Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Communication
NAU, PO Box 5619, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5619
928-523-2232 (fax 928-523-1505)
See School of Communication page for information about Admission Requirements, Communication Core, Graduation Requirements, Advising and Student Responsibilities, and Suggested 1st Year Schedule.
You may pursue the following academic plans through the School of Communication’s speech communication program:
B.S. in speech communication—with emphases in communication studies, organizational communication, and pre-law
B.A. in speech communication—with emphases in communication studies, organizational communication, and pre-law
B.S. in speech communication (extended major) – with emphasis in organizational communication (This is a 2+2 degree program offered with the Maricopa Community College system at Glendale Community College. It is not offered on the Flagstaff campus.)
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: organizational communication (extended major)
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies: organizational communication (extended major)
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: speech communication (extended major)
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies: speech communication (extended major)
content emphasis in speech communication (for the B.S.Ed. in elementary education)
If you wish to teach in speech communication, you may take our regular major or minor plans and then complete state certification requirements in the post-degree program offered by the College of Education.
The primary objective of our speech communication program is to enable you to become an effective participant in a world in which oral, written, and nonverbal communication play major roles. We also offer activities in competitive speaking, oral interpretation of literature, and debating that are open to the entire university community.
Our majors in speech communication prepare you to enter professions requiring proficiency in public, group, and interpersonal communication; enter graduate school or professional schools such as law or theology; prepare for a career as a speech teacher–communication educator; use both theory and practice to communicate well not only in your chosen field but also in your personal life; articulate and defend your opinions as an informed citizen in a representative democracy.
Click here for more information about Speech Communication undergraduate courses, graduate courses, and faculty.