12 courses with the subject SPH, 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.
SPH 2141Speech Project1
Credits: 1 hr This course offers a summary review of the fundamentals of speech communication and practical application of these principles in a variety of speaking exercises.
Credits: 3 hrs This course introduces the student to the basic principles of oral communication through a study of the production of speech sounds, followed by a study of the principles of selection, analysis, and preparation of poetry, prose, and drama for oral presentation before an audience.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a study and application of basic elements and processes essential to effective speech. Emphasis is on practical speaking experiences, American phonetics and speech improvement.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a study of the basic principles and practices of effective spoken English. It is also a study of English sounds, stress, and intonation.
SPH 2345Great African-American Speeches of the 20th and 21st Centuries3
Credits: 3 hrs. This course focuses on the study and application of basic elements, techniques, and processes essential to effective speaking. Attention is devoted to understanding the use of rhetorical and oratorical strategies in 20 th and 21 st century speeches given by prominent African-Americans. This course focuses on the discourse of African-American orators in American society, particularly as they speak about issues pertaining to race, gender, civil rights, and social activism. Emphasis is placed on the analysis and evaluation of political, social, and entertainment speeches. The goal of this course is to give students the tools needed to think creatively and speak clearly in a variety of situations.
Credits: 3 hrs. This course in oral communication focuses on public speaking methodologies that prepare students for professional presentations in small groups and large audiences. Students are taught to become efficient workshop facilitators and to present information at professional conferences. Students will study professional presentation methods and current professional workshop formats. Emphasis is placed on visual technologies that enhance the effectiveness of professional presentations. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
SPH 3320Intercultural Communication: Oral Communicaton Across Cultural Boundaries3
Credits: 3 hrs This course serves as an introduction to the field of intercultural communication by examining the practical application of theory and research. The goal of this course is for students to develop an understanding of the communication process across cultural boundaries in a variety of contexts. The course focuses on challenges and issues important to the understanding of people of different racial, ethnic, national, and other cultural backgrounds in the US and abroad. This course is the study of the relationship between culture and communication and includes problems in the practice of intercultural communication.
Credits: 3 hrs. This course focuses on the dynamics of human communication, on the relationship of language to human communication and self-concept, on the development of personal skills and attitudes in one-to-one relationships and small groups, and development of positive communication styles.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a study of the values of group discussion as a method of learning and instructing. Emphasis is placed on development of leadership in problem-solving discussions, round-table discussions, basic procedures in conference groups, and great book discussions.
Credits: 3 hrs. This is a study of the principles and methods of argumentation and debate. Analysis, briefing, evidence, and refutation are stressed. Students participate in various types of debate. .
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and the production, description, and classification of speech sounds. Standards of sounds, stress and intonation, and transcription are emphasized.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides intensive practice in the process of composing and delivering various types of speeches. Original thinking, effective organization, and direct communication of ideas are emphasized.