Course Offerings and Major/Minor Requirements

Course Offerings
By number with credit-hours in parenthesis.
For more information on a specific course, visit the department web site.

101; 201; 301; 401. Communication Practica (1; 1; 1; 1)

111. Media Writing and Performance (3)

200. Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3)

205. Extemporaneous Speaking (3)

206. Voice and Diction (3)

207. Introduction to Speech Pathology (3)

210. Mass Communication (3)

211. Audio Production (3)

260. Oral Interpretation of Literature (3)

295. Introduction to Communication Research (3)

311. Video Production (3)

312. Electronic Media Structure and Content (3)

315. Argumentation (3)

316. Intercollegiate Forensics (2)

325. Persuasion (3)

335. Small Group Communication (3)

345. Interviewing (3)

395. Special Topics in Communication (3-6)

411. Advanced Video Production and Directing (3)

446. Interpersonal Communication (3)

495. Seminar in Research/Performance (2)

Speech Communication Major Requirements (30 credit hours)

• 210 or 260, 295, 325, 495; one course from 312, 315, 335
• Electives: remaining hours may include with departmental approval a maximum of 6 hours in theatre

Speech Communication Minor Requirements (15 hours)

• At least three hours at 300-400 level

Speech Pathology and Audiology Emphasis

Students may take a program with a Speech Pathology and Audiology emphasis by completing a speech major at Muskingum during the first three years followed by a final 30 specified hours in the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department at Kent State University (Kent, OH). A Bachelor's degree from Muskingum University with this emphasis provides students the opportunity to enter the graduate program in Speech Pathology and Audiology at Kent State. For more information, contact: Dr. Deborah Phillips (dphillip@muskingum.edu).

NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.