Required Courses

The following courses are required to get a Speech Communication major with an emphasis in Interpersonal and Rhetorical Communication. A total of 33 credits is required for the major with the IRC option.

Communication Studies

• ComSt 101: Introduction to Communication Theory (3 cr.)

Speech Communication

• SpCom 212: Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr.)
• SpCom 305: Semantics (3 cr.)
• SpCom 327: Persuasion (3 cr.)
• SpCom 412: Rhetorical Criticism (3 cr.)
• SpCom 497: Senior Seminar (3 cr.)
• Fifteen credits from Speech Communication courses designated as IRC.

Other Requirements

• Each course must carry a grade of 2.0 or better.
• Minimum of 21 credits of coursework at the 300 level or above.
• No credits in 290, 493, 499, and 590 may be applied toward the minimum 33 credits within the major.
• The IRC English proficiency requirement is met by completion of
  • Engl 104, 105 (or 105H), or its equivalent, with a grade in each of 2.0 or better;
  • one additional writing course beyond Engl 105 with a grade of 2.0 or better from the following approved list: Engl 302-305, 309, 314, 415; Jl MC 201.
• Majors are limited to a maximum of 9 credits of 490 within the major toward graduation and used as electives.