Speech Education Major B.S. in Ed. degree, Secondary Emphasis
Any student in good academic standing at CMU may sign a major in Speech. Every student intending to major in Speech must meet with an advisor to specify the course of study. A minimum 2.7 GPA (B-) must be earned in this major. Students must have completed at least 30 hours of the major program including COM 492 and COM 493, prior to student teaching. The major requires four hours of English as specified by the North Central Association.
Speech Major with Speech Teaching Certification (41 hours)
COM 251 (3) Foundations of Communication Theory
COM 267 (3) Introduction to Debate
COM 357 (3) Public Speaking
COM 361 (3) Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication
COM 492 (4) Speech Methods in Secondary School
COM 493 (1) Field Experience in Speech Education
COM 569 (3) Communication and the Classroom
TAI 170 (3) Fundamentals of Interpretive Reading
TAI 177 (4) Stagecraft and Stage Lighting
TAI 182 (3) Acting I
TAI 481 (3) Directing*
Concentrations (8 hours): In addition to the core requirements listed above, choose one of the following concentrations in consultation with an advisor:
a. COM Concentration
COM 353 (3) Communication in Small Groups
Choose 5 hours from the following:
COM 269 (2) Practicum in Debate/Forensics*
COM 367 (3) Nonverbal Communication
COM 464 (1-3) Communication Internship*
COM 495 (3) Communication Facilitation*
COM 562 (3) Family Communication*
b. TAI Concentration
Choose one of the following:
TAI 175 (3) Appreciation of the Theatre
TAI 574 (3) History of Drama and Theatre I
TAI 575 (3) History of Drama and Theatre II
Choose one of the following:
TAI 371 (3) Readers Theatre*
TAI 376 (3) Orientation of Drama*
TAI 570 (3) Oral Interpretation of Prose Fiction*
TAI 571 (3) Oral Interpretation of Poetry*
2 hours of TAI Studio Courses (TAI 305-320*; no more than one hour may be taken in any single TAI Studio Course).
c. Generalist
4 hours to be chosen from courses listed under the COM Concentration and 4 hours to be chosen from the TAI Concentration.
Total 41 Semester Hours
*denotes courses with prerequisites or other requirements.