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Speech Communication Major Requirements

The following is an outline of the courses required to complete the major in Speech Communication at Humboldt State University. INTRODUCTION: 3 units SC 105 Survey of Communication Studies PRACTICAL SKILLS: one of the following: SC 108: Oral Interpretation SC 213: Interpersonal Communication SC 214: Persuasive Speaking COMMUNICATION CODES: one of the following: SC 324: Nonverbal Communication SC 400: Communication and the Human Condition SC 422: Communication Development COMMUNICATION AND INFLUENCE: 4 units SC 404 Theories of Communication Influence INTERPERSONAL AND SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION: 4 units selected from the following: SC 312: Small Group Communication SC 407: Relational Communication Theory CULTURAL STUDIES: one of the following: SC 309b: Gender and Communication SC 322: Intercultural Communication APPLIED COMMUNICATION: 4 units selected from the following: SC 311: Business and Professional Communication SC 411 Organizational Communication Theory EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING/FORENSICS: 4 units selected from the following: SC 110: Forensics Workshop SC 310: Advanced Forensics Workshop SC 495: Field Experience in Speech Communication SPECIAL TOPICS: at least 3 units selected from the following: SC 480: Seminar in Speech Communication SC 499: Directed Study RESEARCH METHODS: 4 units SC 319: Communication Research ELECTIVES: take upper division electives in the Communication Department to bring the total number of units to 45. No more than 4 units of COMM 110/310, COMM 495, or COMM 499 may be counted toward the 45 units of the major. SENIOR THEORY SEMINAR: 4 units selected from the following: SC 414: Rhetorical Theory SC 415: Communication Theory CULMINATION: 2 units SC 490: Capstone Experience NOTE: Due to budget and staffing considerations the Department of Communication changed the unit value of some classes that fulfill major requirements from four units to three units in the spring of 2002. The classes affected were: COMM 108 Oral Interpretation COMM 213 Interpersonal Communication COMM 214 Persuasive Speaking COMM 300 American Public Discourse COMM 309b Gender and Communication COMM 400 Communication and Human Integration It will take a while before the changes can be reflected in the HSU catalog and the requirements for the Communication major. In the meantime, you still need to attain the same total number of units in the major, and are allowed to choose electives to make up for the reduction in units. In order to reduce confusion we have updated the major requirements and Program Approval Sheets. Although they are not exactly the same as what is in the HSU catalog they do take into account the changes created by unit changes.

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