English, Theatre, and Speech Communication

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Speech Communication Program

The purpose of the Speech Communication major is to develop in students the ability to be effective, thoughtful, and critical communicators and consumers of communication. Objectives of the major include developing students’:

1. capacities for critical thinking, reasoning, argumentation, and decision making;
2. skills in oral communication;
3. abilities to construct and present effective arguments, interpretations, and critical assessments orally and in writing;
4. abilities to understand and effectively engage in interpersonal, small-group and organizational communication contexts;
5. understanding of various theories of communication and rhetoric from the classical to contemporary age; and
6. abilities to be discriminating consumers of messages.

Major and Minor Requirements

• B.A. Degree with a Major in Speech Communication
• Minor in Speech Communication