Directed Research (V)
SP 700 Thesis Research (V)
SP 764 Seminar in Persuasion and Influence (3) Contemporary
research in persuasion and influence. Repeatable. Pre: 654 (or
concurrent) or consent.
SP 781 Seminar in Relational Communication (3) Contemporary
research in interpersonal relations. Repeatable. Pre: 681 or consent.
SP 785 Research on Intercultural Communication (3) Functional
approach to the study of speech communication in intercultural settings.
Examination of culture-based variables and their impact on social
influence, relational management, and message processing. Repeatable.
Pre: 654, 673, or 681; or consent.
SP 795 Seminar in Health Communication Research (3) Contemporary
interpersonal and/or public communication issues in health communication
research. Topics include speech communication functions such as
information management, interpersonal influence, relational management,
emotional management, social influence. Repeatable. Pre: 654, 673, or
681; or consent.
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