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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of the basic theories and principles of interpersonal communication and will provide the student with an understanding of human interaction in a social world. This course explores communication competence, perception of self and others, nonverbal communication, language, listening, relationship building and relational contexts. Student will be given the opportunity to become more competent and empowered communicators. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: SPC101 or SPC102H.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the creative processes involved in small group communication, group dynamics, and team building. Students will be involved in individual and team projects designed to enhance their interpersonal, organizational, and group problem-solving skills. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: SPC101 or SPC102H.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of voice and diction designed to improve the speaking voice. Students practice exercises involving standard pronunciation, vocal quality, loudness, pitch, rate, and articulation. The goal is to develop each student's voice for greater effectiveness in personal and professional speaking situations. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide advanced instruction and practice in rhetorical communication. Students will be given the opportunity to develop a confident, effective speaking style through presentations. This course will also provide a focus on audience analysis, persuasion, and argumentation. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credits for SPC209.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops the expressive powers of the student through practice in the oral interpretation of literature including prose, poetry, and drama. Students analyze a piece of literature, determine the author's meaning and communicate that meaning to an audience through the appropriate use of body and voice. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the essence of leadership, leadership styles and a leader's dynamic vision and motivation are explored through the speeches and actions of influential leaders who represent a variety of social and political movements. Speeches are analyzed in terms of the speaker, the message, the effect, and the social environment in which the speeches were presented. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines sociological and psychological perspectives in intercultural communication. Students explore issues of power, gender, religion, ethnocentrism, and racism. Practical guidelines for communicating across diverse racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, regional, and national cultures are studied. Field research includes artwork, artifacts, and films from different cultures. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: SPC101 or SPC102H.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the theory and practice necessary for the development of constructive communication skills in negotiating conflict. Emphasis will be placed on teaching students to improve their abilities to analyze, prepare and practice negotiating skills via role playing techniques and the case study method. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: SPC101 or SPC102H.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a conceptual understanding of the consultation process. Communication skills for authentic consulting behavior and interventional theories will be examined and applied in course projects and field research. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: SPC101 or SPC102H.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the fundamental elements of synchronous online communication with emphasis on how to develop a topic for web delivery, create interactive experiences and send clear and consistent messages to audiences. Students will learn how to evaluate and use a variety of web conferencing tools and how to present information orally and visually in a clear and effective manner, training others or making a variety of business/service decisions. Prerequisite: SPC101.
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