Freeing the Power of the Individual
Department of Speech Communication

Curriculum

Undergraduate students majoring in Speech Communication learn how communication fosters success in personal relationships, business settings, and society. The curriculum includes skills-oriented courses such as interviewing, debate and public speaking, and theory-based courses on nonverbal communication, persuasion, gender, and humor. Courses also examine communication in legal, political, and organizational contexts. Graduate students learn to study and teach how communication enhances or diminishes our lives and communities. The graduate curriculum centers on the role of human communication in the construction, maintenance, and change of relationships, organizations, and societies.

The department offers a B.A. in Speech Communication; and an M.A./M.S., and Ph.D. in Communication with an emphasis in Speech Communication. The Speech Communication emphasis for the graduate degrees in Communication provides students a strong foundation in theory and research. The graduate program prepares students to teach and conduct research in postsecondary institutions.

Department of Speech Communication
http://www.usm.edu/speech
601.266.4271• speech@usm.edu