Speech
Division: Humanities and Social Sciences
Phone: (650) 306-3336
Office: 3-205
Email: canhumanities@smccd.edu
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
Associate in Arts Degree - Speech
The Speech Department at Cañada College offers classes in the two primary forms of verbal communication: public address (rhetoric), and conversation or private discourse (dialectic). The department also offers a course in Oral Interpretation of Literature (reading aloud from the printed page), which, though concerned with neither rhetoric nor dialectic, is closely related to both of those forms of verbal address. The instructors in this department emphasize the necessity of strong and logically structured argument, at the same time recognizing the primacy of humane and empathetic elements in human communication. Speech classes at Cañada College are designed to encourage students to understand and use the traditional elements and devices of good speaking, while learning how to apply that understanding to their personal speaking styles.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS - SPEECH
| Complete Core Courses, 6 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: SPCH | ANTH | MART | BUS. | ENGL | PSYC | SOCI | |
| SPCH 100 Public Speaking | 3 |
| SPCH 120 Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Selective courses: choose a minimum of 12 units from the following: | |
| ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| MART 314 Introduction to Computer Graphics | 3 |
| BUS 103 Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 |
| ENGL 100 Reading and Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 110 Composition and Literature | 3 |
| PSYC 100 General Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SPCH 111 Oral Interpretation I | 3 |
| SPCH 140 Group Discussion | 3 |
| Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total | 18* |
* and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
TRANSFER PROGRAM - SPEECH
Cañada College offers lower division coursework required for transfer in Speech. Students should use PROJECT ASSIST (www.assist.org) to research lower division major requirements at the transfer destination(s) of their choice. Also, work with a Counselor/Advisor to determine appropriate transfer coursework.
