Speech Program

Welcome to the General Education (GEP) Communication program. We are part of the Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Area within the Nicholson School of Communication. Our mission is to build a sustainable general education program which fully serves both the university curriculum goals and the major programs of the Nicholson School of Communication by offering multiple courses to meet students diverse educational needs. Our program supports requirements within the UCF General Education Program Communication Foundation by offering three courses:

COM 1000 (Introduction to Communication) is a communication theory survey course which covers a broad range of oral communication topics including process models; communication apprehension theory; interpersonal, organizational, and intercultural communication; ethics of communication; and theories of persuasion. This course is taught in Face-to-Face, Mixed Mode, and Web Course sections.

SPC 1603 (Fundamentals of Technical Presentation) offers instruction in the theory and practice of oral communication within technology-related professions. The concerns for clarity in highly technical and information-dense messages are stressed. This course is taught in Face-to-Face and Mixed Mode sections.

SPC 1608 (Fundamentals of Oral Communication) offers basic instruction in the theory and practice of oral communication with emphasis on the demands of general public speaking for informative and persuasive purposes. This course is taught in Face-to-Face and Mixed Mode sections.