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Degree Offered
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Program Overview
An in-depth study of speech research and the principles
and practice of speech and the performing arts, this
program is designed for teachers of speech at the secondary
level, elementary school teachers, candidates for teaching
positions in higher education, students interested in
positions in business and industry, and as a preparation
for further graduate study.
Admission Requirements
Students must fulfill the requirements for admission
to the Graduate College.
Applicants are required to have completed 15 undergraduate
credit hours in speech and/or performing art courses
at an accredited institution of higher education. Students
who do not meet this requirement may be admitted to
the program conditionally. Such students must satisfy
this requirement prior to being admitted to degree candidacy.
Degree Requirements
The program requires students to complete 30 credit
hours planned in consultation with a faculty advisor.
A maximum of six hours in cognate areas may be included
in the program with the approval of the graduate faculty
committee of the Department of Speech and Performing
Arts.
Required Courses:
SPCH-COMM - 401 Introduction to Graduate Study in Speech..............................3
cr.
One course from the following .................................................................................3
cr.
SPCH-COMM - 404 Communication Theory...........................................................3
cr.
SPCH-PERF - 430 Dramatic Theory.........................................................................3
cr.
Electives selected from 400- level courses in Speech
and Performing Arts..............12 cr.
Electives selected from courses in Speech and Performing
Arts at either the 400 or 300-level.......12 cr.
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Total 30 cr.
Students choose either the thesis or the non-thesis
option. Students who do not write a thesis must place
in the departmental library three finished term papers
researched in 400- level courses as evidence of scholarly
writing ability.
Theses must meet with the approval of the appropriate
graduate committee. Students should enroll in SPCH-499,
Thesis Seminar: Speech (6 cr.) while they write their
thesis. The course counts towards the requirement of
400- level electives. Students may enroll one time only.
All degree candidates must pass a comprehensive written
examination and, at the discretion of the graduate committee,
an oral examination covering their areas of specialization.
Students who choose to write a thesis must pass an oral
examination on topics included in their thesis.
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