Arts Academic Plans

A Joint Honours academic plan with Speech Communication may be taken in combination with most Arts disciplines in which an Honours academic plan is offered or with many Honours majors in other Faculties.

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative Speech Communication average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Joint Honours Speech Communication academic plan includes fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements for the Home Faculty, including at least 20 academic course units. If the Home Faculty is Arts, see Bachelor of Arts.
2. Speech Communication Plan-level requirements:
   • at least seven academic course units (14 courses) in Speech Communication core and approved courses with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • SPCOM 100, 223, 225, 227, 324
     • 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, 475 
       • Performance Studies: SPCOM 102, 220, 326, 440
       • Public and Digital Communication: SPCOM 228, 300, 323, 329, 400, 403, 420, 430, 431, 434
         Note: By permission of the department, students may substitute SPCOM 499A/B for the two required courses in one of their chosen areas of concentration.
     • two approved 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 387, 456; PSYCH 222R, 352; RS 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, 336; WS 207
       • Performance Studies: DRAMA 221, 222, 321, 322, 402, 405, 409, 421, 422; ENGL 210H
       • Public and Digital Communication: ARTS 303; ENGL 103B, 210E, 210I, 306A-G, 319, 320, 392A, 408C; MSCI 421; PHIL 145, 200J, 363, 418J; PSCI 101, 334; SOC 237, 246, 265, 345; STV 202, 302; WLU CS 208, CS 308/SY 308, EN 302
     • one additional approved course
3. Plan-level requirements for the second Major.

1. Students must declare their two areas of concentration with the department undergraduate advisor at the end of their 1B term.
2. Students in Honours Speech Communication Arts and Business or Joint Honours academic plans may double count no more than two courses from Speech Communication Approved Courses toward their Arts and Business or Joint Honours requirements and their Major plan in Speech Communication. This restriction includes any Specializations within the Arts and Business program.
3. Students in Speech Communication Major academic plans who are pursuing Minors or Options in other disciplines normally may double count no more than two courses from their Speech Communication Major towards their Minor or Option. Please consult with the academic advisors of both departments for further details.
4. Consultation with the department undergraduate advisor is highly recommended to ensure that students can fulfill all the academic plan requirements during the terms that they are on campus.