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SPAN 486B Internship in Spanish ThroughCo-op (6)Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Co-op program (programrequirements are listed on p. 18). An opportunity to combineacademic theory with new, career-related experience in Spanish.At least 20 hours per week must be devoted to new tasks for atotal of 300 hours during the Co-op session; five to eight newtasks must be delineated in the Learning Proposal; and the courserequirements must be completed. May be repeated upon approvalof a new Learning Proposal that demonstrates new tasks and objectivesrelated to Spanish and that continues to advance applicationof academic theory in the workplace. Students may earn upto 15 semester hours in all internship coursework through Co-optoward a first bachelor’s degree and up to 9 semester hours towarda second bachelor’s degree. Co-op credits may not be used forgeneral education requirements and, unless otherwise specified,no more than 6 Co-op credits may be used in the academic majorand minor (combined).Speech CommunicationCourses in speech communication (designated SPCH) may beapplied as appropriate (according to individual program requirements)toward• the general education requirement in communications;• a major or minor in communication studies (including thespeech communication track in communication studies);• a minor in speech communication; and• electives.A description of the curriculum for the speech communicationminor begins on p. 82. Descriptions of related curricula may befound on the following pages: communication studies (p. 44) andjournalism (p. 70).SPCH 100 Foundations of SpeechCommunication (3)(Fulfills the prerequisite for all 300- or 400-level speech courses.)An overview of the principles of communication. Verbal and nonverballanguage, listening, group dynamics, and public speakingare highlighted. Emphasis is on applying communication principlesto contemporary problems and preparing various types oforal discourse. Students may receive credit for only one of the followingcourses: SPCH 100, SPCH 100X, SPCH 101, SPCH107, or SPCH 108.SPCH 100X Foundations of SpeechCommunication (3)(Enrollment restricted to students for whom English is a secondlanguage.) An overview of the principles of communication.Verbal and nonverbal language, listening, group dynamics, andpublic speaking are highlighted. Emphasis is on applying communicationprinciples to contemporary problems and preparing varioustypes of oral discourse. Students may receive credit for onlyone of the following courses: SPCH 100, SPCH 100X, SPCH101, SPCH 107, or SPCH 108.SPCH 125 Introduction to InterpersonalCommunication (3)An overview of the concepts of interpersonal communication.Topics include nonverbal communication, the relationship of languageto meaning, perception, listening, and feedback.SPCH 200 Advanced Public Speaking (3)Prerequisite: A 100-level speech performance course. A study ofrhetorical principles and models of speech composition. Principlesare studied in conjunction with preparing and presenting particularforms of public communication.SPCH 222 Interviewing (3)A presentation of the principles and practices used in the recognizedtypes of interview. Special attention is given to behavioralobjectives and variables in communication as they figure in theprocess of interviewing. Students may receive credit for only oneof the following courses: SPCH 222 or SPCH 422.SPCH 324 Communication and Gender (3)(Fulfills the civic responsibility requirement.) Prerequisite:COMM 300 or a course in speech communication. An investigationof the way communication creates images of male andfemale. Consideration is given to what constitutes masculine andfeminine characteristics, the differences between male and femalebehavior and styles in communicating, and the implications ofthose images and styles for interpersonal transactions.SPCH 397 Organizational Presentations (3)(Formerly Delivering Organizational Presentations: Techniqueand Technology.) Prerequisite: A 100-level speech performancecourse. A study of techniques for planning small- and large-grouppresentations, including audience profiling and needs analysis.Topics include listener patterns and preferences, presentationorganization, confidence-building techniques, platform skills,and audio/video technology and presentation software, suchas PowerPoint.228