Arts Academic Plans

Students enrolled in an Honours academic plan may pursue a Speech Communication Minor. The Speech Communication Minor requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) in Speech Communication core and approved courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

1. six SPCOM courses:
   • SPCOM 100, 223
   • four courses (two courses in each of two areas of concentration):
     • Intercultural Communication: SPCOM 226, 401, 402, 404
     • Interpersonal and Organizational Communication: SPCOM 325, 432, 433
     • Performance Studies: SPCOM 102, 220, 326, 440
     • Public and Digital Communication: SPCOM 228, 300, 323, 329, 400, 403, 431, 434
2. four approved courses (two courses each from two areas of concentration to match the chosen Speech Communication areas of concentration):
   • Intercultural Communication: ANTH 350, 351; ENGL 407; FINE 255R; HIST 200, 213, 221, 321, 351; PHIL 202, 204J; PSCI 364, 387, 456; PSYCH 222R, 352; RS 355 (taken prior to Fall 2008), 322 (taken after Spring 2008); SOC 256, 315, 410; WS 102, 201, 202 
   • Interpersonal and Organizational Communication: AFM 131; ENGL 210F; HRM 200; MSCI 211 or PSYCH 338, MSCI 311; PACS 201, 202, 313, 323, 325; PHIL 215, 318J; PSYCH 253, 334, 339, 340, 353, 354; SMF 306, 307; SOC 234, 235, 243, 310, 336; WS 207
   • Performance Studies: DRAMA 221, 222, 321, 322, 402, 405, 409, 421, 422; ENGL 210H
   • Public and Digital Communication: ARTS 303; ENGL 103A, 103B, 209, 210E, 210I, 306A-G, 319, 320, 392A, 408C; MSCI 421; PHIL 145, 200J, 363, 418J; PSCI 101A, 334; SOC 237, 246, 265, 345; STV 202, 302; WLU CS 208, CS 308/SY 308, EN 302

Notes:

1. Students must declare their two areas of concentration with the department undergraduate advisor at the end of their 1B term.
2. Students in the Speech Communication Minor or Option academic plans may double count no more than two courses from Speech Communication Approved Courses toward their Major plan and the Minor or Option plan.
3. Consultation with the department undergraduate advisor is highly recommended to ensure that students can fulfil all the academic plan requirements during the terms that they are on campus.