Department of Communications
Professors: Bicker, Saunders Associate Professors: D. Shanebeck (chairman) , Valentine Instructor: T. Lewis
Objectives: The communications major is a many faceted program with concentrations available in several areas. Upon completion of the communications major, it is intended that the student will have achieved at least one of the following: (1) the theoretical knowledge and proficiency necessary for graduate work (2) the training and knowledge necessary for classroom teaching or as the basic preparation in speech therapy (3) the background necessary for vocations in the communications-related fields. The communications curriculum also provides supporting courses for several other majors. COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR Students who plan to major in communication should obtain departmental counseling in setting up their individual program as emphases are possible in several areas including speech communication, drama , speech therapy, and mass media. This program must be approved and on file with the department at the beginning of the student's junior year. Department Major: 30 units , of which 24 must be upper division, including 331 and 435. 18 units should be taken within one emphasis. DepartmentMinor: 18 units , of which 12 must be upper division, including 331 and 435. 12 units should be taken within one emphasis. HUMANITIES MAJOR: COMMUNICATIONS CONCENTRATION Communications may be used as the area of concentration for the Humanities Major (p. 72 ). This concentration is basically a Minor in Communications, but greater flexibility is possible through departmental advisement. 20 SPEECH IMPROVEMENT (0) Individual or small group therapy for students with speech problems not amenable to correction in other courses. Adds one unit to student load, but is a non-credit course. 101 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION (3) Overview of the major with lectures pertaining to public address , forensics speech therapy, and mass media. Experience in the preparation and delivery of significant ideas. 105 PRINCIPLES AND TYPES OF DISCUSSION (3) Problems of participating in and leading small group discussion; application of the pattern of reflective thinking to various types of problems; practice in task-oriented problem solving. 144 INTRODUCTION TO ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE (3) Effective oral communication; invention , analysis, evidence, and methods of attack and defense , and arrangement of ideas. 203 JOURNALISM (3) Techniques of news writing with a study of the structure of the newspaper industry, means of recognizing and evaluating news sources, and press ethics and press laws. 204 JOURNALISM EDITING, TYPOGRAPHY AND LAYOUT (3) Practical experience in copy editing and headline writing with the basics of typography, layout and use of photographs in journalism. 212 ORAL INTERPRETATION (3) Oral interpretation of literature for understanding, appreciation, and communication. 224 VOICE AND ARTICULATION (3) Voice improvement through study of anatomical and physiological bases of the normal voice. Training in articulation, pronunciation, and related oral skills. 244/ 344 INTERCOLLEGIATE FORENSICS (1-1) Practical speech experience in debate and other forms of contest speaking. Each section may be repeated three times to a total of six units. 261 BEGINNING ACTING (3) Lectures, demonstrations , and laboratory experience in acting. Content includes concentration, observation , control and effective use of the body, pantomime, improvisations, stage techniques, the actors resources, and methods of character development. 305 ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING (3) Application of the major principles of traditional and contemporary rhetorical theory in the preparation and delivery of speeches. Prerequisite: 101. Alternate years, offered 1976-77. 59
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