Curriculum

Course Number: COM 101

Course Name: Professional Speaking

Number of Credit Hours: 2 Credits

Prerequisite(s): N/A

Corequisite(s): N/A

Course Description: 

Oral communication, especially in the public, is an important requirement in life. Giving speeches, as a performative act, helps individuals connect themselves with other individuals. As a result, it is important that students are taught on how to express their ideas to different groups of audience, how to read the reactions of their audience, and how to defend and justify for their viewpoints in a positive manners. Students in this class will learn about different types of speeches in the public such as informative speech, persuasive speech, argumentative speech, and commemorative speech.