9 courses with the subject SPCH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The class focuses on theory and practice of interpersonal and public communication, including communication theory, self-concept, perception, language, listening, non-verbal communication and public speaking.
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Students participate in projects that emphasize analysis, research, evidence, strategies, briefing, refutation and the delivery of debates on representative questions.
Credit(s) Offered: spring The course explores the fundamentals of group discussion in private and public settings. Emphasis is on group structure, leadership, problem solving and interpersonal relationships, including extensive practice in varied group situations.
Credit(s) Offered: spring The course fosters the development of skills and strategies employed in the preparation and presentation of the public address. Students make critical assessments of rhetorical strategies utilizing historical speeches as well as discussing contemporary rhetoric.
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course explores the communication and public forums that are used to address environmental controversies. Students will be introduced to the transdisciplinary field of environmental communication and to a variety of perspectives that complement its study.
Credit(s) Offered: fall The course studies the causes of listener belief and action with special emphasis on the development of strategies to influence listener behavior. Special projects emphasize the use of persuasion in everyday life.
Credit(s) Offered: may be less than once every two years The class explores approaches to the rhetorical criticism of significant speeches and speech movements, past and present.
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The class will focus on the process of audience analysis as it affects the creation of rhetorical pieces in print and media. Special emphasis on researching, outlining and analysis.
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The purpose of this course is to provide (1) the understanding of communication as a process, (2) the development of semantic representation—how can we represent the meaning of a sentence in order to capture the essence of truth and context? (3) enhancing the semantic composition to achieve a desired response from listeners and readers.
Source: Fitchburg State University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
