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School of Arts and Letters
Communication - Speech Track (Bachelor of Arts)
Degree Requirements
Degree Program Admission Requirements
The two following course requirements apply to students pursuing any of the three following tracks in Communication: Speech Communication, Organizational Communication, and Strategic Communication. These two courses also fulfill the General Education Oral Communication requirement and the General Education Ethical Reasoning/Diversity requirement.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
COMM-S |
121 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
C |
COMM-S |
122 |
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
C |
See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast” and “General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”
Major Specific General Education Requirements for Speech Track
The following courses not only satisfy a General Education Requirement (indicated in parentheses) but are also specific requirement for Speech Communication
Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
COMM-S |
121 |
Public Speaking (oral Communication) |
3 |
C |
COMM-S |
122 |
Interpersonal Communication (ethical reasoning/diversity) |
3 |
C |
MATH-M or MATH-A |
118 |
Finite Mathematics (quantitative reasoning) |
3 |
C |
Major Specific Requirements - All Speech Communication students complete all courses below.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
SPCH-S |
210 |
Survey of Communication Studies |
1 |
C |
SPCH-S |
228 |
Argumentation and Debate |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
229 |
Discussion and Group Methods |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
246 |
Rhetorical Skills |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
324 |
Persuasive Speaking |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
400 |
Senior Seminar |
2 |
C |
SPCH-S |
405 |
Human Communication Theory |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
424 |
Empirical Research in Speech Communication |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
353 |
Advanced Public Speaking |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
421 |
Speech Criticism |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
440 |
Organizational Communication |
3 |
C |
Diversity Requirement -Students must complete one (1) Diversity course within the major. The course taken to fulfill the requirement will not double count as one of the four required electives within the Speech Track. Choose one course from the following:
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
CMCL-C |
202 |
Media in the Global Context |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
427 |
Cross-Cultural Communication |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
450 |
Gender and Communication |
3 |
C |
Major Specific Electives in the Speech Track
Select 9 credit hours from the classes below, or classes from related disciplines approved by the Communication Studies faculty.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
SPCH-C |
205 |
Oral Interpretation |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
223 |
Business and Professional Communication |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
306 |
Leadership |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
307 |
Crisis Management |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
325 |
Voice and Diction |
3 |
C |
SPCH-C |
325 |
Interviewing Principles and Practices |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
333 |
Public Relations |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
336 |
Current Topics in Communication |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
380 |
Nonverbal Communication |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
398 |
Independent Study |
3 |
C |
COAS-S |
399 |
Internship |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
427 |
Cross-Cultural Communication |
3 |
C |
SPCH-S |
450 |
Gender and Communication |
3 |
C |