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Objectives The Department of Speech Communication offers courses for all students with the objectives of helping them to:

• become competent public speakers.
• develop an increased sophistication as a critic of persuasive messages.
• understand the relationships between writing, reading, and performing (embodying) literature.
• develop an appreciation of current theater practice and performance theory.
• develop familiarity with the use of persuasive messages in mass communication.
• respect the different kinds of intercultural discourse communities.
• become skilled in understanding the dimensions of interpersonal and small group communication.
• become conversant with the various models of organizational discourse and leadership theory.
• develop conceptual mastery concerning the practice of argumentation.
• be able to analyze literature germane to disciplinary inquiry.