Public Address and Communication (PAC)
24. Persuasion (3) (Former Spch 24)
Prerequisite: Spch 21 or permission of instructor. Persuasion viewed as
a social tool for resolving controversy and forming opinions through presentation
of and listening to public speeches.
25. Argumentation (3) (Former Spch 25)
Prerequisite: Spch 21 or permission of instructor. Logical analysis, evidence,
reasoning, and proof used in arriving at rational decisions as demonstrated
through presentation of public speeches and debates.
26. Group Discussion (3) (Former Spch 26)
Prerequisite: Spch 21 or permission of instructor. Communication in group
thinking and problem solving through preparation and presentation of panels
and symposia on public issues.
121. Advanced Oral Communications (3) (Former Spch 121)
Prerequisite: Spch 21 or permission of instructor. Study and application
of the theories of oral communication at an advanced level.
125. Rhetorical Theory (3) (Former Spch 125)
Examination and analysis of classical, renaissance, and modem rhetorical
theory for the purpose of identifying the theories of speech.
126. Group Communication (3) (Former Spch 126)
Prerequisite: Spch 21 or permission of instructor. Interrelationships between
social groups and the communication process as discovered in public discussions.
127. Dynamics of Leadership (3) (Former Spch 127)
Theory and practice of leadership in various types of organization; functions
of leadership in group dynamics; panels, discussions, and role playing.
170. History of Public Address: Ancient and British (3) (Former
Spch 170)
Not open to students with credit in Spch 124. Greek, Roman and British public
address; analysis of selected speeches evaluated within the intellectual,
social, political, and historical context of those times.
171. History of Public Address: American (3) (Former Spch 171)
Not open to students with credit in Spch 124. Selections from speeches of
great American speakers analyzed in a cultural, psychological, social, and
historical context; historical-rhetorical method of speech criticism.
174. Advanced Public Speaking (3)
Prerequisite: Spch 21. Advanced principles of expository and persuasive
speaking; development of skills through analysis, preparation, organization,
and delivery of various types of speeches.
175. Rhetorical Criticism (3)
Not open to students with credit in PAC 125 prior to fall 1968. Examination
of methods of the classical critics through the contemporary theorists in
rhetorical criticism for the purpose of establishing standards for rhetorical
analysis.
188T. Topics in Public Address and Communication (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Selected topics in one of the following
areas: communication, debate, oral interpretation, public address.
190. Independent Study (1.3; max see reference)
See Regulation and Procedures -- Independent Study.
200 series. Graduate courses are listed under Speech.