Department of English, Speech, and Modern Languages

Williams Science Hall Rm. 320
773-995-2189

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech is a broadly based program to prepare students for entry level positions in radio and television. The program is designed so that graduates will be able to fill roles in the area of television and radio production and also in the allied fields of advertising, public relations, and broadcast journalism.

Departmental Programs (Speech)

General Requirements

Completion of 120 semester hours of work: 6hours in composition; 36 hours in general education consisting of 18 hours in the social sciences, 12 hours in natural sciences, 6 hours in mathematics; 36 hours in radio and television core courses; 9 hours in supportive courses; 15 hours in broadcasting or speech electives selected with the speech advisor's approval; 18 hours of general electives selected with the speech advisor's approval; and passing the examination on the state and federal constitution.

Course Offerings

152 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEATER PRACTICE I (1)

153 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEATER PRACTICE II (1)

154 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEATER PRACTICE II (1)

203 BASIC SPEECH COMMUNICATION (3)

204 INTRODUCTION TO THEATER (3)

205 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA (3)

207 TELEVISION PRODUCTION (3)

208 STUDIO AND FIELD OPERATIONS LECTURE AND LABORATORY (6)

210 TELEVISION DIRECTING (3)

212 RADIO PRODUCTION (3)

214 AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER (3)

215 MASS COMMUNICATION (3)

216 CONTINUITY WRITING FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION (3)

218 PLAYWRITING (3)

221 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3)

230 THEATRE MANAGEMENT (3)

240 DESIGN FOR THEATRE (3)

245 TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION (3)

250 LAW AND ETHICS IN THE MASS MEDIA (3)

255 ACTING (3)

256 ACTING II (3)

261 ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE (3)

263 LIGHTING AND SCENERY DESIGN FOR TELEVISION (3)

265 FILMMAKING FOR TELEVISION (3)

272 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION (3)

300 BROADCAST MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMING (3)

302 ON CAMERA PERFORMANCE (3)

304 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION (3)

305 NONVERBAL ELEMENTS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3)

306 PRACTICUM IN BROADCASTING (3)

307 BROADCASTING INTERNSHIP (3-12)

310 DYNAMICS OF PERSUASION (3)

312 CREATIVE DRAMATICS (3)

313 CLASSICAL AFRICAN THEATRE (3)

314 WORLD THEATER HISTORY AND LITERATURE (3)

315 ADVANCED SPEECH (3)

323 WRITING FOR TELEVISION (3)

324 WRITING THE SCREENPLAY (3)

326 BROADCAST JOURNALISM (3)

327 HISPANIC MEDIA (3)

345 SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION (3)

350 THEATER WORKSHOP (3)

352 ELECTRONIC FIELD PRODUCTION (3)

360 STAGE DIRECTION (3)

362 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BROADCASTING (3)

365 ADVANCED PROJECT (3)

367 ADVANCED AUDIO PRODUCTION (3)

368 TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND THE PRODUCTION PROCESS (3)

373 ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING (3)

399 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPEECH (3)